Hepatic Portal System

Question 1

If a patient has esophageal varicies, what procedure is used to fix it?

Answer 1

TIPS procedure
Transjugular intrahepatic portosystemic shunting
Stent is placed by going through jugular vein all the way to portal v

Question 2

Hemorrhoids are painful if…..

Answer 2

it happens in lower 1/3 of anal canal below the pectinate line
Somatic innervation causes dull aching somatic pain