Infantile facial nerve course in an adult patient with congenital aural dysplasia.

Otolaryngol Head Neck Surg

Department of Otolaryngology-Head and Neck Surgery, Tri-Service General Hospital, National Defense Medical Center, Taipei, Taiwan.

Published: September 2008

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