Results of exploratory tympanotomy following sudden unilateral deafness and its effects on hearing restoration

Ear, Nose and Throat Journal

Volumn 87, Issue 8, 2008, Pages 438-451

  Maier, Wolfgang ^a   Fradis, Milo ^b   Kimpel, Susanne ^a   Schipper, Jörg ^a   Laszig, Roland ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF FREIBURG   (Germany)

^b BNAI ZION MEDICAL CENTER   (Israel)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

ARTICLE; CONTROLLED STUDY; DISEASE ASSOCIATION; HEARING ACUITY; HUMAN; MAJOR CLINICAL STUDY; MYRINGOTOMY; OUTCOME ASSESSMENT; PERILYMPH FISTULA; RISK FACTOR; TREATMENT OUTCOME; UNILATERAL HEARING LOSS;

EID: 50049093236     PISSN: 01455613     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1177/014556130808700809     Document Type: Article

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