Pay attention to nasal complications of endoscopic skull base surgery

Abstract

There are many kinds of complications in endoscopic skull base surgery, among which nasal complications have a long-term or lifelong impact on patients. It helps a lot on reducing complications and improving surgical effect to master nasal anatomical features, indications, and the types, causes and preventive measures of nasal complications in endoscopic skull base surgery from the perspective of otolaryngology. This paper also emphasizes standardized training and anatomical learning of endoscopic skull base surgeons and advocates multi-disciplinary cooperation, so as to raise surgical skills of surgeons and benefit to patients.

DOI: 10.3969/j.issn.1672-6731.2019.03.003