Facial nerve function and hearing preservation acoustic tumor surgery: Does the approach matter?

Otolaryngology - Head and Neck Surgery

Volumn 142, Issue 1, 2010, Pages 115-119

  Hillman, Todd ^a   Chen, Douglas A ^a   Arriaga, Moises A ^a,b   Quigley, Matthew ^c  

^a Pittsburgh Ear Associates   (United States)

^b LOUISIANA STATE UNIVERSITY   (United States)

^c ALLEGHENY GENERAL HOSPITAL   (United States)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

ADULT; AGED; ARTICLE; CANCER SURGERY; FACIAL NERVE; FEMALE; HEARING; HEARING ACUITY; HUMAN; MAJOR CLINICAL STUDY; MALE; NERVE FUNCTION; NEUROMA; OUTCOME ASSESSMENT; TUMOR RECURRENCE;

ADOLESCENT; ADULT; AGED; FACIAL NERVE; FEMALE; HEARING; HUMANS; MALE; MIDDLE AGED; NEUROMA, ACOUSTIC; OTORHINOLARYNGOLOGIC SURGICAL PROCEDURES; YOUNG ADULT;

EID: 72349096190     PISSN: 01945998     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.otohns.2009.10.015     Document Type: Article

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