[Facial nerve anomaly. A morphohistological study. Apropos a case].
A malformation of the facial nerve in the temporal bone of an otherwise normal adult is reported. The abnormality consisted in the facial nerve obstructing the oval window in the second part of its intrapetrosal section.
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Servicio de ORL, Facultad de Medicina, La Laguna, Tenerife, 38320, España.
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Pérez Piñero
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D000328:Adult; D005154:Facial Nerve / Q000002:abnormalities* / Q000473:pathology; D006652:Histological Techniques; D006801:Humans; D013701:Temporal Bone / Q000473:pathology