Intratemporal Grafting of the Facial Nerve Following Lateral Skull Base Tumor Resection

Abstract

Intratemporal skull base tumors may invade the facial nerve in the horizontal (tympanic) or descending (vertical) segments, while parotid malignancies typically infiltrate the facial nerve at the stylomastoid foramen. This paper will describe our results following intratemporal facial nerve grafting in 44 patients.