CSOM: Management and Complications
- Previous year questions on CSOM: Management and Complications for NEET PG (National Eligibility cum Entrance Test - Postgraduate), from the ENT section of the exam.
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- 156 live questions in CSOM: Management and Complications.
- 1 of 156 questions carries a verified exam year: 2018.
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- Question set last updated 5 Sept 2026.
Q1."Luc's abscess" is
- AAbscess over temporal region✓ Correct answer
- BAbscess involving external auditory canal
- CAbscess over mastoid
- DAbscess along sternomastoid muscle
Q2.Gradenigo&;s syndrome is characterized by all except
- ARetro orbital pain
- BAbducent nerve involvement
- CConductive deafness
- DPositive Griesinger sign✓ Correct answer
Q3.In radical mastoidectomy all the following are done except
- ALowering of facial ridge
- BMucosa and middle ear muscles are removed
- CAll the ossicles are removed except the stapes foot plate
- DMaintains patency of eustachian tube✓ Correct answer
Q4.Which of the following is not a component of Gradenigo's syndrome?
- ADeep seated orbital pain
- BGreisinger sign positive✓ Correct answer
- CAbducent nerve palsy
- DDischarge from ear
Q5.Tobey-Ayer test is done for:
- AAcantholysis
- BHemoglobinuria
- CKetosis
- DLateral sinus thrombosis✓ Correct answer
Q6.Gradenigo's triad is caused due to the involvement of
- AAbducent nerve✓ Correct answer
- BFacial nerve
- COptic nerve
- DOcculomotor nerve
Q7.Most common nerve damaged in CSOM is
- AIII
- BVII✓ Correct answer
- CII
- DVI
Q8.The treatment of choice for atticoantral variety of CSOM is:
- AMastoidectomy✓ Correct answer
- BMedical management
- CUnderlay myringoplasty
- DInsertion of ventilation tube
Q9.False about gradenigo's syndrome-
- ARetrobulbar pain
- BOtitis media
- CFacial palsy✓ Correct answer
- DPetrositis
Q10.A patient with h/o right ear discharge undergoes mastoidectomy but now he presents with vertigo and deafness. Diagnosis is:
- ALabyrinthitis✓ Correct answer
- BThrombophlebitis
- CTemporal lobe abscess
- DMastoiditis
Answer key
Q1: A. Abscess over temporal region; Q2: D. Positive Griesinger sign; Q3: D. Maintains patency of eustachian tube; Q4: B. Greisinger sign positive; Q5: D. Lateral sinus thrombosis; Q6: A. Abducent nerve; Q7: B. VII; Q8: A. Mastoidectomy; Q9: C. Facial palsy; Q10: A. Labyrinthitis.
Other topics in ENT
- Ear Embryology and Congenital Malformations
- External Ear Anatomy
- Middle Ear Anatomy
- Mastoid Anatomy
- Inner Ear Anatomy
- External Ear Disease
- Middle Ear Disease
- CSOM Types and Cholesteatoma
- Otosclerosis
- Meniere's Disease
- Vertigo and Vestibular Disorders
- Tumours of the Ear
- Facial Nerve Anatomy
- Facial Nerve Palsy and Related Disorders
- Eustachian Tube
- Hearing Physiology and Tuning Fork Tests
- Audiometry and Special Hearing Tests
- Deafness and Hearing Rehabilitation
- Nasal Anatomy
- Paranasal Sinus Anatomy
- Nasal and Sinus Physiology
- Epistaxis
- Congenital and Acquired Nasal Disorders
- Rhinitis
- Nasal Septal Disorders and Polyposis
- Nasal and Facial Injuries
- Tumours of the Nose and PNS
- Sinusitis and Related Complications
- Pharyngeal Anatomy and Physiology
- Adenoids
- Tonsils
- Pharyngeal Abscesses
- Nasopharyngeal Angiofibroma
- Nasopharyngeal Carcinoma
- Laryngeal Anatomy and Physiology
- Stridor and Congenital Laryngeal Anomalies
- Disorders of Voice and Speech
- Laryngeal Carcinoma
- Tracheostomy and Foreign Bodies of the Air and Food Passages
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