Surgical treatment to facial nerve paralysis of different pathogeny.
- Author:
Haijin YI
1
;
Pi'nan LIU
;
Hong GUO
;
Chunhong WANG
;
Fuqiang NI
Author Information
1. Department of Otolaryngology, Beijing Tiantan Hospital, Capital University of Medical Science, Beijing, 100050, China.
- Publication Type:Journal Article
- MeSH:
Adolescent;
Adult;
Aged;
Child;
Child, Preschool;
Facial Paralysis;
etiology;
surgery;
Female;
Humans;
Infant;
Male;
Middle Aged;
Neurosurgical Procedures;
methods;
Treatment Outcome;
Young Adult
- From:
Journal of Clinical Otorhinolaryngology Head and Neck Surgery
2011;25(4):154-157
- CountryChina
- Language:Chinese
-
Abstract:
OBJECTIVE:To evaluate the surgical treatment to facial nerve paralysis of different pathogeny.
METHOD:Thirty-seven patients were reviewed, including Bell's Palsy (5 patients), temporal bone fracture (20 patients), media otitis (cholesteatoma) (4 patients), facial neuroma and cranio-maxillo-facial operation trauma (8 patients). All the patients were treated by different surgical methods according different pathogeny.
RESULT:The mean percentage facial function improvement (House-Brackmann Grade I-II) was 80% to Bell's Palsy and temporal bone fracture, 100% to media otitis (cholesteatoma). Facial function of three patients improved from House-Brackmann Grade IV to III, two patients had no obvious improvement about facial neuroma; three patients improved from Grade V to III, one improved to IV about cranio-maxillo-facial operation trauma.
CONCLUSION:Patients of facial nerve paralysis got better curative effect if treated by proper surgical therapy according different pathogeny.
