Is There a Relationship Between Bell’s Palsy and Internal Auditory Canal?

Indian Journal of Otolaryngology and Head and Neck Surgery

Volumn 67, Issue 3, 2015, Pages 319-323

  Yilmaz, Hüseyin Baki ^a   Safak Yalcin, Kadihan ^a   Çakan, Doğan ^a   Paksoy, Mustafa ^a   Erdogan, Banu Atalay ^a   Sanli, Arif ^a  

^a Dr Lutfi Kirdar Education and Research Hospital   (Turkey)

Author keywords

Bell s Palsy; Canal length; House Brackmann score; Internal auditory canal (IAC)

Indexed keywords

EID: 84942292955     PISSN: 22313796     EISSN: 09737707     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1007/s12070-014-0809-0     Document Type: Article

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