title: Surgical treatment of the facial nerve in facial paralysis.
abstract: This article discusses the surgery for acute facial paralysis of idiopathic, traumatic, infectious, and neoplastic etiologic agents. Indications, results, and details of surgical techniques of facial nerve exploration, decompression, rerouting, and repair are provided.
authors.affiliation: Department of Otorhinolaryngology, Hospital San Juan de Dios, Caracas, Venezuela.
authors.forename: S I
authors.initials: SI
authors.lastname: Angeli
authors.forename: E
authors.initials: E
authors.lastname: Chiossone
mesh_terms: D019299:Decompression, Surgical / Q000379:methods; D004558:Electric Stimulation; D004576:Electromyography; D005154:Facial Nerve / Q000503:physiopathology / Q000601:surgery*; D005158:Facial Paralysis / Q000209:etiology / Q000503:physiopathology / Q000601:surgery*; D006801:Humans; D018579:Patient Selection