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Original Article

Hearing preservation and growth of small vestibular schwannomas: preliminary outcomes from patients under observation

Diego CazzadorDepartment of Neurosciences, Otorhinolaryngology Unit, University of Padua, Padua, ItalyCorrespondence[email protected]
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Laura GirasoliDepartment of Neurosciences, Otorhinolaryngology Unit, University of Padua, Padua, Italy
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Chiara FaccioliDepartment of Neurosciences, Otorhinolaryngology Unit, University of Padua, Padua, Italy
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Elisabetta ZanolettiDepartment of Neurosciences, Otorhinolaryngology Unit, University of Padua, Padua, Italy
Pages 221-226 | Published online: 06 Oct 2017

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