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Major complications of sinus surgery: a review of 1192 procedures

Published online by Cambridge University Press:  29 June 2007

P. Dessi ,
F. Castro ,
J. M. Triglia ,
M. Zanaret  and
M. Cannoni
P. Dessi*
Affiliation:
ORL Department, Timone University Medical Center, Bd Jean Moulin, 13385 Marseille Cedex 5, France.
F. Castro
Affiliation:
ORL Department, Timone University Medical Center, Bd Jean Moulin, 13385 Marseille Cedex 5, France.
J. M. Triglia
Affiliation:
ORL Department, Timone University Medical Center, Bd Jean Moulin, 13385 Marseille Cedex 5, France.
M. Zanaret
Affiliation:
ORL Department, Timone University Medical Center, Bd Jean Moulin, 13385 Marseille Cedex 5, France.
M. Cannoni
Affiliation:
ORL Department, Timone University Medical Center, Bd Jean Moulin, 13385 Marseille Cedex 5, France.
*
Dr Dessi, ORL Department, CHU Timone, 13385 Marseille Cedex 5, France
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Abstract

Based on this review of 1192 intranasal sinus procedures under endoscopic control with video assistance, the risk of major complications was estimated to be about 1.3 per cent. Ethmoidectomy was the most hazardous procedure. Operation by a right-handed surgeon standing on the right side of the patient was an added risk factor. We stress ways of achieving prevention, peroperative recognition of cerebrospinal fluid leaks and proper management of complications.

Keywords

Nose, surgerycomplicationsOrbitHaematomaCerebrospinal fluid
Type
Main Articles
Information
The Journal of Laryngology & Otology , Volume 108 , Issue 3 , March 1994 , pp. 212 - 215
Copyright
Copyright © JLO (1984) Limited 1994

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