Table 2.
Patients’ characteristics and results in facial-hypoglossal nerve transfer technique.
| Age (years) | Sex | Pathology | Technique | Interval | HB Score (follow-up months) | Complications | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | 47 | F | Acoustic tumor | End-end | 4 months | III (114) | Facial contracture, synkinesis, tongue atrophy |
| 2 | 69 | F | VII Schwannoma | – | III (60) | ||
| 3 | 41 | M | 2 weeks | III (132) | |||
| 4 | 31 | F | VII Schwannoma | Direct end-side (epineural suturing) | – | III (64) | ±Synkinesis |
| 5 | 37 | M | III (63) | – | |||
| 6 | 57 | M | Acoustic tumor | 3 weeks | III (37) | ||
| 7 | 69 | F | 1 month | III (71) | |||
| 8 | 51 | M | Malignant parotid tumor | End-side interposition graft (VII peripheral branches XII) | – | III (80) | ±Synkinesis |
| 9 | 51 | M | VII Schwannoma | End-side interposition graft (VII main trunk XII) | IV (54) | ||
| 10 | 61 | F | Giant cell tumor | Side-side (epineural suturing) | 3 weeks | IV (24) | Synkinesis |
| 11 | 58 | F | Acoustic tumor | 2.5 months | III (45) | ±Synkinesis |