Thursday, April 22, 2010

321-330 MCQ in Facial Plastic and Reconstructive Surgery

321-330

321) Which of the following statements is TRUE regarding the Bilobed Flap seen in the drawing below? Click the picture to enlarge image.

A. It has a total rotation angle of approximately 180 degrees.
B. It is suitable for tip and columella defects.
C. Its major advantage is less pin-cushioning compared its counterpart.
D. The tissue undermining is only in the subdermal plane.
E. It will leave circular scars that will blend easily with nasal subunits.

322) When is an elective otoplasty MOST commonly performed?

A. At 4 years of age
B. At 6 years of age
C. At 9 years of age
D. At 12 years of age
E. At 18 years of age

323) Which of following statements regarding facial flaps survival is FALSE?

A. Delaying the flap involves incising the borders and leaving it “in situ” for 2 weeks.
B. Hyperbaric oxygen has a proven beneficial effect on facial flaps with arterial ischemia.
C. Most common vascular problems in facial flaps are due to congestion.
D. Medicinal leeches are beneficial when arterial ischemia is present.
E. Hyperbaric oxygen has a proven beneficial effect on congested facial flaps.

324) Which of following aesthetic nasal subunits is BEST resurfaced using a melolabial interpolation flap?

A. Lobule
B. Ala
C. Dorsum
D. Sidewall
E. Columella

325) Which of the following statements is the MOST appropriate from a mature and responsible patient with realistic expectations?

A. My nose is too big, I would like it to be smaller.
B. I trust you. Anything that you feel necessary is fine with me.
C. My wife wants me to have surgery to improve the appearance of my nose.
D. I trust you. You are the greatest plastic surgeon in town.
E. I want the surgery to be performed prior to my wedding.

326) Which of the following operative techniques is NOT useful in order to correct nasal valve collapse (widen the valve angle)?

A. Spreader Grafts
B. Flaring Sutures
C. Butterfly Grafts
D. Internal Dermal Grafts
E. Allar Battens Grafts

327) The MOST common cause of a “twisted” nose is?

A. Trauma
B. Iatrogenic
C. Congenital
D. Cocaine use
E. Infection

328) Which area of the nose is IDEAL for Alloplastic Implant placement?

A. Tip
B. Dorsum
C. Ala
D. Sill
E. Columella

329) A 21 year old male patient has a significant "S" shaped naso-septal deformity due to a motor vehicle accident. There is displacement of nasal bones, upper lateral cartilages and septum. Which of the following is the LEAST useful in order to correct the problem?

A. Septoplasty technique using the external approach
B. Use of bilateral spreader cartilage grafts
C. Use of bilateral septo-mucoperichondral elevation
D. Evaluation of the internal nasal valve preoperatively
E. Killian, hemitransfixion and closed approach

330) Which of the following metallic implants is the BEST tolerated and has the greatest MRI compatibility?

A. Stainless steel
B. Vitalium
C. Titanium
D. Cobalt
E. Nickel



ANSWERS & REFERENCES



321) C     Its major advantage is less pin-cushioning compared its counterpart.

Park S.S.: Local and Regional Cutaneous Flaps, Chapter 44, in Facial Plastic and Reconstructive Surgery (Papel, editor), Thieme, Second Edition, pp. 539-540, 2002

Park S.S.: Local and Regional Cutaneous Flaps, Chapter 54, in Facial Plastic and Reconstructive Surgery (Papel, editor), Thieme, Third Edition, pp. 721-743, 2009

322) B     At 6 years of age

Cheney M.L., Rounds M: Otoplasty in Facial Plastic Surgery Clinics of North America, Vol. 5 Number 4, p. 319, Nov. 1997

http://emedicine.medscape.com/article/1290275-overview

http://emedicine.medscape.com/article/839886-overview

323) D     Medicinal leeches are beneficial when arterial ischemia is present.

Park S.S.: Local and Regional Cutaneous Flaps, Chapter 44, in Facial Plastic and Reconstructive Surgery (Papel, editor), Thieme, Second Edition, pp. 539-540, 2002

Park S.S.: Local and Regional Cutaneous Flaps, Chapter 54, in Facial Plastic and Reconstructive Surgery (Papel, editor), Thieme, Third Edition, pp. 721-743, 2009

324) B     Ala

Leach J.: Reconstruction of Nasal Tissue Deficits, A Self-Instructional Package, American Academy of Otolaryngology-Head and Neck Surgery Foundation, Inc., 1998, pp.40

Baker S.: Major Nasal Reconstruction, Chapter 49 in Facial Plastic and Reconstructive Surgery, (Papel, editor) Thieme, Second Edition, 2002, p.p. 611-612

325) A     My nose is too big, I would like it to be smaller.

Holt G. R.: Septorhinoplasty, Form Versus Function, Rhinoplasty and Septoplasty (Park S. S., Holt G.R, editors), Part I, Otolaryngologic Clinics of North America, Vol. 32, No. 1, Feb. 1999, pp. 8-14

326) D     Internal Dermal Grafts

Schlosser R. J., Park S. S.: Functional Nasal Surgery, Rhinoplasty and Septoplasty (Park S. S., Holt G.R, editors), Part I, Otolaryngologic Clinics of North America, Vol. 32, No. 1, Feb. 1999, pp. 42-49

Papel I. D.: Surgery of the Middle Vault, Chapter 43 in Facial Plastic and Reconstructive Surgery, (Papel, editor) Thieme, Third Edition, 2009, p.p. 555-561

327) A     Trauma

Terkonda R. P., Sykes J. M.: Repairing the Twisted Nose, Rhinoplasty and Septoplasty (Park S. S., Holt G.R, editors), Part I, Otolaryngologic Clinics of North America, Vol. 32, No. 1, Feb. 1999, pp. 53-54

328) B     Dorsum

Lovice D. B., Mingrone M.D., Toriumi D. M: Grafts and Implants in Rhinoplasty and Nasal Reconstruction, Rhinoplasty and Septoplasty (Park S. S., Holt G.R, editors), Part I, Otolaryngologic Clinics of North America, Vol. 32, No. 1, Feb. 1999, pp. 123-126

329) E     Killian, hemitransfixion and closed approach

Keefe M. A., Cupp C.L.: The Septum in Rhinoplasty, Rhinoplasty and Septoplasty (Park S. S., Holt G.R, editors), Part I, Otolaryngologic Clinics of North America, Vol. 32, No. 1, Feb. 1999, pp. 15-36

330) C     Titanium

Holt G. R.: Grafts and Implants in Facial, Head and Neck Surgery, Chapter 160, Head and Neck Surgery-Otolaryngology (Bailey), Third Edition, Lippincott Williams & Wilkins, 2001, pp. 2023-2024

Holt G. R.: Grafts and Implants in Facial, Head and Neck Surgery, Chapter 160, Head and Neck Surgery-Otolaryngology (Bailey), 4th Edition, Lippincott Williams & Wilkins, 2006, pp. 2345-2356

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