Anatomical features of the mastoid segment of the facial canal.
Angela BabuciLaila AshkarZinovia ZorinaIlia CatereniucMihail GavriliucNicolae CheleSofia LehtmanGabriela MotelicaIon DabijaPublished in: Folia morphologica (2024)
In otologic surgery and particularly in mastoidectomy, it should be taken into consideration that the mastoid segment of the facial canal could exit the temporal bone by a sharp, right and obtuse angles that along with high morphological variability of the stylomastoid foramen might be a predisposal factor for Bell's palsy.