An ideal microvascular decompression technique should be simple and safe

Neurosurgical Review

Volumn 35, Issue 1, 2012, Pages 137-140

  Zhong, Jun ^a  

^a SHANGHAI JIAO TONG UNIVERSITY SCHOOL OF MEDICINE   (China)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

POLITEF;

ARTERIOLE; CEREBELLUM; CEREBELLUM TENTORIUM; CRANIECTOMY; DECUBITUS; HUMAN; LETTER; MICROVASCULAR DECOMPRESSION; OPERATION DURATION; PRIORITY JOURNAL; PULSE WAVE; RISK FACTOR; SLING RETRACTION TECHNIQUE; SURGICAL APPROACH; SURGICAL TECHNIQUE; VESTIBULOCOCHLEAR NERVE; BRAIN; CAPILLARY; DECOMPRESSION SURGERY; FEMALE; HISTOLOGY; MALE; METHODOLOGY; NEUROSURGERY; NOTE; SURGICAL EQUIPMENT;

BRAIN; CAPILLARIES; DECOMPRESSION, SURGICAL; FEMALE; HUMANS; MALE; NEUROSURGICAL PROCEDURES; SURGICAL EQUIPMENT;

EID: 84862609309     PISSN: 03445607     EISSN: 14372320     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1007/s10143-011-0366-x     Document Type: Letter

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