Surgical complications in combined rhinoplasty and endoscopic sinus surgery

Soraya Fereydooni; Allen Green; Eric X Wei; Monica K Rossi-Meyer; Cherian K Kandathil; Sam P Most

doi:10.1002/alr.23388

Surgical complications in combined rhinoplasty and endoscopic sinus surgery

Int Forum Allergy Rhinol. 2024 Oct;14(10):1638-1642. doi: 10.1002/alr.23388. Epub 2024 Jun 18.

Authors

Soraya Fereydooni^{1

2}, Allen Green³, Eric X Wei⁴, Monica K Rossi-Meyer¹, Cherian K Kandathil¹, Sam P Most¹

Affiliations

¹ Division of Facial Plastic and Reconstructive Surgery, Department of Otolaryngology-Head & Neck Surgery, Stanford University School of Medicine, Stanford, California, USA.
² Yale School of Medicine, New Haven, Connecticut, USA.
³ Stanford University School of Medicine, Stanford, California, USA.
⁴ Department of Otolaryngology-Head & Neck Surgery, Stanford University School of Medicine, Stanford, California, USA.

PMID: 38894612
DOI: 10.1002/alr.23388

Abstract

Complications in combined surgery are equivalent to ESS but are higher than rhinoplasty alone. The most common complications are pneumonia, stroke, and epistaxis. Rhinoplasty surgeries with graft use have a higher risk of complications.

Keywords: Endoscopic sinus surgery; Rhinoplasty; combined approach.

MeSH terms

Endoscopy* / adverse effects
Humans
Paranasal Sinuses* / surgery
Postoperative Complications* / etiology
Rhinoplasty* / adverse effects