title: [Knowing from experience of surgical treatment to 27 cases of facial nerve injures].
abstract: OBJECTIVE
  In order to investigate the elements which affect operative treatment effect to patients with facial nerve injuries.
  
  
  METHODS
  27 postoperative cases with facial nerve injures were analyzed.
  
  
  RESULTS
  The results showed that the effect of treatments was more satisfactory when age was younger, the timing of operation was earlier, operative approach was right, facial nerve injury was mild, or lesion position was lower. The effect of postoperation reached House I-II degree in 21 patients (21/27), House III-IV degree in 6 patients.
  
  
  CONCLUSIONS
  According to different causes of facial nerve injuries, the keys to efficient treatment are confirming of injury range, selecting of operative approach, probing into damages completely in case of missing lesion.
authors.affiliation: Department of Otolaryngology, Tianjin Children's Hospital, Tianjin 300074.
authors.forename: Y
authors.initials: Y
authors.lastname: Liu
authors.forename: J
authors.initials: J
authors.lastname: Cheng
mesh_terms: D000293:Adolescent; D000328:Adult; D000367:Age Factors; D000714:Anastomosis, Surgical; D002648:Child; D002675:Child, Preschool; D019299:Decompression, Surgical; D005154:Facial Nerve / Q000637:transplantation; D020220:Facial Nerve Injuries / Q000601:surgery*; D005158:Facial Paralysis / Q000601:surgery*; D005260:Female; D006801:Humans; D008297:Male; D013997:Time Factors