Preservation of the temporal branch of the facial nerve in pterional-transzygomatic craniotomy.
The temporal branch of the facial nerve may be saved in a pterional-transzygomatic craniotomy if the dissection is carried beneath the superficial temporal fascia. The anatomical and technical aspects of this exposure are described in this report.
Ammirati
M
M
Division of Neurosurgery, University of California, Los Angeles.
Spallone
A
A
Ma
J
J
Cheatham
M
M
Becker
D
D
D003399:Craniotomy; D004210:Dissection / Q000379:methods*; D005154:Facial Nerve / Q000033:anatomy & histology*; D006801:Humans; D012535:Scalp / Q000033:anatomy & histology / Q000601:surgery*; D013703:Temporal Muscle / Q000294:innervation / Q000601:surgery*; D015050:Zygoma / Q000033:anatomy & histology