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Immediate facial nerve palsy following stapedectomy
Alessandra Rinaldo1, Vanni Mondin, Alfio Ferlito
1Department of Otolaryngology-Head and Neck Surgery, Policlinico Universitario, University of Udine, Piazzale S. Maria della Misericordia, I-33100 Udine, Italy.
ORL; Journal for Oto-Rhino-Laryngology and Its Related Specialties
|November 6, 2002
Abstract:
Iatrogenic facial nerve palsy following stapedectomy is a rare but devastating complication. The authors describe a case of a 20-year-old man who presented for legal advice concerning an immediate facial nerve palsy following a left stapedectomy. The incidence, management and prognosis of such injuries are discussed.