title: Major complications of sinus surgery: a review of 1192 procedures.
abstract: Based on this review of 1192 intranasal sinus procedures under endoscopic control with video assistance, the risk of major complications was estimated to be about 1.3 per cent. Ethmoidectomy was the most hazardous procedure. Operation by a right-handed surgeon standing on the right side of the patient was an added risk factor. We stress ways of achieving prevention, peroperative recognition of cerebrospinal fluid leaks and proper management of complications.
authors.affiliation: ORL Department, Timone University Medical Center, Marseille, France.
authors.forename: P
authors.initials: P
authors.lastname: Dessi
authors.forename: F
authors.initials: F
authors.lastname: Castro
authors.forename: J M
authors.initials: JM
authors.lastname: Triglia
authors.forename: M
authors.initials: M
authors.lastname: Zanaret
authors.forename: M
authors.initials: M
authors.lastname: Cannoni
mesh_terms: D000293:Adolescent; D000328:Adult; D000368:Aged; D000369:Aged, 80 and over; D002559:Cerebrospinal Fluid Rhinorrhea / Q000209:etiology; D002648:Child; D002675:Child, Preschool; D004438:Ecchymosis / Q000209:etiology; D005004:Ethmoid Bone / Q000601:surgery; D005260:Female; D006406:Hematoma / Q000209:etiology; D006801:Humans; D008297:Male; D008875:Middle Aged; D009298:Nasal Polyps / Q000601:surgery; D009916:Orbital Diseases / Q000209:etiology; D010254:Paranasal Sinus Diseases / Q000601:surgery*; D010256:Paranasal Sinuses / Q000601:surgery*; D011183:Postoperative Complications; D012086:Reoperation; D012189:Retrospective Studies; D012307:Risk Factors