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Cholesteatoma causing facial nerve transection

Published online by Cambridge University Press:  08 March 2006

A. Waddell  and
A. R. Maw
A. Waddell
Affiliation:
Department of Otolaryngology, St Michael’s Hospital, Bristol, UK.
A. R. Maw
Affiliation:
Department of Otolaryngology, St Michael’s Hospital, Bristol, UK.
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Abstract

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Cholesteatoma is a well recognized cause of a facial nerve palsy. The usual mechanism for this complication is direct pressure on the nerve. We present a case in which the facial nerve has been transected by cholesteatoma and discuss the possible causes.

Keywords

CholesteatomaFacial Nerve
Type
Research Article
Information
The Journal of Laryngology & Otology , Volume 115 , Issue 3 , March 2001 , pp. 214 - 215
Copyright
Royal Society of Medicine Press Limited 2001