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ArticleEuropean archives of oto-rhino-laryngology : official journal of the European Federation of Oto-Rhino-Laryngological Societies (EUFOS) : affiliated with the German Society for Oto-Rhino-Laryngology - Head and Neck Surgery2024

Navigating the void: outcomes and adaptations during parotid surgery in the absence of posterior belly of digastric muscle.

Jino Johns Lalitha, Jeyashanth Riju, Natarajan Ramalingam, Lisa Abraham, Glynis Florence Francis

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Article in European archives of oto-rhino-laryngology : official journal of the European Federation of Oto-Rhino-Laryngological Societies (EUFOS) : affiliated with the German Society for Oto-Rhino-Laryngology - Head and Neck Surgery, 2024. The graph could read no effect estimate from its abstract, so it casts no vote on the map. Not yet cited in PubMed.

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Jino Johns LalithaDepartment of Head & Neck Surgery, Unit - 1, Christian Medical College, Paul Brand Building, Vellore, 632004, India.
Jeyashanth RijuDepartment of Head & Neck Surgery, Unit - 1, Christian Medical College, Paul Brand Building, Vellore, 632004, India. jjriju@yahoo.co.in.ORCID http://orcid.org/0000-0003-4750-8111
Natarajan RamalingamDepartment of Head & Neck Surgery, Unit - 1, Christian Medical College, Paul Brand Building, Vellore, 632004, India.
Lisa AbrahamDepartment of Head & Neck Surgery, Unit - 1, Christian Medical College, Paul Brand Building, Vellore, 632004, India.
Glynis Florence FrancisDepartment of Head & Neck Surgery, Unit - 1, Christian Medical College, Paul Brand Building, Vellore, 632004, India.

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Abstract

It is well known that the digastric posterior belly is one of the essential landmarks for facial nerve identification during parotid surgery. While there were multiple reports about variations of the digastric anterior belly, only a few anatomical variations of the posterior belly of the digastric muscle have been described.In this article, we describe an anatomical variation of the posterior belly of digastric muscle found during superficial parotidectomy of a patient with pleomorphic adenoma. This anatomical variation also led to an anatomical variation in the position of the facial nerve.To our knowledge, this is the first report of an absent posterior belly of digastric muscle found during live parotid surgery. The knowledge of current anatomical variation may help to avoid facial nerve injury during parotid surgery and preserve the function of muscles of facial expression.

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Adenoma, PleomorphicParotid GlandParotid NeoplasmsFacial NerveFacial Nerve InjuriesHumansNeck MusclesAnatomic variationFacial nerveParotidectomyParotid neoplasmsPosterior belly of digastric

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PMID39025975

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