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A METHOD OF USING THE TYMPANOMASTOID FISSURE TO FIND THE FACIAL NERVE AT PAROTIDECTOMY
Author(s) -
Robertson M. S.,
Blake P.
Publication year - 1984
Publication title -
australian and new zealand journal of surgery
Language(s) - English
Resource type - Journals
SCImago Journal Rank - 0.111
H-Index - 51
eISSN - 1445-2197
pISSN - 0004-8682
DOI - 10.1111/j.1445-2197.1984.tb05336.x
Subject(s) - medicine , facial nerve , parotidectomy , fissure , anatomy , surgery , dentistry , materials science , composite material
The methods of finding the facial nerve at parotidectomy are reviewed. The surgical anatomy of the tympanomastoid fissure and relevant segment of the facial nerve is described in detail. The authors' technique for finding the nerve using the tympanomastoid fissure as a guide is described.