Elective nasal polypectomy is usually a low risk procedure. Rarely complications may develop that can be fatal.
Reasons for death following nasal polypectomy:
(1) perforation of the cribriform plate with:
(1a) intracranial hemorrhage
(1b) CSF leak and risk of meningitis
(1c) subdural or epidural abscess
(2) uncontrolled extracranial hemorrhage
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Specialty: Clinical Laboratory, Otolaryngology
