Surgery versus watchful waiting in patients with craniofacial fibrous dysplasia--a meta-analysis.

Fibrous dysplasia (FD) is a benign bone tumor which most commonly involves the craniofacial skeleton. The most devastating consequence of craniofacial FD (CFD) is loss of vision due to optic nerve compression (ONC). Radiological evidence of ONC is common, however the management of this condition is...

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Main Authors: Moran Amit, Michael T Collins, Edmond J FitzGibbon, John A Butman, Dan M Fliss, Ziv Gil
Format: Article
Language:English
Published: Public Library of Science (PLoS) 2011-01-01
Series:PLoS ONE
Online Access:http://europepmc.org/articles/PMC3179490?pdf=render