Head and Neck Surgery — Flashcards

Flashcard 11: Incision should always be _____ in Parapharyngeal abscess and Ludwig's angina

Answer: external

Flashcard 12: In case of _____, Tracheostomy is done at the level of 1st ring(s)

Answer: CA Larynx

Flashcard 13: _____ haemorrhage - occurs between a period of 5th to 10th day after tonsillar surgery

Answer: Secondary

Flashcard 14: _____ surgery involves removal of the bone adjacent to the nasolacrimal sac and suturing the lacrimal sac with the lateral nasal mucosa

Answer: Dacryocystorhinostomy (DCR)

Flashcard 15: _____ classification is used for fractures of the mandible.

Answer: Dingman

Flashcard 16: Pott puffy tumor is an osteomyelitis of the _____ bone, usually seen as a complication of frontal sinusitis

Answer: frontal

Flashcard 17: _____ classification which includes 3 types is used for fractures of maxilla.

Answer: Le Fort

Flashcard 18: Which dental charting system uses symbolic brackets to denote quadrants (e.g., ┘, └) followed by a number or letter for the tooth?

Answer: Palmer's system (Palmer notation)

Flashcard 19: Definitive treatment of choice for securing a ruptured intracranial aneurysm (SAH) is _____.

Answer: Endovascular coiling

Extra: Endovascular coiling is currently preferred over surgical clipping for most aneurysms causing subarachnoid hemorrhage (SAH), as trials (like ISAT) have shown better functional outcomes. Surgical clipping remains an important alternative, especially for middle cerebral artery (MCA) aneurysms or those not amenable to endovascular techniques.

Flashcard 20: In subtype 2 of modified radical neck dissection, what structures are preserved?_____

Answer: SAN and IJV