Surgical Anatomy Pearls, Chapter17 P103-107 Flashcards
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What is the drainage of the left testicular vein?
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Left renal vein
What is the drainage of the right testicular vein?
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IVC
What is Gerota’s fascia?
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Fascia surrounding the kidney
What are the prominent collateral circulations seen in portal hypertension?
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Esophageal varices, hemorrhoids (inferior hemorrhoidal vein to internal iliac vein), patent umbilical vein (caput medusa),
and retroperitoneal vein via lumbar tributaries
What parts of the GI tract are retroperitoneal?
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Most of the duodenum, the ascending colon, the descending colon, and the pancreas
What is the gubernaculum?
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Embryologic structure that adheres the testes to the scrotal sac; used to help manipulate the testes during indirect
hernia repair
Which artery bleeds in bleeding duodenal ulcers?
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Gastroduodenal artery
What is the name of the lymph nodes between the
pectoralis minor and major muscles?
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Rotter’s lymph nodes
Is the left vagus nerve anterior or posterior?
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Anterior; remember that the esophagus rotates during development
What is Morrison’s pouch?
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Hepatorenal recess; the most posterior cavity within the peritoneal cavity
Give the locations of thefollowing structures:
1. Foregut
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Mouth to ampulla of Vater
- Midgut
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Ampulla of Vater to distal third of transverse colon
- Hindgut
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Distal third of transverse colon to the anus
Where are the blood vessels on a rib?
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Vein, Artery, and Nerve (VAN) are underneath the rib (thus, place chest tubes and thoracentesis needles above the rib!)
What is the order of the femoral vessels?
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Femoral vein is medial to the femoral artery (Think: “NAVEL” for the order of the right femoral vessels—Nerve, Artery, Vein, Empty space, Lymphatics)
What is Hesselbach’s triangle?
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The area bordered by:
- Inguinal ligament
- Epigastric vessels
- Lateral border of the rectus sheath
What nerve is located on top of the spermatic cord?
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Ilioinguinal nerve
What is Calot’s triangle?
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The area bordered by: 1. Cystic duct 2. Common hepatic duct 3. Cystic artery (Pronounced “kal-ohs”)
What is Calot’s node?
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Lymph node found in Calot’s triangle
What separates the right and left lobes of the liver?
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Cantle’s line—a line drawn from the IVC to just left of the gallbladder fossa
What is the gastrinoma triangle?
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Triangle where 90% of gastrinomas are located, bordered by:
- Junction of the second and third portions of the duodenum
- Cystic duct
- Pancreatic neck
Which artery is responsible for anterior spinal syndrome?
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Artery of Adamkiewicz
Where is McBurney’s point?
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One third the distance from the anterior superior iliac spine to the umbilicus (estimate of the position of the appendix)
How can you find the appendix after you find the cecum?
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Trace the taeniae back as they converge on the origin of the appendix