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Revista de la Asociación Médica del Centro Médico ABC

1999, Number 2

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An Med Asoc Med Hosp ABC 1999; 44 (2)

Complications and failure in endoscopic and functional surgery of the nose and paranasal sinuses

Bross SD, Schimelmitz IJ, Arrieta GJR, Guzmán URE

Language: Spanish
References: 12
Page: 77-79
PDF size: 124.70 Kb.


ABSTRACT

Objective: To determine the frequency of complications and failure of endoscopic nasal and paranasal sinus surgery and of nearby structures. Settings: Tertiary medical referral center. Interventions: This was a retrospective study which included the medical records of patients that had been subjected to, endoscopic surgery of nose and paranasal sinuses and related structures. Determinations of the preoperative, transoperative and postoperative complications and technique failure were described. Results: A total of 220 surgical cases were reviewed, the most common complication was post-op-bleeding transoperative blood transfusion was only needed in one case (0.45%). The pathology recurrence caused by technique failure was found in 3.6% mostly related to the surgeon inexperience. Conclusion: Functional endoscopic surgery of the nose and paranasal sinuses is well tolerated. It has a low complications incidence: less than 10% of the cases. Technique failure is less than 3% of cases.


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