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Endoscopic Sinus Surgery: Indications and Complications | ||
| Medical Journal of Tikrit | ||
| Article 1, Volume 19, Issue 1, 2013, Pages 89-94 | ||
| Author | ||
| Haitham Abdul-Malik Alnori | ||
| Abstract | ||
| Objectives: The aim of the present study is to assess the spectrum of paranasal sinus diseases which can be treated by endoscopic sinus surgery and to determine the complications of this surgery. Aims of the study: The aims of this study is to assess the spectrum of paranasal sinus diseases which can be treated by endoscopic sinus surgery and to determine the complications of this surgery. Patients and Methods: This is a retrospective analysis of 78 patients who underwent endoscopic sinus surgery for different paranasal sinus conditions. The study was carried out at Al-Jumhori Teaching Hospital/ Mosul- IRAQ from March 2009 to March 2012. Results: Indications for ESS were bilateral ethmoidal polyps in 39 patients (50 %), chronic sinusitis in 21 patients (26.9 %) and antrochoanal polyp in 16 patients (20.5 %). There was one patient with frontal sinus polyp and another patient with sphenoid sinus polyp. The most common minor complication of ESS was crustations (28.2%). There was no major complication in our series. Conclusion: Endoscopic sinus surgery is reliable method for treatment of many nasal diseases with acceptable incidence of minor complications. | ||
| Keywords | ||
| Endoscopic sinus surgery; complications of ESS | ||
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