CLINICAL CASE

Formation of arteriovenous fistula following surgical resection of vestibular schwannoma

Reutov AA1, Aronov MS2, Kushel YuV3
About authors

1 Clinical Hospital of the Department for Presidential Affairs of the Russian Federation, Moscow

2 Burnasyan Federal Medical Biophysical Center, Moscow, Russia

3 Burdenko National Medical Research Center of Neurosurgery, Moscow

Correspondence should be addressed: Andrey A. Reutov
Marshala Timoshenko 15, Moscow, 121359; ur.oruenretnec@votuer

Received: 2018-01-19 Accepted: 2018-02-20 Published online: 2018-08-15
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