Preservation of the Marginal Mandibular Branch of the Facial Nerve Using a Plexus Block Nerve Stimulator
✍ Scribed by Babak Sadoughi; Stéphane Hans; Erwan de Monès; Dr. Daniel F. Brasnu
- Book ID
- 110088240
- Publisher
- John Wiley and Sons
- Year
- 2006
- Tongue
- English
- Weight
- 483 KB
- Volume
- 116
- Category
- Article
- ISSN
- 0023-852X
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## Abstract The marginal mandibular branch (MMB) has a particular risk of injury during surgical procedures in the submandibular region, especially over the lower border of the mandible. The facial nerve has been described in many studies, but the MMB is dealt with generally as a branch of the faci
In order to avoid injury to the marginal mandibular branch of the facial nerve during surgery in the face and neck, a simple method for locating this branch was devised. The anatomical relations between the marginal mandibular nerve and both the facial artery and vein were analyzed in 19 dissection