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Linear and angular measurements were obtained for the following parameters: (1) the distance from the tip of the short process of the incus to the point of convergence of the SAB and the main trunk of the facial nerve; (2) the distance from the point of convergence of the SAB and the main trunk of the facial nerve to the chorda tympani (CT) division from the main trunk; (3) the distance from the bifurcation of the CT and facial nerve to the crossover point of the SAB\/CT; (4) the angle at which the SAB merges with the main trunk (Y\u00b0), and (5) the angle at which the CT divides off the main trunk (X\u00b0).<\/jats:p>\n                  <\/jats:sec>\n                  <jats:sec>\n                    <jats:title>Results:<\/jats:title>\n                    <jats:p>The mean distance from the tip of the short process of the incus to the SAB takeoff was 8.7\u2009\u00b1\u20091.83\u2009mm (range 6-13\u2009mm). The mean distance from the SAB to the CT division from the main trunk was 5.9\u2009\u00b1\u20092.41 mm (range 3-10\u2009mm). The mean angle at which the SAB merged with the main trunk of the facial nerve was 38.5\u2009\u00b1\u200912.63\u00b0 (range 25\u00b0-68\u00b0). The mean CT-main trunk angle was 16\u2009\u00b1\u20094.24\u00b0 (range 8\u00b0-21\u00b0). The branching point of the SAB from the facial nerve approximately bisected the facial recess.<\/jats:p>\n                  <\/jats:sec>\n                  <jats:sec>\n                    <jats:title>Conclusion:<\/jats:title>\n                    <jats:p>Recognizing the SAB and knowing its relationships to surrounding anatomy provides a useful adjunctive landmark for the identification of the main trunk of the facial nerve\u2019s mastoid segment.<\/jats:p>\n                  <\/jats:sec>\n                  <jats:sec>\n                    <jats:title>Level of evidence:<\/jats:title>\n                    <jats:p>4.<\/jats:p>\n                  <\/jats:sec>","DOI":"10.1177\/00034894221114726","type":"journal-article","created":{"date-parts":[[2022,7,28]],"date-time":"2022-07-28T01:10:21Z","timestamp":1658970621000},"page":"752-755","update-policy":"https:\/\/doi.org\/10.1177\/sage-journals-update-policy","source":"Crossref","is-referenced-by-count":1,"title":["The Sensory Auricular Branch of the Facial Nerve and its Relationship to Landmarks of the Facial Recess"],"prefix":"10.1177","volume":"132","author":[{"ORCID":"https:\/\/orcid.org\/0000-0002-6484-6182","authenticated-orcid":false,"given":"Mami K.","family":"Sow","sequence":"first","affiliation":[{"name":"Medical College of Wisconsin, Milwaukee, WI, USA"}],"role":[{"role":"author","vocabulary":"crossref"}]},{"given":"Molly","family":"Murray","sequence":"additional","affiliation":[{"name":"Medical College of Wisconsin, Milwaukee, WI, USA"}],"role":[{"role":"author","vocabulary":"crossref"}]},{"given":"Kenneth","family":"Akakpo","sequence":"additional","affiliation":[{"name":"Department of Otolaryngology & Communication Sciences, Medical College of Wisconsin, Milwaukee, WI, USA"}],"role":[{"role":"author","vocabulary":"crossref"}]},{"given":"Michael S.","family":"Harris","sequence":"additional","affiliation":[{"name":"Department of Otolaryngology & Communication Sciences, Medical College of Wisconsin, Milwaukee, WI, USA"}],"role":[{"role":"author","vocabulary":"crossref"}]}],"member":"179","published-online":{"date-parts":[[2022,7,27]]},"reference":[{"key":"bibr1-00034894221114726","first-page":"162","volume-title":"Anatomy for Surgeons Volume 1: the Head and Neck","volume":"3","author":"Hollingshead WH","year":"1982"},{"key":"bibr2-00034894221114726","first-page":"430","volume-title":"Surgical Anatomy of the Head and Neck","author":"Janfaza P","year":"2001"},{"key":"bibr3-00034894221114726","first-page":"6","volume-title":"Otology, Neurotology, and Lateral Skull Base Surgery: An Illustrated Handbook","author":"Adunka OF","year":"2010"},{"key":"bibr4-00034894221114726","first-page":"777","volume":"102","author":"Hunt JR.","year":"1915","journal-title":"N Y Med J"},{"key":"bibr5-00034894221114726","doi-asserted-by":"publisher","DOI":"10.1001\/archotol.1966.00760020220007"},{"key":"bibr6-00034894221114726","first-page":"19","volume-title":"The Facial Nerve","author":"May M.","year":"2000","edition":"2"},{"key":"bibr7-00034894221114726","doi-asserted-by":"publisher","DOI":"10.1007\/978-3-642-68242-1"},{"key":"bibr8-00034894221114726","doi-asserted-by":"publisher","DOI":"10.1097\/00129492-200205000-00028"},{"key":"bibr9-00034894221114726","doi-asserted-by":"publisher","DOI":"10.1097\/MAO.0b013e31819e9084"},{"issue":"10","key":"bibr10-00034894221114726","first-page":"490","volume":"89","author":"Calli C","year":"2010","journal-title":"Ear Nose Throat J"},{"key":"bibr11-00034894221114726","doi-asserted-by":"publisher","DOI":"10.1007\/s00276-012-1061-5"}],"container-title":["Annals of Otology, Rhinology &amp; Laryngology"],"original-title":[],"language":"en","link":[{"URL":"https:\/\/journals.sagepub.com\/doi\/pdf\/10.1177\/00034894221114726","content-type":"application\/pdf","content-version":"vor","intended-application":"text-mining"},{"URL":"https:\/\/journals.sagepub.com\/doi\/full-xml\/10.1177\/00034894221114726","content-type":"application\/xml","content-version":"vor","intended-application":"text-mining"},{"URL":"https:\/\/journals.sagepub.com\/doi\/pdf\/10.1177\/00034894221114726","content-type":"unspecified","content-version":"vor","intended-application":"similarity-checking"}],"deposited":{"date-parts":[[2026,4,28]],"date-time":"2026-04-28T11:30:15Z","timestamp":1777375815000},"score":1,"resource":{"primary":{"URL":"https:\/\/journals.sagepub.com\/doi\/10.1177\/00034894221114726"}},"subtitle":[],"short-title":[],"issued":{"date-parts":[[2022,7,27]]},"references-count":11,"journal-issue":{"issue":"7","published-print":{"date-parts":[[2023,7]]}},"alternative-id":["10.1177\/00034894221114726"],"URL":"https:\/\/doi.org\/10.1177\/00034894221114726","relation":{},"ISSN":["0003-4894","1943-572X"],"issn-type":[{"value":"0003-4894","type":"print"},{"value":"1943-572X","type":"electronic"}],"subject":[],"published":{"date-parts":[[2022,7,27]]}}}