Sectioning the Sensory Auricular Branch of the Facial Nerve to Treat Recalcitrant Otalgia
Ulubil SA et al. - The surgical treatment of idiopathic otalgia should be reserved for patients in whom medical treatment has failed. Finding the exact location of the ear pain is of utmost importance for a favorable outcome after surgery. If the origin of the otalgia is found to be the sensory auricular branch of the facial nerve, the section of this nerve offers favorable outcomes with no morbidity. [more...]
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