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.
Division of Neurosurgery, University of California, Los Angeles.
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Ammirati
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Spallone
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Cheatham
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Becker
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