title: [Prevention of complications of endoscopic sinus surgery].
abstract: OBJECTIVE
  To investigate the causes and prevention of the complications of endoscopic sinus surgery (ESS).
  
  
  METHODS
  We summurized the complications of 26 cases among 100 patients who were performed the ESS operations.
  
  
  RESULTS
  The complications included hemorrhage, cerebrospinal fluid leak, orbital hematoma, subcutaneous orbital emphysema, synechia and antrotomy closure.
  
  
  CONCLUSIONS
  We concluded the factors which probably result in complications and the prevention of complications.
authors.affiliation: Department of Otolaryngology, People's Hospital of Zhuhai, Zhuhai, 519000.
authors.forename: Y
authors.initials: Y
authors.lastname: Fan
authors.forename: X
authors.initials: X
authors.lastname: Li
authors.forename: J
authors.initials: J
authors.lastname: Wang
mesh_terms: D000293:Adolescent; D000328:Adult; D000368:Aged; D002559:Cerebrospinal Fluid Rhinorrhea / Q000517:prevention & control; D002648:Child; D004724:Endoscopy; D005260:Female; D006470:Hemorrhage / Q000517:prevention & control; D006801:Humans; D008297:Male; D008875:Middle Aged; D009298:Nasal Polyps / Q000601:surgery*; D011183:Postoperative Complications / Q000517:prevention & control*; D012852:Sinusitis / Q000601:surgery*