title: An unusual complication of septorhinoplasty: massive subarachnoid hemorrhage.
abstract: Septorhinoplasty is a very common operation in the practice of plastic surgery and otolaryngology. We report a case with massive subarachnoid hemorrhage originating from carotid artery injury, following corrective septorhinoplasty. The carotid rupture is a very rare but life-threatening, major complication of nasal surgery. Therefore, surgeons performing surgery in this area should be very careful and aware of this entity. According to our knowledge, this is the fourth case report of a carotid artery injury following septorhinoplasty, but it is the first bilateral and lethal one in the literature.
authors.affiliation: Department of Neurosurgery, Inönü University Medical Faculty, T. Ozal Medical Center, 44069 Malatya, Turkey.
authors.forename: Ayhan
authors.initials: A
authors.lastname: Koçak
authors.forename: Ali
authors.initials: A
authors.lastname: Gürlek
authors.forename: Ramazan
authors.initials: R
authors.lastname: Kutlu
authors.forename: Osman
authors.initials: O
authors.lastname: Celbiş
authors.forename: N Engin
authors.initials: NE
authors.lastname: Aydn
mesh_terms: D000328:Adult; D020212:Carotid Artery Injuries / Q000000981:diagnostic imaging / Q000209:etiology*; D006801:Humans; D007049:Iatrogenic Disease; D008297:Male; D009300:Nasal Septum / Q000601:surgery; D012225:Rhinoplasty; D013345:Subarachnoid Hemorrhage / Q000000981:diagnostic imaging / Q000209:etiology*; D014057:Tomography, X-Ray Computed