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Research Article

Facial Nerve Paralysis in Temporal Bone Fractures: Outcomes after Late Decompression Surgery

Antonio Quaranta, Giuseppe Campobasso, Fabio Piazza, Nicola Quaranta, Ignazio Salonna From the Ophthalmology and Otorhinolaryngology Department, E.N.T. Clinic, University of Bari, Bari, E.N.T. Department, University of Parma, Parma and wE.N.T. Clinic, Catholic University of the Sacred Heart, Rome, Italy
Pages 652-655 | Published online: 08 Jul 2009

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