Facial nerve damage following surgery for cerebellopontine angle tumours. Prevention and comprehensive treatment
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عنوان ژورنال: Neurologia i Neurochirurgia Polska
سال: 2011
ISSN: 0028-3843
DOI: 10.1016/s0028-3843(14)60317-0