Abstract
Facial nerve paralysis is a common complication during parotid surgery. Various anatomical landmarks are useful for identifying facial nerve location intraoperatively. Our study was conducted in G G Hospital, Jamnagar among 30 patients. Three landmarks which were studied were tragal pointer, tympanomastoid suture, posterior belly of digastric muscle. Tragal pointer was easiest to identify, but mobile, whereas tympanomastoid suture was most consistent in location but difcult to identify. Facial nerve was found to be 1cm above and parallel to upper border of posterior belly of digastric muscle near insertion of mastoid tip.
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