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Endoscopic Septoplasty with Limited Two-line Resection: Minimally Invasive Surgery for Septal Deviation
Published on: June 20, 2018
A rare complication of septorhinoplasty
1Deptartment of ENT-HNS, College of Medicine, King Saud University , Riyadh, Saudi Arabia; and ENT Department, King Abdulaziz University Hospital, King Saud University, Riyadh, Saudi Arabia.
Summary:
Septoplasty and septorhinoplasty are common procedures. A 28-year-old woman underwent the procedure and presented postoperatively with headache and vomiting and had developed a large pneumocephalus. We describe the case in detail and analyze the possible causes and ways to prevent such a complication.
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