Patient had a successful, uneventful 6 sinus balloon dilation with septoplasty procedure.1-2 hours post procedures and prior to discharge, patient experienced drainage of clear, pinkish fluid from his nose.Drainage stopped after 1 hour, and md returned to surgery center to evaluate for a possible csf leak.No clear fluid was present during surgery and md could not locate csf leak or source of drainage.Md noted bleeding from the middle turbinate and performed a middle turbinate reduction with ethmoidectomy.Patient was given oral antibiotics and steroids, and kept for two nights for observation.No further complications were noted and the patient was discharged to home.
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