title: [The facial nerve. Points of topographic anatomy].
abstract: The intracranial and basicranial pathways of the facial nerve present certain morphological peculiarities which are too often overlooked. These are considered to be unimportant details or simple abnormalities but are useful for the otologist to know when using a microscope for increasingly complicated surgical techniques.
mesh_terms: D002530:Cerebellopontine Angle / Q000033:anatomy & histology; D004429:Ear Ossicles / Q000033:anatomy & histology; D007758:Ear, Inner / Q000033:anatomy & histology; D004432:Ear, Middle / Q000033:anatomy & histology; D005154:Facial Nerve / Q000033:anatomy & histology*; D006801:Humans; D008416:Mastoid / Q000033:anatomy & histology; D010579:Petrous Bone / Q000033:anatomy & histology; D013701:Temporal Bone / Q000033:anatomy & histology
vernacular_title: Le nerf facial. Quelques points d'anatomie topographique