British Journal of Oral and Maxillofacial Surgery
Volume 46, Issue 6 , Pages 433-434 , September 2008

Superficial parotidectomy: antegrade compared with modified retrograde dissections of the facial nerve

,Accepted 31 March 2008.

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PII: S0266-4356(08)00115-0

doi: 10.1016/j.bjoms.2008.03.018

British Journal of Oral and Maxillofacial Surgery
Volume 46, Issue 6 , Pages 433-434 , September 2008