Okhovvat A, Yaghoubi Hamgini M, Hashemi SM, Abtahi SH, Nemati SH. Evaluation of Two Facial Nerve LandmarksFrequency in Parotidectomy. IrJNS. 2017; 2(4): 6-8. Published online at: March, 30, 2017, Corrected after print atNov 19, 2018. In the version of this article initially published, one of the authors (Shadman Nemati) is missed. The error hasbeen corrected in the HTML and PDF versions of the article. This article is a product of a research project which was conducted with co-operation of Rhino-sinus, Ear and SkullBase Diseases Research Center, Guilan University of Medical Sciences and Department of Otolaryngology-Headand Neck Surgery, Isfahan University of Medical Sciences; and the authors acknowledge that this paper is only theresults of the Isfahan center and the other findings of the colleagues in Rhino-sinus, Ear and Skull Base DiseasesResearch Center of Guilan will be published in future.

Introduction: Septorhinoplasty is one of the most common cosmetic procedures in Iran. Intracranial complications such asmeningitis, cerebrospinal fluid (CSF) rhinorrhea, pneumocephalus, and damage to the skull’ s base are rare, but potential lifethreateningcomplications are associated with such procedures, though very few cases of intracranial complications after septorhinoplastyhave been reported. Case Presentation: A 29-year-old woman was admitted to a limited surgery clinic in Tehran, Iran in 2015 for septorhinoplasty, and4 days post-operation she complained of headache, drowsiness, and CSF rhinorrhea. The patient’ s surgical complications includeda skull base fracture, pneumocephalus, and an epidural hematoma. Conclusions: Prevention of life-threatening complications following septorhinoplasty is important. Prevention, early detection, and appropriate treatment of intracranial complications will result in fewer catastrophic outcomes. To prevent damage to the skullbase and other cerebral complications, it is necessary that surgeons use a suitable technique, understand appropriate anatomicalinformation, maintain awareness of possible anatomic variations, and practice gentle manipulation of the ethmoid roof.

Day surgery (also called ambulatory or outpatient surgery), the practice of performing surgery without an overnight hospital stay, is not new- indeed it can trace its origins back to the early 1900s (1, 2)- but it only really became popular from about the 1980s. North America, the United Kingdom and Northern Europe were amongst some of the earliest advocates, but the practice has since spread far wider.Experience from North America suggests that 70- 80% of all elective surgeries may be possible on a day case basis and the United Kingdom is rapidly approaching these levels.