1,707 results match your criteria: "Facial Nerve Embryology"
Am J Case Rep
November 2024
Department of Otorhinolaryngology-Head and Neck Surgery, The Children's Hospital, Zhejiang University School of Medicine, Hangzhou, Zhejiang, China.
Objective: The potential risk of thermal damage in the transcanal endoscopic ear surgery has been a concerning issue. This study aimed to investigate the histopathological effects of heat exposure of different durations in external auditory canal (EAC) skin and facial nerve tissues.
Methods: This study was conducted on 20 rabbits assigned equally to five groups according to the endoscope-transmitted heat exposure duration: Control group (no exposure), 2, 10, 15, and 30 min.
HNO
December 2024
Department of Oto-Rhino-Laryngology, Plastic, Aesthetic and Reconstructive Head and Neck Surgery and the Comprehensive Hearing Center, University of Wuerzburg, Josef-Schneider-Straße 11, 97080, Würzburg, Germany.
Background: Precise preoperative radiological evaluation of aural atresia is of utmost importance for surgical planning. Until now, multislice computed tomography (MSCT) has been used but it cannot adequately visualize small structures such as the stapes. Flat-panel volume CT (fpVCT) with its secondary reconstructions (fpVCT) offers a high-resolution visualization of the middle ear.
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November 2024
Department of Plastic, Reconstructive, and Hand Surgery, Maastricht University Medical Center, Maastricht, Netherlands.
Background: Despite indications of a close interaction between the trigeminal (CN V) and facial nerve (CN VII) within the buccinator muscle, a combination of anatomical dissection and histological analysis has not been reported.
Methods: Five formalin-fixed and fresh-frozen hemifaces were dissected to reveal the buccal fat pad, the buccinator muscle, and anastomotic connections between CN V and CN VII within it. Samples were taken for histological processing and immunostaining.
Middle ear malformations (MEMs) represent a diverse group of congenital anomalies with significant implications for auditory function. These malformations, which occur in approximately 0.5 to 3% of conductive hearing loss cases, can arise from various genetic and environmental factors.
View Article and Find Full Text PDFClin Med (Lond)
November 2024
East Sussex Healthcare NHS Trust, Eastbourne District General Hospital, Eastbourne, United Kingdom.
This case illustrates a rare cause of facial pain due to glossopharyngeal neuralgia in a 66-year-old male patient. Imaging confirmed an aneurysm of the cervical internal carotid artery as the cause; the aneurysm itself, likely secondary to an elongated styloid process (Eagle's syndrome). The imaging findings and management options are discussed below.
View Article and Find Full Text PDFNeuroradiology
November 2024
Department of Otorhinolaryngology, Head and Neck Surgery, Affiliated Hospital of Zunyi Medical University, Zunyi, Guizhou, China.
Purpose: This study aims to analyze the imaging features of isolated congenital middle ear malformation (CMEM) on high-resolution computed tomography (HRCT).
Methods: We retrospectively collected patients with surgically confirmed diagnosis of isolated CMEM in our hospital between January 2018 and June 2023. All patients underwent HRCT before surgery.
Zhonghua Er Bi Yan Hou Tou Jing Wai Ke Za Zhi
September 2024
Otolaryngology Head and Neck Surgery Center, Beijing Friendship Hospital, Capital Medical University, Beijing 100050, China Clinical Center for Hearing Loss, Capital Medical University, Beijing 100050, China.
To summarize the clinical features and postoperative efficacy of patients with oval window atresia accompanied by facial nerve aberration. The clinical data of patients with congenital middle ear malformation with facial nerve aberration admitted to our hospital from January 2015 to March 2023 were retrospectively analyzed. There were 97 cases (133 ears) in total.
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November 2024
Klinik und Poliklinik für Hals‑, Nasen- und Ohrenkrankheiten, plastische und ästhetische Operationen und das Comprehensive Hearing Center, Universitätsklinikum Würzburg, Josef-Schneider-Straße 11, 97080, Würzburg, Deutschland.
Int J Pediatr Otorhinolaryngol
November 2024
Ann & Robert H. Lurie Children's Hospital, Chicago, IL, USA. Electronic address:
J Stomatol Oral Maxillofac Surg
September 2024
Lokman Hekim University, Department of Otorhinolaryngology, Ankara, Turkey.
Aim: To evaluate the effect of concentrated growth factor (CGF) on regeneration of facial nerve after crush injury.
Materials And Methods: Fourteen rats were randomized into two groups. The control group (CG) (n = 7) received a crush injury to the right facial nerve.
Eur Arch Otorhinolaryngol
October 2024
Department of Head & Neck Surgery, Unit - 1, Christian Medical College, Paul Brand Building, Vellore, 632004, India.
It is well known that the digastric posterior belly is one of the essential landmarks for facial nerve identification during parotid surgery. While there were multiple reports about variations of the digastric anterior belly, only a few anatomical variations of the posterior belly of the digastric muscle have been described.In this article, we describe an anatomical variation of the posterior belly of digastric muscle found during superficial parotidectomy of a patient with pleomorphic adenoma.
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October 2024
Department of Physiology, Faculty of Medicine, Recep Tayyip Erdoğan University, Rize, Turkey.
Aim: This study aimed to evaluate the effect of systemic/local use of melatonin and glatiramer acetate on regeneration in traumatic nerve injury models.
Materials And Methods: A total of 42 male Wistar albino rats were randomly divided into 6 groups: healthy control (Group 1), injured control (Group 2), local melatonin (Group 3), systemic melatonin (Group 4), local glatiramer acetate (Group 5), and systemic glatiramer acetate (Group 6). In all groups, electromyography recordings of the facial nerve were obtained after surgery and before sacrifice, and the damaged nerve region was histopathologically examined after sacrifice.
