Clinical Neurology and Neurosurgery
Volume 111, Issue 10 , Pages 801-807 , December 2009

Treatment of deep vascular orbital malformations

  • Uta Schick

      Affiliations

    • Neurosurgery, University of Heidelberg, Germany
    • Neurosurgery, Wedau Kliniken, Duisburg, Germany
    • Corresponding Author InformationCorresponding author at: Neurosurgery, University of Heidelberg, Im Neuenheimer Feld 400, 69120 Heidelberg, Germany. Tel.: +49 6221 56 6301; fax: +49 6221 56 5534.
    • ,
  • Werner Hassler

      Affiliations

    • Neurosurgery, Wedau Kliniken, Duisburg, Germany

Received 15 January 2009 ,Revised 10 June 2009 ,Accepted 8 August 2009.

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doi: 10.1016/j.clineuro.2009.08.004

Clinical Neurology and Neurosurgery
Volume 111, Issue 10 , Pages 801-807 , December 2009

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