Direct coaptation of extensive facial nerve defects after removal of the superficial part of the parotid gland: An anatomic study

Head and Neck

Volumn 24, Issue 12, 2002, Pages 1047-1053

  Gardetto, Alexander ^a   Kovacs, Peter ^b   Piegger, Johannes ^a   Rainer, Christian ^a   Meirer, Romed ^a   Piza Katzer, Hildegunde ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF INNSBRUCK   (Austria)

^b UNIVERSITY OF VIENNA   (Austria)

Author keywords

Anatomy; Facial nerve; Nerve lengthening; Parotid gland; Surgical repair

Indexed keywords

AGED; ARTICLE; CADAVER; DISSECTION; FACIAL NERVE; FEMALE; HUMAN; MALE; NERVE GRAFT; NERVE PLEXUS; PAROTID GLAND; PRIORITY JOURNAL; SURGICAL ANATOMY; SURGICAL TECHNIQUE;

AGED; AGED, 80 AND OVER; ANASTOMOSIS, SURGICAL; CADAVER; FACIAL NERVE; FACIAL NERVE INJURIES; FEASIBILITY STUDIES; FEMALE; HUMANS; MALE; PAROTID GLAND;

EID: 0036891902     PISSN: 10433074     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1002/hed.10164     Document Type: Article

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