A meta-analysis of surgical treatment for vestibular schwannoma: Is hospital volume related to preservation of facial function?

Otology and Neurotology

Volumn 30, Issue 7, 2009, Pages 975-980

  Hastan, Deniz ^a   Vandenbroucke, Jan P ^a   Van Der Mey, Andel G L ^a  

^a LEIDEN UNIVERSITY MEDICAL CENTER   (Netherlands)

Author keywords

Acoustic neuroma; Facial nerve; Meta analysis; Surgery

Indexed keywords

ACOUSTIC NEURINOMA; ARTICLE; CLINICAL TRIAL; FACE; FACIAL NERVE; HOSPITAL; HUMAN; META ANALYSIS; PRIORITY JOURNAL; SYSTEMATIC REVIEW; TREATMENT OUTCOME; VESTIBULAR DISORDER;

FACE; FACIAL NERVE INJURIES; HOSPITALS; HUMANS; NEUROMA, ACOUSTIC; NEUROSURGICAL PROCEDURES; POSTOPERATIVE COMPLICATIONS; REGISTRIES; TREATMENT OUTCOME;

EID: 70349747205     PISSN: 15317129     EISSN: 15374505     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1097/MAO.0b013e3181b0d04a     Document Type: Article

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