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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
Case Report

Facial Nerve Reconstruction with Free Vascularized Composite Nerve Flap from Intrapetrous Portion to Terminal Branches—Case Report

Pedro C. Cavadas
1   Clinica Cavadas, Reconstructive Surgery, Valencia, Spain
2   Departamento de Cirugia, Facultad de Ciencias de la Salud, Universidad Cardenal Herrera—CEU, CEU Universities, Valencia, Spain
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Magdalena Baklinska
1   Clinica Cavadas, Reconstructive Surgery, Valencia, Spain
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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.

Keywords

facial palsy - radical parotidectomy - vascularized nerve transfer


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Article published online:
30 June 2021

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