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Decompression for Bell's palsy: why I don't do it.
- Source :
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European archives of oto-rhino-laryngology : official journal of the European Federation of Oto-Rhino-Laryngological Societies (EUFOS) : affiliated with the German Society for Oto-Rhino-Laryngology - Head and Neck Surgery [Eur Arch Otorhinolaryngol] 2002 Jan; Vol. 259 (1), pp. 40-7. - Publication Year :
- 2002
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Abstract
- All decompression surgery is based on the lack of understanding that Bell's palsy is a viral demyelinating disease that is longitudinal--not perpendicular--to the facial canal and that surgery cannot possibly help a viral disease. These findings exclude the etiologic possibility of an "ischemic paralysis" and are in accord with our logically derived belief that treatment directed to relieve neural entrapment is a wasted effort.
Details
- Language :
- English
- ISSN :
- 0937-4477
- Volume :
- 259
- Issue :
- 1
- Database :
- MEDLINE
- Journal :
- European archives of oto-rhino-laryngology : official journal of the European Federation of Oto-Rhino-Laryngological Societies (EUFOS) : affiliated with the German Society for Oto-Rhino-Laryngology - Head and Neck Surgery
- Publication Type :
- Academic Journal
- Accession number :
- 11954926
- Full Text :
- https://doi.org/10.1007/pl00007528