Surgical treatment of patients with facial neuromas-A report of 26 consecutive operations

Otology and Neurotology

Volumn 31, Issue 9, 2010, Pages 1493-1497

  Günther, Mattias ^a   Danckwardt Lillieström, Niklas ^a   Gudjonsson, Olafur ^a   Nyberg, Gunnar ^a   Kinnefors, Anders ^a   Rask Andersen, Helge ^a   Ekvall, Lars ^a  

^a UPPSALA UNIVERSITY HOSPITAL   (Sweden)

Author keywords

CPA tumors; Cranium base surgery; Facial graft; Facial neuroma

Indexed keywords

ADULT; AGED; ARTICLE; AUTOTRANSPLANTATION; COMPUTER ASSISTED TOMOGRAPHY; CRANIAL NERVE; CRANIAL NERVE TUMOR; FACIAL NERVE; FACIAL NERVE DISEASE; FEMALE; FOLLOW UP; HUMAN; MALE; MIDDLE AGED; NEUROMA; NUCLEAR MAGNETIC RESONANCE IMAGING; ONSET AGE; PATHOLOGY; POSTOPERATIVE COMPLICATION; RETROSPECTIVE STUDY; TRANSPLANTATION;

ADULT; AGE OF ONSET; AGED; CRANIAL NERVE NEOPLASMS; CRANIAL NERVES; FACIAL NERVE; FACIAL NERVE DISEASES; FEMALE; FOLLOW-UP STUDIES; HUMANS; MAGNETIC RESONANCE IMAGING; MALE; MIDDLE AGED; NEUROMA; POSTOPERATIVE COMPLICATIONS; RETROSPECTIVE STUDIES; TOMOGRAPHY, X-RAY COMPUTED; TRANSPLANTATION, AUTOLOGOUS; YOUNG ADULT;

EID: 78649522333     PISSN: 15317129     EISSN: 15374505     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1097/MAO.0b013e3181f0c524     Document Type: Article

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