[Surgery of facial paralysis in fractures of the petrous bone].

Follow-up of 38 patients with facial nerve paralysis in fractures of the petrous bone. Transmastoidal approach was performed in 23 cases. 15 patients underwent either translabyrinthine or transtemporal approach. The clinical and intraoperative findings and procedures are demonstrated. The need for surgical treatment in facial paralysis caused by petrous bone fractures is stressed.