Morphological evaluation of terminal branches of the facial nerve within the parotid gland in fetus cadavers

ERTEMOĞLU ÖKSÜZ C., Kalaycioglu A., UZUN Ö., KALKIŞIM Ş. N.

CUKUROVA MEDICAL JOURNAL, cilt.44, sa.2, ss.509-516, 2019 (ESCI) identifier

  • Yayın Türü: Makale / Tam Makale
  • Cilt numarası: 44 Sayı: 2
  • Basım Tarihi: 2019
  • Doi Numarası: 10.17826/cumj.440731
  • Dergi Adı: CUKUROVA MEDICAL JOURNAL
  • Derginin Tarandığı İndeksler: Emerging Sources Citation Index (ESCI), TR DİZİN (ULAKBİM)
  • Sayfa Sayıları: ss.509-516
  • Karadeniz Teknik Üniversitesi Adresli: Evet

Özet

Purpose: The aim of present study was to describe the branching pattern of the facial nerve according to interconnections between the branches, to examine the number of terminal branches, to determine anatomical variations and to emphasize the importance of these in terms of pediatric parotid surgery.