Surgery for vestibular schwannomas: A systematic review of complications by approach

Neurosurgical Focus

Volumn 33, Issue 3, 2012, Pages

  Ansari, Shaheryar ^a   Terry, Colin ^b   Cohen Gadol, Aaron A ^a  

^a INDIANA UNIVERSITY   (United States)

^b METHODIST RESEARCH INSTITUTE   (United States)

Author keywords

Complication; Facial nerve weakness; Hearing loss; Neurosurgical procedure; Vestibular schwannoma

Indexed keywords

HUMAN; MEDLINE; NEUROMA; NEUROSURGERY; POSTOPERATIVE COMPLICATION; REVIEW; STATISTICS;

HUMANS; MEDLINE; NEUROMA, ACOUSTIC; NEUROSURGICAL PROCEDURES; POSTOPERATIVE COMPLICATIONS;

EID: 84867293772     PISSN: None     EISSN: 10920684     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.3171/2012.6.FOCUS12163     Document Type: Article

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