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01-04-2021 | Letter to the editor - Neurosurgical technique evaluation

Endoscopic microvascular decompression for glossopharyngeal neuralgia

Authors: Qian Huang, Jiajing Wang, Tianpeng Han, Jia Han, Songshan Chai

Published in: Acta Neurochirurgica | Issue 4/2021

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Title: Endoscopic microvascular decompression for glossopharyngeal neuralgia
Authors: Qian Huang
Jiajing Wang
Tianpeng Han
Jia Han
Songshan Chai
Publication date: 01-04-2021
Publisher: Springer Vienna
Published in: Acta Neurochirurgica / Issue 4/2021
Print ISSN: 0001-6268
Electronic ISSN: 0942-0940
DOI: https://doi.org/10.1007/s00701-021-04779-2

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