title: Destructive complication due to the use of a microdebrider: a case report.
abstract: Microdebriders are powered tools used in ear, nose, and throat surgeries. In this case, a use of a microdebrider in a patient who underwent revision endoscopic sinus surgery for nasal polyposis resulted in a destructive complication, namely a large skull base defect.
authors.affiliation: 1st Ear Nose Throat-Head Neck Surgery Clinic, Sişli Etfal Teaching and Research Hospital, Istanbul, Turkey.
authors.forename: S
authors.initials: S
authors.lastname: Civelek
authors.forename: I
authors.initials: I
authors.lastname: Sayin
authors.forename: A
authors.initials: A
authors.lastname: Yilmaz
authors.forename: S
authors.initials: S
authors.lastname: Turgut
mesh_terms: D003646:Debridement / Q000009:adverse effects* / Q000295:instrumentation*; D004724:Endoscopy / Q000295:instrumentation*; D004867:Equipment Design; D006801:Humans; D008297:Male; D008875:Middle Aged; D009298:Nasal Polyps / Q000601:surgery*; D013517:Otorhinolaryngologic Surgical Procedures / Q000295:instrumentation*; D011859:Radiography; D012086:Reoperation; D012852:Sinusitis / Q000000981:diagnostic imaging