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The results of a postal questionnaire indicate an exponential rise in the practice of functional endoscopic sinus surgery (FESS) in the UK and a major complication rate of 0.23%. Cerebrospinal fluid leak was the most common serious complication accounting for 24 of the 36 reports.
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