The petrosal nerves: Anatomy, pathology, and surgical considerations

Clinical Anatomy

Volumn 22, Issue 5, 2009, Pages 537-544

  Tubbs, R Shane ^a   Menendez, Joshua ^b   Loukas, Marios ^c   Shoja, Mohammadali M ^d   Shokouhi, Ghaffar ^e   Salter, E George ^a   Cohen Gadol, Aaron ^d  

^a CHILDREN S HOSPITAL   (United States)

^b UNIVERSITY OF ALABAMA SCHOOL OF MEDICINE   (United States)

^c ST GEORGE S UNIVERSITY   (Grenada)

^d INDIANA UNIVERSITY   (United States)

^e UNIVERSITY OF TABRIZ   (Iran)

Author keywords

Anatomy; Cranial; Petrosal nerves; Skull base

Indexed keywords

ADENOID CYSTIC CARCINOMA; CAUTERIZATION; CHORISTOMA; CONDUCTION DEAFNESS; EXTERNAL PETROSAL NERVE; FACIAL NERVE; FACIAL NERVE PARALYSIS; FREY SYNDROME; GLOSSOPHARYNGEAL NERVE; GREATER PETROSAL NERVE; HUMAN; LACRIMATION; LESSER PETROSAL NERVE; NERVE; NERVE INJURY; NEURALGIA; NEURILEMOMA; NOMENCLATURE; PATHOLOGY; PETROSAL NERVE; PRIORITY JOURNAL; REVIEW; SKULL BASE; SKULL SURGERY; SMALL DEEP PETROSAL NERVE; SMALLEST DEEP PETROSAL NERVE; SURGICAL TECHNIQUE; VIDIAN NERVE;

CRANIAL NERVES; HEAD; HUMANS; PERIPHERAL NERVOUS SYSTEM DISEASES;

EID: 67650410473     PISSN: 08973806     EISSN: 10982353     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1002/ca.20814     Document Type: Review

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