Oculomotor nerve repair using interposed nerve graft.
A case of interposed nerve graft repair of an oculomotor nerve damaged during surgery for a laterally growing retrosellar pituitary adenoma is reported. The patient showed partial but functionally useful recovery of nerve function and was able to resume professional work. Only a few reports of end-to-end repair have been published, and they indicate that partial return of nerve function can be expected in such cases.
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Neurosurgery and Neurology Department, Salaheldin University Hospital, Tripoli, Libya.
D000238:Adenoma, Chromophobe / Q000150:complications / Q000188:drug therapy / Q000601:surgery*; D000293:Adolescent; D003131:Combined Modality Therapy; D003389:Cranial Nerve Diseases / Q000209:etiology; D006801:Humans; D007431:Intraoperative Complications / Q000601:surgery*; D008297:Male; D008866:Microsurgery / Q000379:methods; D009364:Neoplasm Recurrence, Local; D009408:Nerve Compression Syndromes / Q000209:etiology / Q000601:surgery; D016067:Nerve Transfer; D009802:Oculomotor Nerve / Q000601:surgery*; D061220:Oculomotor Nerve Injuries; D010911:Pituitary Neoplasms / Q000150:complications / Q000188:drug therapy / Q000601:surgery*; D011826:Radial Nerve / Q000637:transplantation*