Title of article
Complication of Conventional Septoplasty
Author/Authors
Ahmady Roozbahany, Navid Hearing Disorders Research Center - Shahid Beheshti University of Medical Sciences , Khajavi, Mahdi Hearing Disorders Research Center - Shahid Beheshti University of Medical Sciences , Abbaszadeh, Hojjat - allah Department of Biology and Anatomical Sciences - Shahid Beheshti University of Medical Sciences
Pages
4
From page
1
To page
4
Abstract
Background: Septoplasty is one of the most commonly performed operations with several complications.
Purpose: To categorize and demonstrate the probability of the occurrence of septoplasty complications.
Methods: Three hundred and twelve patients who underwent septoplasty in Loghman Hakim general hospital,
Tehran, Iran, were followed up for 6 months and evaluated for probable post-operative complications.
Results: The most common complication was remained deviation, which was observed in 26.2% of patients
followed by synechiae and perforations. There was no case of serious and life threatening complications.
Conclusion: Septoplasty has both aesthetic and functional complication. However, meticulous and careful surgery
can prevent most of them
Keywords
Septoplasty , Post-operative , Complication
Journal title
Astroparticle Physics
Serial Year
2015
Record number
2419544
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