The safely of doing limited endoscopic sinus surgery without CT scan guidance

Abstract

To assess the safety of performing limited endoscopic sinus surgery (E.S.S.) in the absence of CT scans facilities. A prospective case-series study. ENT department, Al-Jamhori Teaching hospital during the period of March 2006 to August 2007. Seventy-three (73) patients underwent endoscopic sinus surgery. Plain sinus X-ray was the main radiological investigation because of the lack of CT scan facilities. Major complications, namely hemorrhage requiring legation or orbital decompression, intracranial injury, optic nerve injury and cerebrospinal fluid (C.S.F.) leak were not reported in any patient. We conclude that limited E.S.S. can be safely performed in the absence of CT scan facilities.