Background The reported incidence of facial weakness immediately after parotid tumor
surgery ranges from 14 to 65%. The purpose of this study was to evaluate the incidence of …

Facial nerve iatrogenic injuries are serious and can negatively affect the quality of life of the
patients. Due to the properties of the nerve, the complications are devastating involving the …

Purpose The purpose of this study was to describe distances from commonly used anatomic
landmarks to the main trunk of the facial nerve during parotid surgery. Materials and …

Parotid gland tumours account for 80% of all salivary gland neoplasms, 20% of these are
malignant, but in daily clinical practice most parotid masses are operated on before …

To find out the most easily identifiable and anatomically consistent landmark for
identification of facial nerve during parotid surgery. Ten cadaveric dissections and ten live …

Purpose An accurate understanding of the anatomy, identification and preservation of facial
nerve is critical in performing successful functional parotidectomies. The current literature is …

Objective The intra-parotid facial nerve (FN) can be visualized using three-dimensional
double-echo steady-state water-excitation sequence magnetic resonance imaging (3D …

Objective The purpose of this study was to evaluate facial nerve (FN) branching variations
based on Davis and Kopuz classifications in the Lithuanian population and measure the …

The posterior auricular nerve (PAN) is the first extracranial branch of the facial nerve trunk. It
innervates the posterior belly of the occipitofrontalis and the auricular muscles and …

Purpose Localization of the facial nerve trunk (FNT)[ie, the portion of the facial nerve
between the stylomastoid foramen (SMF) and pes anserinus] may be required during …