Lee Dong Hoon, Yoon Tae Mi, Lee Joon Kyoo, Lim Sang Chul
From the Department of Otolaryngology-Head and Neck Surgery, Chonnam National University Medical School & Chonnam National University Hwasun Hospital, Hwasun, South Korea.
Medicine (Baltimore). 2016 May;95(18):e3601. doi: 10.1097/MD.0000000000003601.
The branching pattern of the facial nerve varies among individuals. These variations increase the risk of facial nerve injury during parotid surgery. We report a new variation of the facial nerve and an unusual relationship with the retromandibular vein during parotid surgery.Clinicians should recognize this facial anomaly and the unusual relationship with the retromandibular vein to avoid injuring the facial nerve during parotid surgery.
面神经的分支模式因人而异。这些变异增加了腮腺手术中面神经损伤的风险。我们报告了一种面神经的新变异以及在腮腺手术中与下颌后静脉的异常关系。临床医生应认识到这种面部异常以及与下颌后静脉的异常关系，以避免在腮腺手术中损伤面神经。
