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Outcome of computer-assisted surgery in patients with chronic rhinosinusitis

Published online by Cambridge University Press:  11 December 2009

S A Mueller  and
M Caversaccio
S A Mueller
Affiliation:
Department of General Surgery, Spital Oberengadin, Samedan, Switzerland
M Caversaccio*
Affiliation:
University Clinic of ENT, Head and Neck Surgery, Inselspital Berne, Switzerland
*
Address for correspondence: Dr Marco Caversaccio, Deputy Chairman, University Clinic of ENT, Head and Neck Surgery, Inselspital Berne, Freiburgstrasse, 3010 Berne, Switzerland. Fax: +41 31 632 49 00 E-mail: marco.caversaccio@insel.ch
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Abstract

Objective:

To compare the complication rates and outcome of computer-assisted versus non-computer-assisted functional endoscopic sinus surgery.

Methods:

We reviewed retrospectively the medical records of 276 patients who had undergone sinus surgery for chronic rhinosinusitis with (n = 108) or without (n = 168) computer assistance, from 1996 to 2004, to determine the incidence of complications and need for revision surgery.

Results:

The incidence of complications was 6.5 per cent in the computer-assisted group and 6.0 per cent in the non-computer-assisted group (p = 1.00). In the computer-assisted group, 9.2 per cent needed revision surgery, compared with 10.7 per cent in the non-assisted group (p = 0.84).

Conclusions:

Although our study found no significant difference in complications or revision rates, computer-assisted surgery serves as an important orientation aid during functional endoscopic sinus surgery.

Keywords

Surgery, Computer-AssistedEndoscopySinusitisIntraoperative Complications

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The Journal of Laryngology & Otology , Volume 124 , Issue 5 , May 2010 , pp. 500 - 504
Copyright
Copyright © JLO (1984) Limited 2009

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