Surgical anatomy of the lingual nerve for palate surgery: where is located and how to avoid it.
Octavio GaraycocheaPeter Michael BaptistaMarta Calvo-ImirizalduDavid Terrasa CzapiewskaAntonio MoffaManuele CasaleJuan AlcaldeCarlos O'Connor ReinaGuillermo PlazaSecundino FernandezPublished in: European archives of oto-rhino-laryngology : official journal of the European Federation of Oto-Rhino-Laryngological Societies (EUFOS) : affiliated with the German Society for Oto-Rhino-Laryngology - Head and Neck Surgery (2022)
The lingual nerve runs lateral to the lateral oropharyngeal wall, from superiorly-inferiorly and laterally-medially, and it is closer to it at its lower third.