Systematic review of facial nerve outcomes after middle fossa decompression and transmastoid decompression for bell’s palsy with complete facial paralysis

Otology and Neurotology

Volumn 39, Issue 10, 2018, Pages 1311-1318

  Casazza, Geoffrey C ^a   Schwartz, Seth R ^b   Gurgel, Richard K ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF UTAH SCHOOL OF MEDICINE   (United States)

^b VIRGINIA MASON MEDICAL CENTER   (United States)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

ADVERSE EVENT; BELL PALSY; DECOMPRESSION SURGERY; FACIAL NERVE; FACIAL NERVE PARALYSIS; HUMAN; META ANALYSIS; MIDDLE CRANIAL FOSSA; PROCEDURES;

BELL PALSY; CRANIAL FOSSA, MIDDLE; DECOMPRESSION, SURGICAL; FACIAL NERVE; FACIAL PARALYSIS; HUMANS;

EID: 85056610776     PISSN: 15317129     EISSN: 15374505     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1097/MAO.0000000000001979     Document Type: Review

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