A novel approach to facial nerve decompression: Use of Piezosurgery®

Acta Oto-Laryngologica

Volumn 128, Issue 5, 2008, Pages 530-533

  Salami, Angelo ^a   Dellepiane, Massimo ^a   Mora, Renzo ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF GENOA   (Italy)

Author keywords

Facial nerve; Piezosurgery; Skeletonization

Indexed keywords

ADULT; AGED; ARTICLE; BLEEDING; CLINICAL ARTICLE; FACIAL NERVE PARALYSIS; FACIAL NERVE SURGERY; FEMALE; FOLLOW UP; FRACTURE; GENERAL ANESTHESIA; HUMAN; MALE; MYRINGOTOMY; PERISTALTIC PUMP; PIEZOELECTRICITY; PRIORITY JOURNAL; SURGICAL INSTRUMENT; TEMPORAL BONE; ULTRASOUND;

ADULT; AGED; AUDITORY THRESHOLD; EAR, MIDDLE; EQUIPMENT DESIGN; EQUIPMENT SAFETY; FACIAL NERVE INJURIES; FACIAL PARALYSIS; FEMALE; HEARING TESTS; HUMANS; MALE; MIDDLE AGED; NERVE COMPRESSION SYNDROMES; SKULL FRACTURES; TEMPORAL BONE; ULTRASONIC THERAPY;

EID: 42249083920     PISSN: 00016489     EISSN: 16512553     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1080/00016480701635175     Document Type: Article

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