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Oculomotor nerve palsy following submucosal diathermy to the inferior turbinates

Published online by Cambridge University Press:  08 March 2006

K. M. J. Green ,
T. Board  and
L. J. O’Keeffe
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Abstract

Submucosal diathermy to the inferior turbinates is a common surgical procedure performed to improve the nasal airway. We present the case of a previously well six-year-old boy who underwent submucosal diathermy and developed the unusual complication of a left oculomotor nerve palsy. The possible aetiology is discussed.

Keywords

Oculomotor nerve paralysisSurgeryoperativeNasal cavity
Type
Research Article
Information
The Journal of Laryngology & Otology , Volume 114 , Issue 4 , April 2000 , pp. 285 - 286
Copyright
Royal Society of Medicine Press Limited 2000

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