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The early complications of inferior trubinectomy

Published online by Cambridge University Press:  29 June 2007

P. J. D. Dawes
P. J. D. Dawes*
Affiliation:
London
*
Mr. P. J. D. Dawes, ENT Department, Bristol General Hospital, Guinea Street, Bristol.
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Abstract

Summary

A retrospective study has assessed the early complications occurring in 90 patients who underwent inferior turbinectomy during a 3-year period. The operation was complicated by haemorrhage, adhesions, crusting, infection and septal perforation in a proportion of cases, the overall incidence being 20 per cent, and that of significant reactionary or secondary haemorrhage was 9 per cent. Attention has been directed towards possible aetiological factors and measures proposed that may minimise the occurrence of complications.

Type
Research Article
Information
The Journal of Laryngology & Otology , Volume 101 , Issue 11 , November 1987 , pp. 1136 - 1139
Copyright
Copyright © JLO (1984) Limited 1987

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