title: An unusual complication following inferior turbinectomy.
abstract: Neurological complications following turbinate surgery are relatively rare. We present here an unusual complication of unilateral partial oculomotor and trigeminal nerve palsy after bilateral inferior turbinectomies. The probable aetiological mechanism is discussed.
authors.affiliation: Department of Otolaryngology, North Riding Infirmary, Middlesbrough.
authors.forename: A
authors.initials: A
authors.lastname: Ravikumar
authors.forename: T D
authors.initials: TD
authors.lastname: Griffiths
authors.forename: L M
authors.initials: LM
authors.lastname: Flood
authors.forename: B J
authors.initials: BJ
authors.lastname: McNeela
mesh_terms: D000368:Aged; D006801:Humans; D008297:Male; D015508:Nasal Obstruction / Q000601:surgery; D015840:Oculomotor Nerve Diseases / Q000209:etiology*; D010243:Paralysis / Q000209:etiology*; D011183:Postoperative Complications; D014276:Trigeminal Nerve; D014420:Turbinates / Q000601:surgery*