The impact of radiotherapy on facial nerve repair

Laryngoscope

Volumn 120, Issue 10, 2010, Pages 1985-1989

  Gidley, Paul W ^a   Herrera, Stephanie J ^b   Hanasono, Matthew M ^a   Yu, Peirong ^a   Skoracki, Roman ^a   Roberts, Dianna B ^a   Weber, Randal S ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF TEXAS MD ANDERSON CANCER CENTER   (United States)

^b UNIVERSITY OF TEXAS MEDICAL SCHOOL   (United States)

Author keywords

Facial nerve graft; Facial nerve repair; Microvascular free flap; Parotid cancer; Radiotherapy; Temporal bone resection

Indexed keywords

ADULT; ARTICLE; CLINICAL ARTICLE; CONTROLLED STUDY; FACIAL NERVE; FEMALE; HUMAN; MALE; MEDICAL RECORD REVIEW; NERVE FUNCTION; NERVE GRAFT; NERVE REGENERATION; POSTOPERATIVE PERIOD; PRIORITY JOURNAL; RADIOTHERAPY; RETROSPECTIVE STUDY; SCORING SYSTEM;

ADULT; ANASTOMOSIS, SURGICAL; CHI-SQUARE DISTRIBUTION; FACIAL NERVE; FACIAL PARALYSIS; FEMALE; HEAD AND NECK NEOPLASMS; HUMANS; MALE; MICROSURGERY; MIDDLE AGED; RECOVERY OF FUNCTION; RETROSPECTIVE STUDIES; SUTURE TECHNIQUES; TREATMENT OUTCOME;

EID: 78649881949     PISSN: 0023852X     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1002/lary.21048     Document Type: Article

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