From: Otolaryngologists and iatrogenic facial nerve injury: a meta-analysis
Procedure | Total cases | IFNI cases | Incidence | Studies |
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Middle ear and mastoid surgery | 3402 | 94 | 2.8% | Asma et al. (2009) [2], Caylan et al. (2006) [8], Long et al. (2004) [5], Kumar et al. (2011) [6], Michael and Raut (2007) [10], Linder et al. (2017) [3], Safdar et al. (2006) [4], Xu et al. (2015)7, and Zhou et al. (2015) [9] |
Stapedectomy | 2860 | 20 | 0.7% | Shea and Ge (2001) [11], Rinaldo et al. (2002) [12], Marioni et al. (2002) [13], and Salvinelli et al. (2004) [14] |
Cochlear implantation | 7229 | 54 | 0.7% | Thom et al. (2013) [15], Sheahan and Viani (2007) [16], Mandour et al. (2017) [17], Alzhrani et al. (2016) [18], Fayad et al. (2003) [19], Joseph et al. (2009) [20], and Binnetoglu et al. (2020) [21] |
Parotidectomy | 1231 | 364 | 29.6% | O’Regan et al. (2007) [23], Meier et al. (2006) [22], Guntinas-Lichius et al. (2006) [24], Gaillard et al. (2005) [25], and Upton et al. (2007) [26] |
Tonsillectomy | 649 | 11 | 1.7% | Shlizerman and Ashkenazi (2005) [27] and Windfuhr et al. (2009) [28] |
Vestibular schwannoma resection | 220 | 95 | 43.2% | |
Dental procedures | 6 | 6 | 100% | Misirlioglu et al. (2016) [31], Tzermpos et al. (2012) [32], Hotta et al. (2002) [33], Chevalier et al. (2010) [34], and Rai et al. (2008) [35] |
Neurosurgical procedures | 77 | 11 | 14.3% | Alberio et al. (2018) [36], Ramdasi et al. (2005) [37], Pang et al. (2005) [38], and Vrabec et al. (2003) [39] |
Arterial embolization | 3 | 3 | 100% | Feng et al. (2021) [40], Lee et al. (2015) [41], and Odat et al. (2018) [42] |
Surgery of skull base tumours | 169 | 78 | 46.2% | Sanna et al. (2006) [43], Limb et al. (2001) [44], and Hayler et al. (2020) [45] |
Total | 15,846 | 736 | 4.6% | 44 articles |