Epidemiology of iatrogenic facial nerve injury: a decade of experience.

P148: Facial Nerve Paralysis Secondary to Odontogenic Infection

Peripheral facial nerve paralysis is the most common form of motor cranial neuropathy. Several factors can cause Bell’s palsy such as vascular ischemia, intracranial lesions, iatrogenic damage, etc. Treatment relies on diagnosing the causing factor, varying from steroids to surgical techniques. Since there has been but few reports of facial nerve paralysis caused by dental infection, odon...

Surgical Dissection of the Facial nerve in Parotidectomy: Our Personal Experience

Iatrogenic facial nerve palsy: lessons to learn.

INTRODUCTION This study aims to review the management and discuss the outcome of patients with iatrogenic facial nerve palsy. METHODS 11 patients with iatrogenic facial nerve palsy (FNP) were evaluated retrospectively in a tertiary centre between June 1995 and September 2008. All the cases were referred from other centres. RESULTS Ten patients had iatrogenic immediate FNP secondary to masto...

Anomalous Facial Nerve: An Unusual Cause of Obstruction of Middle Ear Ventilation.

Numerous anomalies and variations of facial nerve anatomy leading to iatrogenic injury are described. However, there are no reports of facial nerve dehiscence near its second genu causing a hump and obstructing middle ear ventilation pathway, as found in our case. This particular anomaly of facial nerve is being reported to highlight its uniqueness and that a dehiscent facial nerve may be a rar...

How to Avoid Facial Nerve Injury in Mastoidectomy?

Unexpected iatrogenic facial nerve paralysis not only affects facial disfiguration, but also imposes a devastating effect on the social, psychological, and economic aspects of an affected person's life at once. The aims of this study were to postulate where surgeons had mistakenly drilled or where obscured by granulations or by fibrous bands and to look for surgical approach with focused on the...