[Treating defective damage of facial nerve with great auricular nerve grafting covered by pediculated fascial tube].
OBJECTIVE
To study the curative effect of grafting great auricular nerve with pediculated fascial tube in defective damage of facial nerve.


METHODS
All the 7 patients in this study were treated by grafting great auricular nerve covered by pediculated fascial tube near facial nerve trunk.


RESULTS
Four cases with otogenic facial paralysis had grade III - IV recovery of facial nerve function from two to two and half years after the nerve grafting operation. Three patients post-traumatic facial paralysis had grade III recovery of facial nerve function 2 years after the nerve grafting operation.


CONCLUSIONS
The grafting of pediculated fascial tube surrounded great auricular nerve can provide a biological environment with better blood supply for the plerosis and regeneration of nerve and can accelerate the functional recovery of nerves after the nerve grafting.
Department of Otorhinolaryngology, Guangzhou Hospital of Otorhinolaryngology-Head and Neck Surgery, Guangzhou 510620, China. entjiaug@263.net
Li-xin
LX
Jiang
Shu-fen
SF
Zhang
Xiu-e
XE
Yu
Yue-long
YL
Jiao
D000328:Adult; D002572:Cervical Plexus / Q000601:surgery*; D002648:Child; D005154:Facial Nerve / Q000503:physiopathology; D005158:Facial Paralysis / Q000601:surgery*; D005260:Female; D005500:Follow-Up Studies; D006801:Humans; D008297:Male; D008875:Middle Aged; D016067:Nerve Transfer