Surgical Anatomy of the Hypoglossal Nerve for Facial Nerve Reconstruction Research in Swine

Ryo Sasaki; Hajime Matsumine; Yorikatsu Watanabe; Masayuki Yamato; Tomohiro Ando

doi:10.1055/s-0034-1370340

Journal of Reconstructive Microsurgery, Table of Contents

J Reconstr Microsurg 2014; 30(08): 585-588
DOI: 10.1055/s-0034-1370340

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Surgical Anatomy of the Hypoglossal Nerve for Facial Nerve Reconstruction Research in Swine

Ryo Sasaki

¹Department of Oral and Maxillofacial Surgery, and Global Center of Excellence (COE) program, Tokyo Women's Medical University, School of Medicine, Shinjuku-ku, Tokyo, Japan

²Institute of Advanced Biomedical Engineering and Science, Tokyo Women's Medical University, Shinjuku-ku, Tokyo, Japan

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Hajime Matsumine

²Institute of Advanced Biomedical Engineering and Science, Tokyo Women's Medical University, Shinjuku-ku, Tokyo, Japan

³Department of Plastic Surgery, Tokyo Women's Medical University, School of Medicine, Shinjuku-ku, Tokyo, Japan

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Yorikatsu Watanabe

²Institute of Advanced Biomedical Engineering and Science, Tokyo Women's Medical University, Shinjuku-ku, Tokyo, Japan

⁴Department of Plastic and Reconstructive Surgery, Tokyo Metropolitan Police Hospital, Nakano-ku, Tokyo, Japan

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Masayuki Yamato

²Institute of Advanced Biomedical Engineering and Science, Tokyo Women's Medical University, Shinjuku-ku, Tokyo, Japan

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Tomohiro Ando

¹Department of Oral and Maxillofacial Surgery, and Global Center of Excellence (COE) program, Tokyo Women's Medical University, School of Medicine, Shinjuku-ku, Tokyo, Japan

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