Facial Nerve Reconstruction with Free Vascularized Composite Nerve Flap from Intrapetrous Portion to Terminal Branches—Case Report

Facial Nerve Reconstruction with Free Vascularized Composite Nerve Flap from Intrapetrous Portion to Terminal Branches—Case Report

The case presented here is a delayed reconstruction of a facial nerve defect after radical parotidectomy without a useful nerve stump at the stylomastoid foramen. A composite free flap was used to reconnect the nerve’s intrapetrous portion to the peripheral branches and reconstruct the soft-tissue d...

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Main Authors: Pedro C. Cavadas, Magdalena Baklinska
Format: Article
Language:English
Published: Thieme Medical Publishers, Inc. 2021-04-01
Series:Indian Journal of Plastic Surgery
Subjects:
facial palsy
radical parotidectomy
vascularized nerve transfer
Online Access:http://www.thieme-connect.de/DOI/DOI?10.1055/s-0041-1729667

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