title: [Surgical treatment of peripheral facial nerve paralysis: analysis of 51 cases].
abstract: OBJECTIVE
  To investigate the surgical treatment of peripheral facial nerve paralysis as well as the factors which affect the operation effect.
  
  
  METHODS
  Fifty-one cases of peripheral facial nerve paracusis were analyzed retrospectively.
  
  
  RESULTS
  Forty-two cases were followed up. Among them, twenty-two cases who received facial nerve decompression reached House I-II degree (22/36), 2 cases facial nerve anastomosis reached House I-II degree (2/4), and the function recovery of 2 cases who received facial nerve grafting > III degree both.
  
  
  CONCLUSIONS
  Intensive and timely surgery is an efficient way in treating of peripheral facial nerve paralysis.
authors.affiliation: Department of Otorhinolaryngology, Western China Hospital of Sichuan University, Chendu, 610041, China. YH8806@163.com
authors.forename: Hui
authors.initials: H
authors.lastname: Yang
authors.forename: Chuanyu
authors.initials: C
authors.lastname: Liang
authors.forename: Hong
authors.initials: H
authors.lastname: Zheng
authors.forename: Xueling
authors.initials: X
authors.lastname: Qin
mesh_terms: D000293:Adolescent; D000328:Adult; D000714:Anastomosis, Surgical; D019299:Decompression, Surgical; D005158:Facial Paralysis / Q000601:surgery*; D005260:Female; D006801:Humans; D008297:Male; D008875:Middle Aged; D019635:Neurosurgical Procedures / Q000379:methods*; D012189:Retrospective Studies; D016896:Treatment Outcome; D055815:Young Adult