title: [Iatrogenic complications of nasal sinuses surgery].
abstract: In order to illustrate the necessity of obtaining informed consent before any form of nasal sinus surgery, the authors present 23 cases of insurance claims filed between 1976 and 1986 in private practice. Ten serious complications (6 cases of blindness, 4 fractures of the anterior cranial (fossa) and eight cases of oculomotor nerve paralysis are reported. The legal proceedings demonstrate the real risks of radical surgery to the sinuses, as well as intranasal ethmoidectomy and rhinoplasties.
authors.affiliation: Service d'Oto-Rhino-Laryngologie, C.H.I. de Montfermeil.
authors.forename: C
authors.initials: C
authors.lastname: Peytral
authors.forename: J P
authors.initials: JP
authors.lastname: Senechaut
authors.forename: A
authors.initials: A
authors.lastname: Hazan
authors.forename: G
authors.initials: G
authors.lastname: Senechal
mesh_terms: D001766:Blindness / Q000209:etiology; D005004:Ethmoid Bone / Q000601:surgery; D006801:Humans; D007049:Iatrogenic Disease; D008318:Malpractice; D009666:Nose / Q000601:surgery*; D009886:Ophthalmoplegia / Q000209:etiology; D010256:Paranasal Sinuses / Q000601:surgery*; D011183:Postoperative Complications; D012225:Rhinoplasty / Q000009:adverse effects
vernacular_title: Complications iatrogènes de la chirurgie nasosinusienne.