title: [Anomalies of the facial nerve].
abstract: An anomaly of the tympanic segment of the facial nerve in an adult cadaver specimen is reported. The second portion of the facial nerve crossed between the stapedal pillars. The rarity of this anomaly, particularly in a well constituted temporal bone, is discussed.
authors.affiliation: Hospital Materno Infantil, Universidad de Las Palmas de Gran Canaría.
authors.forename: M L
authors.initials: ML
authors.lastname: Navarrete
authors.forename: P
authors.initials: P
authors.lastname: Quesada
authors.forename: J
authors.initials: J
authors.lastname: Benítez
mesh_terms: D005154:Facial Nerve / Q000002:abnormalities*; D006801:Humans