Facial Nerve Decompression for Peripheral Facial Paralysis
NIE Zhiying
MAO Yitao
PENG Anquan
XIE Dinghua
WU Weijing
Abstract：Objective To report efficacy of facial nerve decompression in treating peripheral facial paralysis of differ-ent causes. Methods The clinical data of 37 cases of peripheral facial paralysis, and surgical approaches as well as efficacy of facial nerve decompression were retrospectively analyzed. Results Causes of facial paralyhsis included temporal bone fracture, post-operative infection, middle ear cholesteatoma, facial neuroma, acoustic neuroma and middle ear carcinoma, etc. Among the 37 cases, 25 demonstrated satisfactory facial nerve recovery of House-Brackmann grade I-II during the fol-low-up period of three months to four years. The facial nerve recovery after decompression in patients with facial paralysis duration of less than two months was obviously better than in patients with facial paralysis duration of greater than two months. Conclusions Facial nerve decompression is an effective method for peripheral facial paralysis. Early decompression in patients with dissatisfied recovery during observation is recommended.
Keywords：Peripheral facial nerve paralysisFacial nerve decompressionEar microsurgery
Publication Date：2014-01-01
Online Publishing Date：2025-08-15(First online date of this platform, not the publication date of the document)
Pages：4( 415-418 )