RESUMEN

Endoscopic sinus surgery is one of the most litigated areas in otolaryngology. Physicians typically receive little education regarding medicolegal issues during training and may find themselves in an unfamiliar territory during litigation. This article reviews the scope of the problem and provides strategies to improve patient care and mitigate medicolegal risk in endoscopic sinus surgery.

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Endoscopía/legislación & jurisprudencia , Procedimientos Quirúrgicos Otorrinolaringológicos/legislación & jurisprudencia , Senos Paranasales/cirugía , Comunicación , Documentación , Endoscopía/efectos adversos , Humanos , Consentimiento Informado , Mala Praxis , Registros Médicos , Procedimientos Quirúrgicos Otorrinolaringológicos/efectos adversos , Relaciones Médico-Paciente , Revelación de la Verdad