Facial nerve outcomes in functional vestibular schwannoma surgery: Less than total tumour excision significantly improves results

Journal of Laryngology and Otology

Volumn 126, Issue 2, 2012, Pages 120-124

  Martin, T P C ^a   Fox, H ^a   Ho, E C ^a   Holder, R ^a   Walsh, R ^b   Irving, R M ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF BIRMINGHAM   (United Kingdom)

^b QUEEN ELIZABETH HOSPITAL   (United Kingdom)

Author keywords

Acoustic Neuroma; Facial Nerve Paralysis; Pathology; Surgery

Indexed keywords

ACOUSTIC NEURINOMA; ADULT; AGED; ARTICLE; CANCER SURGERY; CASE CONTROL STUDY; FACIAL NERVE; FEMALE; HUMAN; MAJOR CLINICAL STUDY; MALE; NERVE FUNCTION; OUTCOME ASSESSMENT; RECURRENCE RISK; SURGICAL APPROACH; TUMOR RECURRENCE; TUMOR VOLUME;

CASE-CONTROL STUDIES; CRANIAL NERVE NEOPLASMS; FACIAL NERVE; FACIAL PARALYSIS; FEMALE; HUMANS; MALE; MIDDLE AGED; NEOPLASM RECURRENCE, LOCAL; NEUROMA, ACOUSTIC; OTOLOGIC SURGICAL PROCEDURES; OUTCOME ASSESSMENT (HEALTH CARE); PATIENT SATISFACTION; POSTOPERATIVE PERIOD;

EID: 84856280633     PISSN: 00222151     EISSN: 17485460     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1017/S0022215111003124     Document Type: Article

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