Clinical Neurology and Neurosurgery
Volume 111, Issue 1 , Pages 47-53 , January 2009

Vestibular schwannoma microsurgery with special reference to facial nerve preservation

  • Chen Lihua

      Affiliations

    • Department of Neurosurgery, Xuanwu Hospital, The Capital Medical University, China International Neuroscience Institute, Changchu Street 45, Beijing 100053, China
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  • Chen Ling

      Affiliations

    • Department of Neurosurgery, Xuanwu Hospital, The Capital Medical University, China International Neuroscience Institute, Changchu Street 45, Beijing 100053, China
    • Corresponding Author InformationCorresponding author. Tel.: +86 10 83198852.
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  • Liu LiXu

      Affiliations

    • Department of Neurosurgery, Xuanwu Hospital, The Capital Medical University, China International Neuroscience Institute, Changchu Street 45, Beijing 100053, China
    • ,
  • Ling Feng

      Affiliations

    • Department of Neurosurgery, Xuanwu Hospital, The Capital Medical University, China International Neuroscience Institute, Changchu Street 45, Beijing 100053, China
    • ,
  • Yuan Xianrui

      Affiliations

    • Department of Neurosurgery, Xiangya Hospital, Central South University, Changsha 410008, China
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  • Fang Jiasheng

      Affiliations

    • Department of Neurosurgery, Xiangya Hospital, Central South University, Changsha 410008, China
    • ,
  • Liu Yunsheng

      Affiliations

    • Department of Neurosurgery, Xiangya Hospital, Central South University, Changsha 410008, China

Received 29 December 2007 ,Revised 25 June 2008 ,Accepted 15 July 2008.

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PII: S0303-8467(08)00281-3

doi: 10.1016/j.clineuro.2008.07.012

Clinical Neurology and Neurosurgery
Volume 111, Issue 1 , Pages 47-53 , January 2009

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