title: Facial canal dehiscence: a report of 1,465 stapes operations.
abstract: We retrospectively reviewed 1,465 stapes operations for facial canal dehiscences. The incidence of facial canal dehiscence was found to be 11.4%. A facial canal dehiscence with protrusion of the facial nerve is more common than a dehiscence without protrusion. In addition, 3 cases (0.2%) had a herniation of the facial nerve. Our data suggests that heredity could be one of the factors associated with a facial canal dehiscence. If an operated ear shows a dehiscent facial canal, there is a 29% possibility that the contralateral ear also has a dehiscence. Bilaterality of facial canal dehiscence is, therefore, exceptional.
authors.affiliation: Department of Otolaryngology, The Fourth People's Hospital of Shanghai, People's Republic of China.
authors.forename: D
authors.initials: D
authors.lastname: Li
authors.forename: Y
authors.initials: Y
authors.lastname: Cao
mesh_terms: D005154:Facial Nerve / Q000503:physiopathology*; D006801:Humans; D008499:Medical Records; D012189:Retrospective Studies; D013201:Stapes Surgery / Q000009:adverse effects*; D013529:Surgical Wound Dehiscence / Q000209:etiology* / Q000503:physiopathology*