[Clinical analysis of facial nerve decompression on the treatment of facial paralysis].
OBJECTIVE
To study the occasion and curative effect of facial nerve decompression on the treatment of facial paralysis.


METHODS
Facial nerve decompression was applied to 57 cases of severe facial paralysis from 1997 -2004 in our hospital. They were divided into two groups: A group received treatment within two months and B group after two months. Their curative effects were compared and the chi2 test between groups was applied.


RESULTS
The clinical curative ratio of group A was significantly higher than that of group B (P < 0.05).


CONCLUSIONS
To treat facial paralysis, the application of facial nerve decompression at early stage can improve the clinical curative ratio significantly.
Department of Otorhinolaryngology, First Affiliated Hospital of Zhengzhou University, Zhengzhou 450052, China. yefanglei@hotmail.com
Fanglei
F
Ye
Xiangdong
X
Guo
Mingmin
M
Dong
Yujin
Y
Wei
Liya
L
Zhu
D000293:Adolescent; D000328:Adult; D000368:Aged; D002648:Child; D002675:Child, Preschool; D019299:Decompression, Surgical; D005154:Facial Nerve / Q000601:surgery*; D005158:Facial Paralysis / Q000601:surgery*; D005260:Female; D006801:Humans; D008297:Male; D008875:Middle Aged; D012189:Retrospective Studies; D016896:Treatment Outcome; D055815:Young Adult