title: The facial nerve and the branchial cleft: surgical challenge.
authors.affiliation: Facial Nerve Center, Shadyside Hospital, Pittsburgh, Pa 15232.
authors.forename: M
authors.initials: M
authors.lastname: May
authors.forename: A J
authors.initials: AJ
authors.lastname: D'Angelo
mesh_terms: D001934:Branchial Region / Q000601:surgery*; D001935:Branchioma / Q000601:surgery*; D002648:Child; D020220:Facial Nerve Injuries; D006258:Head and Neck Neoplasms / Q000601:surgery*; D006801:Humans; D007431:Intraoperative Complications / Q000517:prevention & control; D012307:Risk Factors