Landmarks of the facial nerve: Implications for parotidectomy

Surgical and Radiologic Anatomy

Volumn 28, Issue 2, 2006, Pages 170-175

  Pather, N ^a   Osman, M ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF THE WITWATERSRAND   (South Africa)

Author keywords

Anatomy; Facial nerve; Facial nerve trunk; Landmarks; Parotid gland; Parotid surgery

Indexed keywords

ADULT; AGED; ANATOMICAL VARIATION; ARTICLE; AXIS; CADAVER; CONTROLLED STUDY; CORRELATION COEFFICIENT; EXTERNAL AUDITORY CANAL; FACIAL NERVE; FEMALE; HUMAN; HUMAN TISSUE; MALE; MANDIBLE; MICRODISSECTION; NECK MUSCLE; PAROTIDECTOMY; PRIORITY JOURNAL; SURGICAL ANATOMY;

AGED; AGED, 80 AND OVER; BODY WEIGHTS AND MEASURES; CADAVER; DISSECTION; FACIAL NERVE; FACIAL NERVE INJURIES; FACIAL PARALYSIS; FEMALE; FUNCTIONAL LATERALITY; HUMANS; MALE; MEDICAL ILLUSTRATION; MIDDLE AGED; PAROTID GLAND; SEX FACTORS; SOUTH AFRICA;

EID: 33646068992     PISSN: 09301038     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1007/s00276-005-0070-z     Document Type: Article

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