A paradigm shift in salvage surgery for radiated vestibular schwannoma

Otology and Neurotology

Volumn 32, Issue 8, 2011, Pages 1322-1328

  Friedman, Rick A ^a   Berliner, Karen I ^b   Bassim, Marc ^c   Ursick, Joseph ^d   Slattery, William H ^a   Schwartz, Marc S ^a   Brackmann, Derald E ^a  

^a HOUSE RESEARCH INSTITUTE   (United States)

^b Research Consultant to House Research Institute   (United States)

^c AMERICAN UNIVERSITY OF BEIRUT   (Lebanon)

^d Otologic Center   (United States)

Author keywords

Acoustic tumors; Radiosurgery; Radiotherapy; Salvage surgery after failed irradiation; Vestibular schwannoma

Indexed keywords

ADOLESCENT; ADULT; AGED; ARTICLE; CRANIOTOMY; EAR SURGERY; FACIAL NERVE; FEMALE; HUMAN; MALE; METHODOLOGY; MIDDLE AGED; NEUROMA; PATHOLOGY; RADIOSURGERY; RETROSPECTIVE STUDY; SALVAGE THERAPY; TREATMENT OUTCOME;

ADOLESCENT; ADULT; AGED; CRANIOTOMY; FACIAL NERVE; FEMALE; HUMANS; MALE; MIDDLE AGED; NEUROMA, ACOUSTIC; OTOLOGIC SURGICAL PROCEDURES; RADIOSURGERY; RETROSPECTIVE STUDIES; SALVAGE THERAPY; TREATMENT OUTCOME;

EID: 80052964915     PISSN: 15317129     EISSN: 15374505     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1097/MAO.0b013e31822e5b76     Document Type: Article

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