Open AccessSurgical anatomy of tympano-mastoid segment of facial nerve
Author(s) -
S. P. S. Yadav,
Ashok Ranga,
Basant Lal Sirohiwal,
Rakesh Chanda
Publication year - 2006
Publication title -
indian journal of otolaryngology and head and neck surgery
Language(s) - English
Resource type - Journals
SCImago Journal Rank - 0.229
H-Index - 22
eISSN - 2231-3796
pISSN - 0973-7707
DOI - 10.1007/bf02907734
Subject(s) - medicine , otorhinolaryngology , facial nerve , head and neck surgery , anatomy , surgery
Facial nerve is known to have a considerable variations more so in the temporal bone. An otologist with inadequate familiarity with facial nerve usually have a tendency to do incomplete surgery in chronic suppurative otitis media. The present study was conducted to explore the microanatomy of tympanic and mastoid segments of facial nerve.