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. 2023 Apr;75(Suppl 1):187-190.
doi: 10.1007/s12070-022-03352-2. Epub 2022 Dec 16.

Early Trifurcation of the Mandibular Branch of the Facial Nerve in a Cadaveric Specimen

George Paraskevas  1 , Irene Asouhidou  1 , Nikolaos Lazaridis  1 , Nikolaos Anastasopoulos  1 , Nectarios Galanis  1 , Chrysanthos Chrysanthou  1 , Kaliopi Iliou  1 , Paraskevi Karamitsou  2 , Alexandros Poutoglidis  2
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Early Trifurcation of the Mandibular Branch of the Facial Nerve in a Cadaveric Specimen

George Paraskevas et al. Indian J Otolaryngol Head Neck Surg. 2023 Apr.

Abstract

Rare facial nerve branching patterns, pose dangers due to their unexpected course. Cases with multiple branches may reduce the intraoperative risk, due to the compensation of adjacent branches. We present a case of a cadaveric specimen where an early trifurcation of the mandibular branch of the facial nerve was noted.

Supplementary information: The online version contains supplementary material available at 10.1007/s12070-022-03352-2.

Keywords: Anatomy; Cadaveric; Facial nerve; Mandibular branch of facial nerve.

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Conflict of InterestAll authors declare that there are no conflicts of interest to be reported.

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Fig. 1
Cadaveric specimen of the left mandibular branch of the facial nerve. Point of trifurcation (red arrow), a: upper branch, b: middle branch, c: lower branch, Pa: parotid gland, F: facial vein, M: masseter muscle, S: superior, P: posterior
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