
Surgical landmarks for identification of facial nerve in Parotid ...
Dec 31, 2013 · Tragal “pointer” (of Conley): facial nerve lies approximately 1 cm deep and slightly anterior and inferior to this “pointer”. As the tragal cartilage is dissected free from the parotid …
Identification of Facial Nerve During Parotidectomy: A …
Tragal pointer is a very popular landmark and facial nerve usually lies around 1 cm deep and inferior to the pointer. The only drawback of the pointer is that it is a cartilaginous structure …
A review of the tragal pointer: anatomy and its importance as a ...
The tragal pointer has long been used as a surgical landmark for the identification of the facial nerve trunk and the maxillary artery in such procedures as parotidectomy, internal fixation of …
Identifying the Facial Nerve in Parotid Surgeries: How We Do It
There are multiple anatomical landmarks in literature to identify the facial nerve. These are: the tragal pointer (TP), the tympanomastoid suture (TMS) line, the posterior belly of digastric …
The tragal pointer has long been used as a surgical landmark for the identifica-tion of the facial nerve trunk and the maxillary artery in such procedures as parotidectomy, internal fixation of …
A new landmark for the identification of the facial nerve during ...
The tragal pointer was the furthest landmark from the FNT in our study (mean distance of 10.69 ± 2.25 mm, ranging from 6.0 to 13.0 mm). Similar to the PBDM, the tragal pointer has been …
A review of the Tragal Pointer: anatomy and its importance as a ...
Jul 2, 2012 · The tragal pointer has long been used as a surgical landmark for the identification of the facial nerve trunk and the maxillary artery in such procedures as parotidectomy, internal …
A Review of the Tragal Pointer: Anatomy and Its Importance As a ...
The tragal pointer has long been used as a surgical landmark for the identifica- tion of the facial nerve trunk and the maxillary artery in such procedures as parotidectomy, internal fixation of …
Parotidectomy with Facial Nerve Dissection | Iowa Head and …
Most advocate facial nerve dissection for removal; low rate of recurrence. The Parotid gland is a serous secreting gland, and the largest of the major salivary glands. It is located posterior and …
Landmarks for Facial Nerve Identification in Parotid Surgery
Apr 27, 2019 · The purpose of this study was to review the distances of the facial nerve trunk (FNT) from four commonly used landmarks, namely the tragal pointer, tympanomastoid suture, …
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