MAJOR COMPLICATIONS OF FUNCTIONAL ENDOSCOPIC SINUS SURGERY

Authors
CUMBERWORTH VL SUDDERICK RM MACKAY IS
Citation
Vl. Cumberworth et al., MAJOR COMPLICATIONS OF FUNCTIONAL ENDOSCOPIC SINUS SURGERY, Clinical otolaryngology and allied sciences, 19(3), 1994, pp. 248-253
Citations number
30
Categorie Soggetti
Otorhinolaryngology
Journal title
Clinical otolaryngology and allied sciences → ACNP
ISSN journal
03077772
Volume
19
Issue
3
Year of publication
1994
Pages
248 - 253
Database
ISI
SICI code
0307-7772(1994)19:3<248:MCOFES>2.0.ZU;2-6
Abstract
The results of a postal questionnaire indicate an exponential rise in the practice of functional endoscopic sinus surgery (FESS) in the UK a nd a major complication rate of 0.23%. Cerebrospinal fluid leak was th e most common serious complication accounting for 24 of the 36 reports .