Delayed facial nerve palsy following uneventful stapedectomy

ORL J Otorhinolaryngol Relat Spec. 2002 Jan-Feb;64(1):45-8. doi: 10.1159/000049269.

Abstract

Facial nerve palsy is a rare complication of stapedectomy. Its onset may be immediate or delayed by several days. The authors present a case of a 59-year-old man who developed right delayed peripheral facial nerve palsy occurring after uncomplicated ipsilateral stapedectomy. The incidence, treatment and prognosis of this complication are discussed.

Publication types

  • Case Reports
  • Review

MeSH terms

  • Anti-Inflammatory Agents / therapeutic use
  • Facial Paralysis / diagnosis
  • Facial Paralysis / drug therapy
  • Facial Paralysis / etiology*
  • Humans
  • Male
  • Middle Aged
  • Postoperative Complications / diagnosis
  • Postoperative Complications / epidemiology
  • Postoperative Complications / etiology
  • Prognosis
  • Risk Factors
  • Stapes Surgery / adverse effects*
  • Steroids
  • Time Factors

Substances

  • Anti-Inflammatory Agents
  • Steroids