Quality of life following endoscopic resection of skull base tumors

Journal of Neurological Surgery, Part B: Skull Base

Volumn 73, Issue 2, 2013, Pages 112-116

  Cavel, Oren ^a   Abergel, Avraham ^a   Margalit, Nevo ^a   Fliss, Dan M ^a   Gil, Ziv ^a  

^a TEL AVIV UNIVERSITY   (Israel)

Author keywords

Craniofacial; Endoscopy; Morbidity; quality of life; Sinuses; Skull base

Indexed keywords

ADULT; AGE DISTRIBUTION; ANTERIOR SKULL BASE SURGERY QUESTIONNAIRE; ARTICLE; CANCER PATIENT; CLINICAL ARTICLE; COMORBIDITY; ENDOSCOPIC SURGERY; EPIPHORA; EXPANDED ENDONASAL APPROACH; FEMALE; FOLLOW UP; HISTOLOGY; HUMAN; LIQUORRHEA; LOSS OF APPETITE; MALE; MENINGITIS; MIDDLE AGED; NOSE SECRETION; OUTCOME ASSESSMENT; PNEUMOCEPHALUS; PRIORITY JOURNAL; QUALITY OF LIFE; QUALITY OF LIFE INDEX; QUESTIONNAIRE; SEX DIFFERENCE; SKULL BASE TUMOR; SKULL SURGERY; SOCIAL BEHAVIOR; SURGICAL TECHNIQUE; SYMPTOM; TREATMENT OUTCOME; VISUAL DISORDER; VISUAL IMPAIRMENT;

EID: 84889255796     PISSN: 2193634X     EISSN: 21936331     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1055/s-0032-1301392     Document Type: Article

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