Reconstructive

912) Which of the following represents THE BEST course of action after a deep puncture knife wound to Zone III of the neck with swelling and hematoma at the level of puncture entry? The patient is an hemodynamically stable 22 year old male?

A. Direct laryngoscopy and Ba swallow
B. Chest and lateral neck X-rays
C. CT of neck and base of skull
D. Neck exploration
E. Angiography




REFERENCES & ANSWER



Stewart M. G.: Penetrating Face and Neck Trauma, in Chapter 68 in Head and Neck Surgery-Otolaryngology, Third Edition, (Bailey B. J., editor), 2001, pp.813-821

Stewart M. G.: Penetrating Face and Neck Trauma, in Chapter 72 in Head and Neck Surgery-Otolaryngology, Third Edition, (Bailey B. J., editor), 2006, pp. 1017-1026



912) E                 Angiography