Skip to main content
Download PDF
- Main
Preserving the Facial Nerve during Orbitozygomatic Craniotomy: Surgical Anatomy and Stepwise Illustration
The data associated with this publication are not available for this reason: N/A
Abstract
Surgical safety and efficiency during an orbitozygomatic (OZ) osteotomy rely on thorough knowledge of the surgical anatomy of the facial nerve. Although the anatomy of the facial nerve and its relation to the pterional craniotomy are described, a thorough assessment of facial nerve preservation techniques during the OZ approach and its variations is lacking. We assessed the surgical anatomy of the facial nerve related to the OZ approach and provided a thorough stepwise description on how to preserve it.