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World Neurosurg
; 91: 670.e13-5, 2016 Jul.
Artigo
em Inglês
| MEDLINE
| ID: mdl-27060514
RESUMO
BACKGROUND: This case report describes an 86-year-old woman with complete peripheral right-sided facial paralysis resulting from resection of a cervical lipoma 14 months before surgery. CASE DESCRIPTION: Because of the high anesthetic risk, a masseter to facial nerve transfer was performed under combined light sedation and local anesthetic. Good functional and aesthetic outcomes were noted without complications. CONCLUSIONS: To our knowledge, nerve transfers under light sedation and local anesthesia have not been described in the literature and may be useful in elderly patients with significant comorbidities.