End-to-side intrapetrous hypoglossal-facial anastomosis for reanimation of the face: Technical note

Journal of Neurosurgery

Volumn 104, Issue 3, 2006, Pages 457-460

  Ferraresi, Stefano ^a   Garozzo, Debora ^a   Migliorini, Vittorino ^a   Buffatti, Paolo ^a  

^a Ospedale S Maria della Misericordia   (Italy)

Author keywords

End to side nerve repair; Facial nerve; Facial paralysis; Hypoglossal facial anastomosis; Translabyrinthine approach; Vestibular schwannoma

Indexed keywords

ACOUSTIC NEURINOMA; ADULT; ARTICLE; CANCER SURGERY; CASE REPORT; END TO SIDE ANASTOMOSIS; EYELID; FACE MUSCLE; FACIAL NERVE SURGERY; FEMALE; HUMAN; HYPOGLOSSAL NERVE; MUSCLE REINNERVATION; NERVE GRAFT; NERVE SURGERY; PRIORITY JOURNAL; SKELETAL MUSCLE; SURGICAL APPROACH; SURGICAL TECHNIQUE;

ADULT; ANASTOMOSIS, SURGICAL; FACIAL NERVE; FACIAL NERVE INJURIES; FEMALE; HUMANS; HYPOGLOSSAL NERVE; NEUROMA, ACOUSTIC; TREATMENT OUTCOME;

EID: 33644652870     PISSN: 00223085     EISSN: 00223085     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.3171/jns.2006.104.3.457     Document Type: Article

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