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SB82 Esophagus - loosely taken from Fiser's ABSITE review

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The source of major blood supply to the esophagus _____________   Vessels off the aorta  
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The esophageal wall lacks this layer ___________   Serosa  
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This artery supplies the cervical esophagus _____________ ____________   Inferior thyroid  
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These two arteries supply the abdominal esophagus ______________   Left gastric and inferior phrenic  
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This branch of the right vagus nerve can cause persistently high post-op acid levels if left undivided during a vagotomy ________________   Criminal nerve of Grassi  
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Which portion of the vagus nerve travels on the anterior portion of the stomach (right / left)? _________   Left  
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Where does the thoracic duct cross from left to right in the chest?   At the upper 1/3 of the mediastinum  
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What is the muscle delineating the upper esophageal sphincter? ____________   Cricopharyngeus  
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What nerve innervated the UES? _______________   Recurrent laryngeal nerve  
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What is the most common site of esophageal perforation? __________________   Cricopharyngeus  
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What mediates the relaxation of the LES? ______________   Inhibitory neurons  
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What side is the appropriate approach to the cervical esophagus? _________   Left  
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Which portion of the esophagus should you approach from the right? _____________   Upper 2/3 thoracic esophagus  
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What is the diagnostic procedure of choice for dysphagia or odynophagia? ______________   Barium swallow  
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What esophageal disease is caused by iron deficiency? _________________   Plummer-Vinson  
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False diverticula usually lie in this orientation _________   Posterior  
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This type of false diverticulum is caused by increased pressure during swallowing _________   Zenker’s  
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What is the treatment for Zenker’s diverticulum? ________________   Cricopharyngeal myotomy with or without resection of diverticulum  
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What are the causes of traction diverticulum? _________________   Inflammation, granulomatous disease, tumor  
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Where in the esophagus is a traction diverticulum usually found? ___________   Mid-thoracic  
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What is a common cause of epiphrenic diverticulum? ________________   Esophageal dysmotility disorders  
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What is the treatment of epiphrenic diverticulum? __________   Diverticulectomy and long esophageal myotomy opposite  
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What are two medical treatments for achalasia? ___________   Calcium channel blocker, nitrates  
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What infectious organism can cause symptoms similar to achalasia? ______________   Trypanosoma cruzi  
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What differentiates diffuse esophageal spasm from achalasia?   DES has normal LES tone; in achalasia the tone is increased  
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For which esophageal dysmotility disorder is a Heller myotomy more effective? ___________   Achalasia  
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In this disease, fibrous replacement of esophageal smooth muscle causes dysphagia and loss of LES tone __________________   Scleroderma  
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What is the most common cause of dysphagia following a Nissen? ___________   Wrap is too tight  
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The key maneuver in a Nissen is identification of the ________________   Left crura  
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This operation involves stapling a portion of the stomach into a “new” esophagus when the esophagus is not long enough to pull into the abdomen ______________   Collis gastroplasty  
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What is the initial medical therapy for GERD and for how long? ___________________   Omeprazole for 12 weeks  
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This most common hiatal hernia is due to dilation of the hiatus ____________   Type I (sliding) hernia  
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Type II hiatal hernias are in this location _________________   Paraesophageal  
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What is the risk of leaving a Type II hiatal hernia unrepaired? ______________   Incarceration  
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This condition is characterized by short episodes of dysphagia following rapid swallowing, and often has an associated sliding hernia ______________   Schatzki’s ring  
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What is the treatment of Schatzki’s ring? ___________   Dilation  
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Severe Barrett’s esophagus is an indication for what treatment? _____________   Esophagectomy  
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Esophageal cancer spreads along this route _______________   Submucosal lymphatic channels  
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If you are trying to determine whether or not an esophageal cancer is unresectable, what do you order? _______________   Chest/abd CT  
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Where does an esophageal adenocarcinoma usually occur? ____________   Lower 1/3  
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Is esophageal cancer that has spread to the supraclavicular node resectable or unresectable? ______________   Unresectable  
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What is the primary blood supply to the stomach after using it to replace the esophagus? _________________   Right gastroepiploic  
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Chemotherapy for esophageal cancer includes these two medications ____________ and ___________________   5-FU and cisplatin  
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The most common benign tumor of the esophagus ____________   Leiomyoma  
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The location within the esophageal wall of leiomyomas ____________   Submucosa  
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Why do you refrain from biopsying leiomyomas?   Scar that forms may make resection difficult  
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Criteria for operating on esophageal leiomyomas   Size greater than 5 cm, or symptomatic  
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Treatment of leiomyomas   Thoracotomy and enucleation  
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Diagnostic test for leiomyoma ___________   Esophagram, then endoscopy to rule out cancer  
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Most common location of esophageal polyps ________________   Cervical esophagus  
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Caustic esophageal injury: What kind causes liquefaction? __________________   Alkali  
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What type of caustic esophageal injury is more likely to cause cancer? _________   Alkali  
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What part of the GI tract is most injured by acid ingestion? ______________   Stomach  
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What is the treatment for tertiary esophageal caustic injury? _____________   Esophagectomy  
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What modality do you use to follow caustic esophageal injuries?   Gastrografin followed by thin barium swallow on hospital day 2-3  
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Criteria for non-surgical management of esophageal perforations   Contained perforation on contrast study, self-draining, no systemic effects  
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What are the potential treatments for non-contained esophageal perforations?   Primary repair with drains and intercostal muscle flap if <24 hours since injury; otherwise cervical esophagostomy, washout and chest tubes  
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What incision on the esophagus do you perform to assess the extent of esophageal injury? _________   Longitudinal myotomy  
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What esophageal condition is caused by forceful vomiting, and characterized by severe chest pain, with eventual finding of perforation? _____________________   Boerhaave’s syndrome  
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Where is the most common location of perforation in Boerhaave’s syndrome? _______________   Left lateral wall of the esophagus at T8 level  
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Mediastinal crunching on auscultation of patient with Boerhaave’s syndrome also known as _________________   Hartmann’s sign  
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