Mesenchymal stem cells in iatrogenic facial nerve paralysis: a possible role in the future

Caylan R., Bektas D., Dikmen T., Bektas O., Omay S. B., Ovali E.

EUROPEAN ARCHIVES OF OTO-RHINO-LARYNGOLOGY, cilt.263, sa.10, ss.963-967, 2006 (SCI-Expanded) identifier identifier identifier

  • Yayın Türü: Makale / Tam Makale
  • Cilt numarası: 263 Sayı: 10
  • Basım Tarihi: 2006
  • Doi Numarası: 10.1007/s00405-006-0093-z
  • Dergi Adı: EUROPEAN ARCHIVES OF OTO-RHINO-LARYNGOLOGY
  • Derginin Tarandığı İndeksler: Science Citation Index Expanded (SCI-EXPANDED), Scopus
  • Sayfa Sayıları: ss.963-967
  • Karadeniz Teknik Üniversitesi Adresli: Hayır

Özet

Iatrogenic facial nerve paralysis is one of the major and drastic complications of ear surgery. We report a case of a 20-year-old female patient with simple chronic otitis media who underwent mastoidectomy and tympanoplasty. During the mastoidectomy process the facial nerve was unintentionally destroyed, leaving a gap of 8-10 mm in the third segment of the intratemporal facial nerve. The nerve was repaired with a nerve cable graft obtained from the vicinity. On the 42nd day, autologous mesenchymal stem cell transplantation was performed after facial nerve trauma. The patient's facial nerve paralysis has recovered from House-Brackmann grade VI to IV within a week and then to III in the fifth month. The rapid, postoperative progress, and the early follow-up results are discussed. This case represents the first bone marrow stem cell application in a peripheral nerve, namely the facial nerve.