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Article: Embryology.(Phylogeny and embryology of the facial nerve and related structures, part 2 )
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- Ear, Nose and Throat Journal
- Article date:
- October 1, 2003
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Editor's note: This article on the embryology of the facial nerve and related structures is the second of a two-part series. Part I, which covered the phylogeny of the facial nerve and related structures, appeared in the September issue. (1)
Abstract
A precise description of the developmental anatomy of the facial nerve and associated ear structures, augmented by an appreciation of phylogenic history, has proven extremely helpful intraoperatively. Predictions of facial nerve position can be made with reasonable accuracy when they are based on a proper analysis of developmental anomalies of other ear structures. In cases in which the facial nerve canal ...