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. 2016 Apr 29;83(3):261–268. doi: 10.1016/j.bjorl.2016.03.016

Table 2.

Diameters of the facial canal at the geniculate ganglion, second genu and stylomastoid foramen in patients with Bell's palsy. All values reported as mm.

Case n° Geniculate ganglion
Second genu
Stylomastoid foramen
Affected side Unaffected side Affected side Unaffected side Affected side Unaffected side
1 1.69 2.10 1.83 1.58 2.20 2.29
2 1.60 1.42 1.56 1.60 4.92 3.56
3 1.77 1.40 1.75 1.82 3.19 3.12
4 1.80 1.81 2.15 1.94 2.90 2.30
5 1.63 1.59 1.80 1.76 2.42 2.95
6 1.64 1.60 1.41 1.64 2.65 2.02
7 1.60 1.57 1.56 1.41 2.70 2.26
8 1.98 2.20 1.74 1.57 2.80 2.80
9 1.98 1.65 1.75 1.90 2.53 2.38
10 2.01 1.74 2.24 2.01 2.89 2.81
11 1.62 1.65 2.64 2.08 3.01 2.63
12 1.50 1.50 1.27 1.57 2.40 2.63
13 1.43 1.31 1.42 1.85 1.75 1.80
14 1.72 1.44 1.26 1.87 2.53 2.33
15 2.10 1.54 2.00 2.43 2.17 2.52
16 1.70 1.41 1.75 1.58 3.08 3.00
17 2.00 1.62 1.63 2.00 2.59 2.43
18 1.57 1.57 1.76 1.76 2.72 2.74
19 1.74 1.71 1.87 1.57 2.55 2.97
20 1.22 1.34 1.72 1.72 3.30 2.50
21 1.89 1.57 2.00 2.12 3.08 3.52
22 1.13 1.61 2.00 1.33 3.20 3.20
23 1.48 1.41 1.63 1.75 2.92 3.00
24 1.55 1.60 1.50 1.65 2.57 1.89
25 1.40 1.60 1.83 1.58 3.79 3.54
26 1.45 1.50 1.74 1.80 2.97 2.96
27 1.50 1.40 1.42 1.57 1.88 2.05
28 1.26 1.33 2.05 1.22 1.73 1.82
29 1.80 1.60 2.10 1.46 2.57 2.50
30 2.31 2.20 1.53 1.57 2.90 2.80
31 1.46 1.54 1.90 2.12 2.78 2.11
32 1.60 1.47 2.00 1.71 2.26 2.57
33 1.85 1.50 2.01 2.30 3.15 3.10
34 2.20 2.35 1.98 2.00 3.30 3.21



Mean 1.68 1.61 1.79 1.76 2.78 2.66
SD 0.27 0.25 0.29 0.27 0.59 0.61