[Surgical treatment of peripheral facial nerve paralysis: analysis of 51 cases].
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.
Yang
Hui
H
Department of Otorhinolaryngology, Western China Hospital of Sichuan University, Chendu, 610041, China. YH8806@163.com
Liang
Chuanyu
C
Zheng
Hong
H
Qin
Xueling
X
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