TY - JOUR
T1 - Hypoglossal-facial anastomosis
AU - Doglietto, Francesco
AU - Ciampini, Alessandro
AU - Lauretti, Liverana
PY - 2007
Y1 - 2007
N2 - The aim of this paper was to report on further experience with a new technique for reanimation of the facial nerve. This procedure allows a straight end-to-side hypoglossal-facial anastomosis without interruption of the 12th cranial nerve or the need for graft interposition. It is technically demanding and time consuming but offers an effective, reliable, and extraordinarily quick means of reinnervating the facial muscles, including the orbicularis oculi muscle, thus avoiding the need for a gold weight in the eyelid or a fascial sling.
AB - The aim of this paper was to report on further experience with a new technique for reanimation of the facial nerve. This procedure allows a straight end-to-side hypoglossal-facial anastomosis without interruption of the 12th cranial nerve or the need for graft interposition. It is technically demanding and time consuming but offers an effective, reliable, and extraordinarily quick means of reinnervating the facial muscles, including the orbicularis oculi muscle, thus avoiding the need for a gold weight in the eyelid or a fascial sling.
KW - facial nerve, hypoglossal nerve
KW - facial nerve, hypoglossal nerve
UR - http://hdl.handle.net/10807/162992
U2 - 10.3171/JNS-07/07/0244
DO - 10.3171/JNS-07/07/0244
M3 - Article
SN - 0022-3085
VL - 107
SP - 244
EP - 246
JO - Journal of Neurosurgery
JF - Journal of Neurosurgery
ER -