title: Surgery of the parotid gland and the viscerovertebral angle.
abstract: The use of consistent anatomic landmarks and the mobilization of the viscerovertebral angle facilitate localization of the facial nerve. This straightforward approach to surgery of the parotid gland provides a reproducible methodology for the preservation of the seventh cranial nerve.
mesh_terms: D005154:Facial Nerve / Q000601:surgery; D006801:Humans; D009333:Neck / Q000033:anatomy & histology / Q000601:surgery*; D010306:Parotid Gland / Q000033:anatomy & histology / Q000601:surgery*; D013518:Surgery, Plastic / Q000379:methods