A simple method for safe identification of the facial nerve using palpable landmarks

Archives of Surgery

Volumn 139, Issue 7, 2004, Pages 745-747

  Pereira, José A ^a   Merí, Alex ^a   Potau, José María ^b   Prats Galino, Alberto ^b   Sancho, Joan José ^c   Sitges Serra, Antonio ^c  

^a UNIVERSITAT POMPEU FABRA   (Spain)

^b UNIVERSITY OF BARCELONA   (Spain)

^c HOSPITAL DEL MAR   (Spain)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

ARTICLE; CADAVER; FACIAL NERVE; HUMAN; HUMAN TISSUE; MASTOID; MEDICAL STUDENT; PAROTID REGION; PRIORITY JOURNAL; PROSPECTIVE STUDY; SKIN INCISION; TEMPOROMANDIBULAR JOINT;

AGED; AGED, 80 AND OVER; DISSECTION; FACIAL NERVE; FEMALE; HUMANS; MALE; PAROTID GLAND;

EID: 3042825518     PISSN: 00040010     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1001/archsurg.139.7.745     Document Type: Article

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