Use of digastric branch of the facial nerve for identification of the facial nerve itself in parotidectomy: technical note

Br J Oral Maxillofac Surg. 2011 Sep;49(6):493-4. doi: 10.1016/j.bjoms.2010.10.019. Epub 2011 Jan 13.

Authors

A N Kanatas¹, J A McCaul

Affiliation

¹ Maxillofacial Unit, Bradford Teaching Hospitals NHS Foundation Trust, BD5 0NA, UK. a.kanatas@doctors.org.uk

PMID: 21236526
DOI: 10.1016/j.bjoms.2010.10.019

No abstract available

MeSH terms

Anatomic Landmarks / anatomy & histology
Dissection
Facial Nerve / anatomy & histology*
Humans
Mastoid / innervation
Neck Muscles / innervation*
Parotid Gland / innervation
Parotid Gland / surgery*
Temporal Muscle / innervation