AJNR Am J Neuroradiol
December 2024
From the Edward B. Singleton Department of Radiology (K.K.M., B.H.T., T.A.G.M.H., N.K.D., M.K.K., R.P.P., S.F.K.), Texas Children's Hospital, Baylor College of Medicine, Houston, Texas.
Otol Neurotol
August 2024
Department of Otolaryngology-Head and Neck Surgery, Johns Hopkins University School of Medicine, Baltimore, MD.
Objective: Determine if superior canal dehiscence (SCD) found on flat-panel CT increases the risk for other defects in the otic capsule.
Study Design: Retrospective cohort study.
Setting: Tertiary care center.
J Craniomaxillofac Surg
September 2024
Pediatric Maxillofacial Surgery Unit, Department of Surgery, Hospital Sant Joan de Déu - Barcelona Children's Hospital, Barcelona, Spain.
The authors aim to present an updated protocol for mandibular reconstruction in nongrowing patients with Pruzansky/Kaban type IIb/III congenital craniofacial microsomia with customized temporomandibular joint (TMJ) prosthesis to reduce facial nerve (FN) damage and improve surgical accuracy. This is illustrated (using 3 cases) and is based on preoperative mapping of the FN using MRI for better virtual surgical planning of custom-made TMJ prosthesis. Intraoperative FN mapping and monitoring, as well as verification of the final result with intraoperative cone-beam computed tomography (CBCT) and 3D-reconstructed images is also achieved.
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October 2024
Department of Otolaryngology, Children's National Hospital, Washington, District of Columbia, USA.
World Neurosurg
August 2024
Department of Neurosurgery, Saitama Medical University, Saitama, Japan.
Objective: Hemifacial spasm (HFS) results from vascular compression at the root exit of the facial nerve. Although the underlying etiology has yet to be identified, it has been suggested that congenital vascular anomalies are involved. We have hypothesized common trunk anomaly of the anterior inferior cerebellar artery (AICA) and posterior inferior cerebellar artery (PICA) which may play a role in HFS.
View Article and Find Full Text PDFNeuroradiology
July 2024
Department of Medical Imaging, Perth Children's Hospital, 15 Hospital Avenue, Nedlands, WA 6009, Australia.
Otol Neurotol
June 2024
Department of Otorhinolaryngology-Head and Neck Surgery, Samsung Medical Center, Sungkyunkwan University School of Medicine, Seoul, Korea.
Objective: To examine the clinical features and surgical outcomes in patients with congenital absence of the oval window (CAOW), and to investigate the potential factors that affect audiologic results.
Study Design: A retrospective chart review.
Setting: A tertiary academic center.
Lin Chuang Er Bi Yan Hou Tou Jing Wai Ke Za Zhi
May 2024
The difficulty of cochlear implantation in patients with congenital microtia is usually increased due to the vague anatomical marks and facial nerve malformation. The common types of facial nerve malformation include facial nerve bony cover loss, aberrant position, and bifurcation malformation. Bifurcation malformation may obscure the oval window, press against stapes, and bifurcate in the vestibular window while obscuring the round window.
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October 2024
Department of Otology and Skull Base Surgery, Eye Ear Nose and Throat Hospital, Fudan University, Shanghai, China.
Objective: To define a novel classification of first branchial cleft anomalies (FBCAs) based on the relationship between lesions and the facial nerve in terms of radiographic imaging findings and to introduce the corresponding surgical managements.
Methods: The clinical data were retrospectively reviewed. Novel classification was proposed according to the head-neck MRI findings and surgical records.
Head Neck
June 2024
Massachusetts Eye and Ear, Harvard Medical School, Boston, Massachusetts, USA.
Background: Anatomic landmarks such as the tympanomastoid suture line, posterior belly of the digastric muscle, tragal pointer, and styloid process can assist the parotid surgeon in identifying and preserving the facial nerve. Vascular structures such as the posterior auricular artery and its branch, the stylomastoid artery, lay in close proximity to the facial nerve and have been proposed as landmarks for the identification of the facial nerve. In this case report, we describe an anatomic variation in which the stylomastoid artery has fenestrated the main trunk of the facial nerve, dividing it in two.
View Article and Find Full Text PDFBackground: Eagle's syndrome (ES) is a term describing a group of symptoms associated with the elongation of the styloid process (SP) of the temporal bone or with ossification of the stylohyoid ligament. Clinically, it manifests through pain in the orofacial and pharyngeal regions, similar to that experienced by patients with temporomandibular joint disease. The presented paper aims to assess the evaluation of the success of surgical treatment and the complications associated with such treatment.
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June 2024
Laboratory of Molecular Morphogenesis, Institute of Animal Physiology and Genetics, Czech Academy of Sciences, 60200 Brno, Czech Republic.
CDK13-related disorder, also known as congenital heart defects, dysmorphic facial features and intellectual developmental disorder (CHDFIDD) is associated with mutations in the CDK13 gene encoding transcription-regulating cyclin-dependent kinase 13 (CDK13). Here, we focused on the development of craniofacial structures and analyzed early embryonic stages in CHDFIDD mouse models, with one model comprising a hypomorphic mutation in Cdk13 and exhibiting cleft lip/palate, and another model comprising knockout of Cdk13, featuring a stronger phenotype including midfacial cleft. Cdk13 was found to be physiologically expressed at high levels in the mouse embryonic craniofacial structures, namely in the forebrain, nasal epithelium and maxillary mesenchyme.
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