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O. Greisen, MD

Arch Otolaryngol. 1975;101(5):327-328.

Abstract
In our patient the facial nerve was situated in the external bony ear canal without bony protection just below the skin in the lower part of the external ear canal 2 to 3 mm lateral to the tympanic membrane.

This abnormal position involves a great risk of damage to the facial nerve by incisions in the ear canal prior to surgical intervention of the middle ear.

Author Affiliations
From the Department of Otolaryngology, University Hospital of Aarhus, Denmark.

Footnotes
Accepted for publication Sept 21, 1974.

Reprint requests to the ENT Department, St. Jocephs Hospital, 9000 Aalborg, DK Denmark (Dr. Greisen).

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