The facial nerve at second genu
Journal Title: Medpulse International Journal of ENT - Year 2019, Vol 9, Issue 2
Abstract
Background: The surgical relationship of the facial nerve is of great concern, because of the ease of which it may get injured or severed accidentally in various operations, if the operating surgeon is not cautious. Otologic surgery can be planned accurately and carried out safely and expeditiously through the comprehensive understanding and application of its variations and anomalies. Objective: To study the anatomy of the facial nerve at second genu. Materials and Methods: The present study was carried out in the dept. of ENT, GMC, Jammu, where in 30 wet human cadaveric temporal bones were dissected and the facial nerve at second genu was studied in terms of depth, relation and distance from important bony Observations and results: The depth of the facial nerve at second genu was 20.16 mm ± 1.391 mm with no dehiscence recorded in any of the specimens.
Authors and Affiliations
Nitika Gupta, Rohan Gupta, Inderpal Singh, Sunil Kotwal
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