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Recurrence of vestibular (acoustic) schwannomas in surgical patients where preservation of facial and cochlear nerve is the priority

L. CERULLO, Chicago Institute for Neurosurgery and Neuroresearch, Suite 800, 2515 North Clark, Chicago, Illinois 60614, USA
,
J. GRUTSCH,
&
R. OSTERDOCK Tulane University, New Orleans, Louisiana, USA
Pages 547-552 | Published online: 06 Jul 2009

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