Reconstruction of the lingual nerve following iatrogenic lesion
Schmoker, R.
Handchirurgie Mikrochirurgie Plastische Chirurgie Organ der Deutschsprachigen Arbeitsgemeinschaft für Handchirurgie Organ der Deutschsprachigen Arbeitsgemeinschaft für Mikrochirurgie der Peripheren Nerven und Gefasse Organ der V. 19(6): 339-342
1987
ISSN/ISBN: 0722-1819 PMID: 3692344 Document Number: 292323
Because of its topographic location, the lingual nerve is exposed to injury during intraoral surgery. An iatrogenic lesion is indeed an infrequent, but an unpleasant complication for both the patient and the doctor. Experience in peripheral nerve surgery increased the success rate of a reconstruction of the lingual nerve.