Anastomosis between the two facial nerves.
A case of traumatic facial palsy incurred during the removal of an acoustic neuroma via a sub-occipital craniectomy is presented. The palsy was rehabilitated to a satisfactory degree by anastomosing the normal to the paralyzed facial nerve using an autoplastic peripheral nerve graft of suitable length to join the two.
D000328:Adult; D005154:Facial Nerve / Q000503:physiopathology / Q000601:surgery*; D005158:Facial Paralysis / Q000209:etiology / Q000601:surgery*; D005260:Female; D006801:Humans; D009442:Neurilemmoma / Q000601:surgery; D011183:Postoperative Complications / Q000601:surgery*; D013127:Spinal Nerves / Q000637:transplantation*; D013497:Sural Nerve / Q000637:transplantation*; D014182:Transplantation, Autologous; D000159:Vestibulocochlear Nerve