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Korean Journal of Otorhinolaryngology-Head and Neck Surgery 1995;38(10): 1536-41. |
Complications and Recurrence Following Microscopic Intranasal Ethmoidectomy in Chronic Sinusitis with Nasal Polyp |
In Yong Park, MD, Joo-Heon Yoon, Kyung Su Kim, MD, Jeung-Gweon Lee, MD, Sang Hoon Kang, and Chang Hyun Cho, MD |
Department of Otorhinolaryngology, Yonsei University, College of Medicine, Seoul, Korea |
비용이 동반된 만성부비동염에서 수술현미경을 이용한 비내 사골동수술후 합병증 및 재발 |
박인용 · 윤주헌 · 김경수 · 이정권 · 강상훈 · 조창현 |
연세대학교 의과대학 이비인후과학교실 |
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ABSTRACT |
Microscopic intranasal ethmoidectomy has the advantages of stereoscopic and magnified view, operator’s both hands free for surgery and greater familiarity. A retrospective study was done on 371 patients(591 noses) of chronic sinusitis with nasal polyp to analyze the recurrence and complications after microscopic intranasal ethmoidectomy. As the procedure combined with ethmoidectomy, there were 93 cases of sphenoidotomy, which was the commonest. Twenty-four cases(4.1%) had to receive additional operation due to the recurrence, and the recurrence rate was much higher in the group of previous operations and the cases of the removed middle turbinates. Minor complicatios occurred in 21 cases(3.6%), among which the commonest one was the periorbital ecchymosis. 6 cases showed major complications(1%), among which the commonest one was the CSF rhinorrhea(4 cases). As the factors associated with major complications, the operation done by staffs and the cases of the preserved middle turbinates showed significantly lower rate of major complications. Our results suggest that two factors are considered to be very important in order to reduce the major complications. First, surgeons should be careful for surgery in patients underwent ethmoidectomy previously. Second, residents should be intensively trained regarding the detailed surgical anatomy of nasal sinuses and the skillful surgical technique before starting the intranasal ethmoidectomy.
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Keywords:
Microscopic intranasal ethmoidectomyㆍComplicationㆍRecurrence. |
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