Labyrinthine Bifurcation of the Facial Nerve

Autores de IIS La Fe

• Miguel Saro Buendia

  Autor

• Miguel Mazón Momparler

  Autor

• Miguel Armengot Carceller

  Autor

Participantes ajenos a IIS La Fe

• Mellidez Acosta, Raul
• Bancalari Diaz, Catalina
• Vernetta, Carlos de Paula

Grupos

• Biomedicina Molecular, Celular y Genómica

  

  Leader

  José María Millán Salvador

Abstract

The labyrinthine bifurcation of the facial nerve is extremely rare. Diverse congenital temporal bone anomalies usually coexist, and a detailed preoperative evaluation is needed to detect them. We report a case of labyrinthine bifurcation of the facial nerve detected on the preoperative evaluation of a patient with congenital aural atresia.

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Keywords

• Bifurcation of the facial nerve; Labyrinthine bifurcation; Congenital malformations of the facial nerve; Congenital temporal bone anomalies; Facial nerve anatomical variations; Congenital aural atresia