Endotemporal branching of the facial nerve.
Out of 400 specimens of temporal bone the authors found two cases of branching of the facial nerve in the mastoid course, i.e., 0.5%. Knowledge of this anomaly has a certain practical value in surgical intervention of the middle ear.
D000328:Adult; D005154:Facial Nerve / Q000002:abnormalities*; D005260:Female; D006801:Humans; D008297:Male; D013701:Temporal Bone / Q000033:anatomy & histology*