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J. William Wright, Jr., MD; Clifford E. Taylor, MD

Arch Otolaryngol. 1972;95(5):426-430.

Abstract
Hypocycloidal polytomography is the most useful method for radiological examination of the integrity of the facial nerve. Minute changes in the bony wall of the facial canal are well visualized, and the exact site of injury to the facial nerve by cholesteatoma, foreign bodies, surgical injury, fractures, and tumors may be pinpointed. The wandering variations of the facial nerve in congenital anomalies can be assessed preoperatively with helpful accuracy.

Author Affiliations
Indianapolis

From the Wright Institute of Otology, Community Hospital, Indianapolis.

Footnotes
Accepted for publication Jan 25, 1972.

Read before the International Symposium on Facial Nerve Surgery, Osaka, Japan, Sept 28, 1970.

Reprint requests to Wright Institute of Otology, Community Hospital, 16th and Ritter, Indianapolis 46219 (Dr. Wright).

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