Paeds ENT Flashcards
1
Q
treatment of bat ears
A
pinnaplasty
otoplasty
2
Q
Tonsillectomy indications
A
- SIGN guidelines
- OSA
- malignancy
3
Q
SIGN Guidelines tonsillectomy
A
- recurrent tonsilitis
- disabling tonsilitis
- 7+ in past 1 year
- 5+ in past 2 years
- 3+ in past 3 years
4
Q
general complications of tonsillectomy
A
- bleeding
- nerve damage
- anaesthesia
5
Q
specific complications of tonsillectomy
A
- palatal dysfunction
- scarring
- voice changes
6
Q
NB to do for thyroglossal duct cyst
A
ULTRASOUND– exclude that this isn’t the only thyroid in the patient
7
Q
surgery for thyroglossal duct cyst
A
SISTRUNK SX– excise central portion of thyroid
8
Q
dermoid cyst location
A
midline– DEEP to cervical fascia– thus not mobile
9
Q
be careful with lymph/haemangiomas
A
since may be a/w oral and laryngeal ones as well; without treatment=
- airway
- haemorrhage