Congenital duplication of mastoid segment of facial nerve in child candidate for Cochlear Implantation Surgery: a rare case report

Hafez, Montaser A.; Ghonim, Mohamed R.; Abdel Razek, Ahmed A.; Hamad, Mostafa S.; Ghonim, Mahitab M. Rashad; Salem, Mohamad A.; Badawy, Ahmed A. Mohamed

doi:10.21608/mjmr.2022.221086

Congenital duplication of mastoid segment of facial nerve in child candidate for Cochlear Implantation Surgery: a rare case report

Document Type : Original Article

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¹ Department of Otorhinolaryngology -Faculty of Medicine -El-Minia University, Egypt.

² Department of Otorhinolaryngology -Faculty of Medicine -El-Mansoura University, Egypt

³ Department of Radiology - Faculty of Medicine -El-Mansoura Universitiy, Egypt.

⁴ Department of Radiology - Faculty of Medicine -El-Mansoura Universitiy, Egypt

⁵ Department of Otorhinolaryngology -Faculty of Medicine -El-Mansoura University, Egypt.

⁶ Department of Otorhinolaryngology -Faculty of Medicine -El-Minia University, Egypt

10.21608/mjmr.2022.221086

Abstract

Congenital duplication of facial nerve is a very rare anomaly commonly associated with inner and
middle ear anomalies. There can be duplication of mastoid, tympanic, or labyrinthine segments. We
describe duplication of mastoid segment of facial nerve in a child male who candidate for cochlear
implantation surgery.

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