Surgical Treatment for Epidural Abscess in the Posterior Cranial Fossa Using Trapezius Muscle or Musculocutaneous Flap
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عنوان ژورنال: Skull Base Surgery
سال: 2000
ISSN: 1052-1453,1098-9072
DOI: 10.1055/s-2000-9333