Question: A 21 year old man undergoes septoplasty for left sided nasal obstruction. A quilting suture is used to prevent a postoperative septal hematoma. He contacts the clinic several times after surgery reporting severe nasal tip pain and is prescribed narcotics. What is the most likely etiology?

a) Expected postoperative pain

b) Perpendicular plate of ethmoid fracture

c) Infection

d) Septal hematoma

[Answer will be posted with next week's new question]

Answer to last week's question, “The Right Course of Action” (April 19, 2021)

B - Cross-sectional imaging from skull base to aortic arch