Torrential bleed during tonsillectomy is due to: (A) Facial aery, (B) Tonsilar aery, (C) Paratonsillar vein, (D) None
Answer is C. Generally bleeding occurs due to injury to aeries but in tonsillectomy it&;s mainly due to paratonsillar vein. 2- Paratonsillar vein. Ref: Dhingra 7e pg 489.