title: [Effect of decompression or transplantation of the facial nerve on serious advanced facial paralysis].
abstract: OBJECTIVE
  To investigate operative effect on serious advanced facial paralysis.
  
  
  METHODS
  28 cases (28 sides) with serious facial paralysis underwent decompression or transplantation of facial nerve.
  
  
  RESULTS
  After following up 0.5-2 years postoperatively, the total, most or partial and no recovery were 14 cases (50%), 12 cases (42%) and 2 cases (7.1%) respectively.
  
  
  CONCLUSIONS
  The operation performed as early as possible can be an effective procedure for correcting serious advanced facial paralysis if conservative treatment could be confirmed to be helpless.
authors.affiliation: Department of Otolaryngology, the Pearl River Hospital, the First Military Medical University, Guangzhou 510282.
authors.forename: Y
authors.initials: Y
authors.lastname: Zhou
authors.forename: Y
authors.initials: Y
authors.lastname: Huang
authors.forename: J
authors.initials: J
authors.lastname: Zhong
authors.forename: G
authors.initials: G
authors.lastname: Jiang
mesh_terms: D000293:Adolescent; D000328:Adult; D002648:Child; D002675:Child, Preschool; D019299:Decompression, Surgical; D005154:Facial Nerve / Q000601:surgery* / Q000637:transplantation; D005158:Facial Paralysis / Q000601:surgery*; D005260:Female; D005500:Follow-Up Studies; D006801:Humans; D008297:Male; D008875:Middle Aged; D016896:Treatment Outcome