Abstract
The surgical anatomy of the facial nerve is conveniently discussed in terms of four major segments (Draf 1980). From the center to the periphery, these are:
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The cerebellopontine segment.
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The internal auditory canal (meatal) segment.
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The fallopian canal segment.
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The extratemporal segment.
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Samii, M., Draf, W., Lang, J. (1989). General Operative Techniques. In: Surgery of the Skull Base. Springer, Berlin, Heidelberg. https://doi.org/10.1007/978-3-642-73061-0_39
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