Facial reanimation by means of the hypoglossal nerve: Anatomic comparison of different techniques

Neurosurgery

Volumn 61, Issue 3 SUPPL., 2007, Pages

  Campero, Alvaro ^a   Socolovsky, Mariano ^a,b  

^a UNIVERSIDAD DE BUENOS AIRES   (Argentina)

^b NONE   (Argentina)

Author keywords

Facial reanimation; Hypoglossal nerve; Hypoglossal facial anastomosis

Indexed keywords

ADULT; ARTICLE; CADAVER; CLINICAL STUDY; CONTROLLED STUDY; EXTERNAL AUDITORY CANAL; FACE MUSCLE; FACIAL NERVE; HUMAN; HUMAN TISSUE; HYPOGLOSSAL NERVE; MANDIBLE CONDYLE; MASTOID; MORBIDITY; NERVE ANASTOMOSIS; NERVE SURGERY; NERVE TRANSPLANTATION; PAROTID GLAND; PRIORITY JOURNAL; SUBMANDIBULAR GLAND; SURGICAL ANATOMY; SURGICAL TECHNIQUE;

ADULT; ANASTOMOSIS, SURGICAL; CADAVER; FACIAL EXPRESSION; FACIAL NERVE; FACIAL PARALYSIS; FEMALE; HUMANS; HYPOGLOSSAL NERVE; MALE; MIDDLE AGED; NERVE TRANSFER; NEUROSURGICAL PROCEDURES; TREATMENT OUTCOME;

EID: 34548699168     PISSN: 0148396X     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1227/01.neu.0000289710.95426.19     Document Type: Article

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