A novel treatment approach to cholesterol granulomas. Technical note

Journal of Neurosurgery

Volumn 107, Issue 2, 2007, Pages 446-450

  Sincoff, Eric H ^a,b   Liu, James K ^a   Matsen, Laura ^a   Dogan, Aclan ^a   Kim, Ilman ^a   McMenomey, Sean O ^a   Delashaw Jr , Johnny B ^a  

^a OREGON HEALTH AND SCIENCE UNIVERSITY   (United States)

^b UNIVERSITY OF OKLAHOMA COLLEGE OF MEDICINE   (United States)

Author keywords

Cholesterol granuloma; Middle ear drainage; Middle fossa; Petrous apex; Temporal bone

Indexed keywords

CHOLESTEROL;

ARTICLE; CHOLESTEATOMA; CHOLESTEROL GRANULOMA; CLINICAL ARTICLE; CRYSTAL STRUCTURE; FACIAL NERVE; FOLLOW UP; GRANULOMA; HUMAN; INFLAMMATION; INNER EAR; MALE; MIDDLE CRANIAL FOSSA; PETROUS BONE; PRIORITY JOURNAL; SILICONE PROSTHESIS; SPHENOID SINUS; SURGICAL APPROACH; SURGICAL DRAINAGE;

BRAIN DISEASES; CHOLESTEROL; CRANIOTOMY; DRAINAGE; GRANULOMA, FOREIGN-BODY; HUMANS; MALE;

EID: 34547651263     PISSN: 00223085     EISSN: 00223085     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.3171/JNS-07/08/0446     Document Type: Article

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