Lacerations of the lacrimal apparatus, parotid duct, and facial nerve: case report.
Diagnosis and surgical treatment of a male patient with severe facial lacerations involving the lacrimal duct, parotid duct, and buccal branch of facial nerve are presented. Careful wound care and localization of severed nerves and ducts, and repair under microscope are emphasized.
D000328:Adult; D005151:Facial Injuries / Q000601:surgery*; D005154:Facial Nerve / Q000601:surgery*; D020220:Facial Nerve Injuries; D005547:Foreign Bodies / Q000601:surgery; D006801:Humans; D007765:Lacrimal Apparatus / Q000293:injuries / Q000601:surgery*; D008297:Male; D009915:Orbit / Q000000981:diagnostic imaging / Q000601:surgery; D010306:Parotid Gland / Q000293:injuries / Q000601:surgery*; D011859:Radiography; D014950:Wounds, Penetrating / Q000601:surgery*