General Surgery Basics Flashcards
What is a fistula?
Abnormal connection between two epithelial surfaces
What is a Hartmann’s procedure?
Proctosigmoidectomy - removal of the rectosigmoid colon with closure of the anorectal stump and formation of a colostomy.
What is an anterior section?
Removal of the rectum.
What is a Whipple’s procedure?
Pancreatoduodonectomy
removal of pancreas, duodenum, gall bladder and bile duct.
What are the different types of surgical incision?
What is a Mercedez-Benz incision used for?
What is a Chevron incision used for?
What is a midline incision used for?
What is a paramedian incision used for?
What is a hockey stick incision used for?
What type of incisions are used for appendix surgery?
Battle incision - vertically down the abdomen to site of appendix
Mcberney incision
Lanz incision
What is a Pfannensteil incision?
What are the different types of diathermy?
Examples of absorbable suture
Examples of non-absorbable sutures?
Silk, nylon and polypropylene
Used for closing the skin by interrupted or mattress suture technqiue.
Fixing surgical drains.
Used for repairing tendons.
What checks are carried out on the WHO surgical safety checklist?
Patients name
DOB
Surgical procedure carried out - anatomical location
Allergies
including other items that should be checked at least 3 times during the procedure.
How does Budd-Chiari syndrome present?
A sudden onset of abdominal pain, ascites and tender hepatomegaly.
What is Budd-Chiari syndrome?
What is the gold standard diagnosis?
Hepatic vein thrombosis diagnosed with abdominal USS with doppler flow studies
Risk factors of gall stones?
Sudden weight loss
Oral contraception
Increasing age
Family history
Crohn’s disease
