Useful surgical techniques for facial nerve preservation in tumorous intra-temporal lesions

作者：Kim Jin; Moon In Seok; Lee Jong Dae; Shim Dae Bo; Lee Won Sang^*

来源：Auris Nasus Larynx, 2010, 37(1): 33-41.

DOI：10.1016/j.anl.2009.04.003

• Facial nerve
• Tumor
• Surgical technique

The management of the facial nerve in tumorous temporal lesions is particularly challenging clue to its complex anatomic location and potential postoperative complications, including permanent facial paralysis.
The most important concern regarding surgical treatment of a tumorous temporal lesion is the inevitable facial paralysis caused by nerve injury during the tumor removal, especially in patients with minimal to no preoperative facial nerve dysfunction.
We describe successful four cases in which various surgical techniques were developed for the preservation of the facial nerve in treatment of intratemporal tumorous lesions.

• 出版日期2010-2