Facial Nerve Reconstruction Using a Vascularized Lateral Femoral Cutaneous Nerve Graft Based on the Superficial Circumflex Iliac Artery System: An Application of the Inferolateral Extension of the Groin Flap

2010 ◽  
Vol 26 (09) ◽  
pp. 577-582 ◽  
Author(s):  
Katsuhiko Kashiwa ◽  
Seiichiro Kobayashi ◽  
Wakako Nasu ◽  
Takashi Kuroda ◽  
Hirofumi Higuchi
Keyword(s):  
Facial Nerve ◽  
Iliac Artery ◽  
Nerve Graft ◽  
Cutaneous Nerve ◽  
Lateral Femoral Cutaneous Nerve ◽  
Nerve Reconstruction ◽  
Groin Flap ◽  
Femoral Cutaneous Nerve ◽  
Facial Nerve Reconstruction

Vastus lateralis vascularized nerve graft in facial nerve reconstruction: An anatomical cadaveric study and clinical implications

Microsurgery ◽  
2014 ◽  
Vol 35 (2) ◽  
pp. 135-139 ◽  
Author(s):  
Nikolaos Agrogiannis ◽  
Shai Rozen ◽  
Gangadasu Reddy ◽  
Thorir Audolfsson ◽  
Andres Rodriguez-Lorenzo
Keyword(s):  
Facial Nerve ◽  
Vastus Lateralis ◽  
Nerve Graft ◽  
Cadaveric Study ◽  
Clinical Implications ◽  
Nerve Reconstruction ◽  
Facial Nerve Reconstruction

scholarly journals Free anterolateral thigh full-thickness skin flap with vascularized lateral femoral cutaneous nerve for the reconstruction of facial nerve and external auditory canal after the resection of facial nerve schwannoma

2017 ◽  
Vol 5 ◽  
pp. 2050313X1774182
Author(s):  
Ryo Karakawa ◽  
Mitsunaga Narushima ◽  
Shinya Ogishima ◽  
Hisako Hara ◽  
Shotaro Karino ◽  
...  
Keyword(s):  
Facial Nerve ◽  
External Auditory Canal ◽  
Skin Flap ◽  
Cutaneous Nerve ◽  
Lateral Femoral Cutaneous Nerve ◽  
Anterolateral Thigh Flap ◽  
Full Thickness ◽  
Thickness Skin ◽  
Anterolateral Thigh ◽  
Femoral Cutaneous Nerve

The complex reconstruction of nerves and soft tissue in the head and neck region is still challenging, especially in cases requiring external auditory canal reconstruction with facial nerve reconstruction. We report a case of left facial schwannoma extending into the external auditory canal beyond the tympanic membrane with facial paralysis in which the reconstruction of both the facial nerve and external auditory canal was successfully performed using an anterolateral thigh flap as a super-thin full-thickness skin flap, including vascularized lateral femoral cutaneous nerve. Resection of 20 mm × 46 mm facial schwannoma, including the skin of the external auditory canal, tympanic membrane, incus and malleus, was performed. The 8-cm nerve gap was repaired using a vascularized lateral femoral cutaneous nerve included in the anterolateral thigh flap. An 8 cm × 2 cm super-thin, free anterolateral thigh flap was then rolled up as a sac (diameter of 2 cm, height of 2 cm) and inset to the external auditory canal defect. The postoperative course was uneventful, and the flap survived completely. One year and nine months after the surgery, the patient’s facial movement has improved to the pre-surgery level.

A sural nerve “loop” graft for total facial nerve reconstruction: a clinical case

2021 ◽  
Vol 2 (2) ◽  
pp. 15-20
Author(s):  
V.A. Sukharev ◽  
◽  
S.V. Tereshchuk ◽  
E.A. Vasil’ev ◽  
◽  
...  
Keyword(s):  
Facial Expression ◽  
Facial Nerve ◽  
Functional Recovery ◽  
Sural Nerve ◽  
Clinical Case ◽  
Nerve Graft ◽  
Nerve Reconstruction ◽  
Original Technique ◽  
Facial Nerve Reconstruction ◽  
Sural Nerve Graft

In this article we present our experience in the reconstruction of multiple branches of the facial nerve by a loop of sural nerve graft on a patient with gigantic recurrent parotid adenoma. In the original technique of Kikabuchi et al., one end of the grafted nerve is sutured with the stumps of the facial nerve branches in an end-to-side manner through epineural windows made on the nerve graft. In contrast with this approach, we sutured the graft branches with the stumps of the facial nerve branches in an end-to-end manner. Functional recovery of all branches and satisfactory facial expression (House–Brackmann Grade I–II) were obtained within 2 years postoperatively. This technique is a useful option for facial nerve reconstruction managing multiple branches.

End-to-Side Nerve Graft for Facial Nerve Reconstruction

2004 ◽  
Vol 53 (5) ◽  
pp. 496-500 ◽  
Author(s):  
Masao Kakibuchi ◽  
Kojiro Tuji ◽  
Kenji Fukuda ◽  
Tomonori Terada ◽  
Nobuyuki Yamada ◽  
...  
Keyword(s):  
Facial Nerve ◽  
Nerve Graft ◽  
Nerve Reconstruction ◽  
Facial Nerve Reconstruction

Facial Nerve Reconstruction Using a Thoracodorsal Nerve Graft after Radical Parotidectomy

2012 ◽  
Vol 129 (5) ◽  
pp. 852e-853e ◽  
Author(s):  
Federico Biglioli ◽  
Valeria Colombo ◽  
Dimitri Rabbiosi ◽  
Giacomo Colletti ◽  
Alice Frigerio
Keyword(s):  
Facial Nerve ◽  
Nerve Graft ◽  
Nerve Reconstruction ◽  
Facial Nerve Reconstruction ◽  
Thoracodorsal Nerve
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