Peripheral Facial Nerve Palsy due to Spontaneous Internal Carotid Artery Dissection [PDF]
A man in his 50s experienced novel, continuous, and progressive headache and neck pain prior to the onset of left-sided peripheral facial nerve palsy. Sequential palsies of left lower Cranial Nerves IX and XII followed.
Benjamin Dejakum +3 more
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Hemifacial spasms caused by compression of the labyrinthine artery on the facial nerve in the internal auditory canal: a case report and review of the literature [PDF]
Purpose/Aim Hemifacial spasm caused by compression of the facial nerve in the internal auditory canal is very rare, as only 10 preoperative cases have been confirmed.
Zhifei Guo, Xiangyu Zhang, Bing Zhao
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The stylomastoid artery as an anatomical landmark to the facial nerve during parotid surgery: a clinico-anatomic study [PDF]
Background The identification of the facial nerve can be difficult in a bloody operative field or by an incision that limits exposure; hence anatomical landmarks and adequate operative exposure can aid such identification and preservation.
Nouraei Seyed +7 more
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The Value of Facial Artery and Vein Preservation During Submandibular Sialo- Adenectomy [PDF]
Background: Submandibular sialo-adenectomy (SMG excision) is a well-established procedure for benign and malignant pathologies of the submandibular gland.
Joseph Awad +3 more
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Case Report: A Case of a Child With Facial Foreign Body Abscess and Facial Artery Pseudoaneurysm
Facial artery pseudoaneurysms are rare and mostly a result of blunt injury. Since the facial arteries are well protected by facial soft tissue and the lumen of the facial artery is thin and small in diameter, a sharp injury usually leads to complete ...
Rong Kuang +4 more
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Traumatic Pseudoaneurysm Arising From Proximal Facial Artery: A Case Report and Literature Review
Pseudoaneurysms of facial artery usually arise from the distal part of the vessel. Only 4 cases were described in the literature involving the proximal part of facial artery.
Imen Achour PhD +6 more
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Visualization techniques of the facial arteries [PDF]
AbstractBackgroundAs the face is known for its extreme variation in vascular anatomy and the number of filler‐associated complications due to intra‐arterial injection is increasing, we are in need of a method to visualize anyone’s individual arterial anatomy of the face in a completely harmless way.AimsThe different medical imaging methods and a ...
Marc Mespreuve +2 more
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Facial artery pseudoaneurysms are exceedingly rare events that can occur as a complication of oral maxillofacial surgery or facial trauma. The management of such pseudoaneurysms following buccal mucosa graft harvest for urinary reconstructive indications
Johnathan Drevik +4 more
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Where to find facial artery perforators: a reference point [PDF]
Reconstructive surgery of the midface using facial artery perforator (FAP) flaps is being used more frequently now as it has been reported to provide better aesthetic results and reduce a traditional two-stage procedure to a one-stage technique.
Fogg, Q. +5 more
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Clinical implications of aberrant neurovascular structures coursing through the submandibular gland [PDF]
Background Variation within the submandibular triangle, including variant paths of facial neurovasculature, could increase risk of neurovascular derangement during submandibular gland (SMG) dysfunction, enlargement, interventions, or removal.
Kelsey J. Eaton, Heather F. Smith
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