title: Aberrant temporal branch of facial nerve.
abstract: There is a high risk of injury to the temporal branch of the facial nerve during operations on the head and neck because of the complexity of its course. We report an aberrant branch that arose from the main trunk before bifurcation into the temporofacial and cervicofacial divisions. It had no anastomosis with other branches, and damage could have caused uncompensated injury.
authors.affiliation: Senior Clinical Fellow, Oral Maxillofacial Surgery, Northwick Park Hospital, Watford Road, Harrow, HA1 3UJ. Electronic address: drtwildan@gmail.com.
authors.forename: Tun
authors.initials: T
authors.lastname: Wildan
authors.affiliation: Consultant, Oral and Maxillofacial Surgeon, Whipps Cross University Hospital, Whipps Cross Road, London, E11 1NR, England.
authors.forename: Nasser
authors.initials: N
authors.lastname: Nasser
mesh_terms: D005154:Facial Nerve / Q000002:abnormalities*; D006801:Humans
keywords: Aberrant anatomy; Parotidectomy; Temporal branch of facial nerve