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CC BY-NC-ND 4.0 · Indian J Plast Surg 2021; 54(02): 204-207
DOI: 10.1055/s-0041-1729667
DOI: 10.1055/s-0041-1729667
Case Report
Facial Nerve Reconstruction with Free Vascularized Composite Nerve Flap from Intrapetrous Portion to Terminal Branches—Case Report
Abstract
The case presented here is a delayed reconstruction of a facial nerve defect after radical parotidectomy without a useful nerve stump at the stylomastoid foramen. A composite free flap was used to reconnect the nerve’s intrapetrous portion to the peripheral branches and reconstruct the soft-tissue deficit.
Publication History
Article published online:
30 June 2021
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