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Duke PA Gastrointestinal Surgery

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implies severe abdominal pain arising rather suddenly and of less than 24 hours duration   acute abdomen  
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pain arising from the foregut (stomach, pancrease, duodenum and biliary tree) localizes to the   epigastrum  
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pain from structures arising from the midgut (small bowel, and right transverse colon) localizes to the   periumbilical region  
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pain from structures arising from the hindgut (left colon, sigmoid colon, rectum) localizes to the   hypogastric region  
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intermittent colicky, poorly localized abdominal pain is found with   GI Tract obstruction  
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steady, well localized pain usually occurs after   perforation, ischemia, inflammation, or hemorrhage  
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classic signs and symptoms are mild fever and focal right lower quadrant pain with rebound tenderness   appendicitis  
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commonly occurs in women between the ages of 40-60 who are overweight and have a previous history of pregnancy   acute cholecystitis  
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patients will have right upper quadrant pain that is accentuated on inspiration, and is accompanied by nausea and vomiting   acute cholecystitis  
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Murphy's sign   acute cholecystitis  
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McBurney point   appendicitis  
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laparoscopic approach has been proven safe in both acute and chronic settings   cholecystitis  
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pain that localizes to right lower quadrant accompanied by anorexia, nausea, and vomiting is classic   appendicitis  
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the normal anatomic position of the appendix   anterior intraperitoneal  
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results in an increased risk of perforation due to delayed diagnosis   hidden position of appendix  
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during the 5th month of pregnancy the appendix may rise as high as the   right upper quadrant  
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in western populations the lifetime risk of appendicitis is __%   7  
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appendicitis is primarily a disease of   adolescents and young adults  
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incidence of ____ declines after age 30   appendicitis  
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____ is seen in approximately 70% of appendicitis cases   obstruction of the appendiceal lumen  
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the appendiceal lumen can be obstructed by   fecaliths, foreign bodies, tumors, parasites, and lymphoid hyperplasia  
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the number of ___ in the vermiform appendix peaks between the ages of 10-30   lymphoid follicles  
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rare causes of appendicitis   diverticula, and duplications  
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after obstruction of the appendiceal lumen ___ continue   mucosal secretions of lining cells  
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___ follows appendiceal obstruction   bacterial overgrowth and increased intraluminal pressure  
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___ which ultimately leads to ulceration, necrosis, gangrene, and perforation   increased intraluminal pressure causes vascular congestion  
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____ alone should make the diagnosis of acute appendicitis in most patients   history and physical exam  
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after 1-12 hours of diffuse mild to moderate pain, appendicitis pain will usually   migrate to the right lower quadrant and become more intense  
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Vomiting and diarrhea may be present in acute appendicitis but ___   are usually not excessive  
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if vomiting precedes abdominal pain or if anorexia is not present ____   the diagnosis of appendicitis should be questioned  
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___ should be present in 75%-85% of all patients with acute appendicitis   fever  
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a temperature will rarely be highter than __ unless the appendix is grossly perforated   38 degrees  
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with appendicitis vital signs are   usually normal with slight tachycardia due to pain, fever, or dehydration  
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patients with acute appendicitis prefer to   lie motionless  
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patients with colicky-type pain may appear   restless  
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palpation of left lower quadrant causing right lower quadrant pain   Rovsing's sign  
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deep palpation of right lower quadrant followed by a sudden release   rebound examination  
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asessing for rebound tenderness can lead to a   false positive  
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a positive ___ sign may indicate an inflamed appendix lying anterior to the ___ muscle   psoas  
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this sign is best demonstrated by extension of the hip or flexion against resistance   psoas sign  
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___ is produced by stretching this muscle with passive internal rotation of the thigh, with the hips in a flexed position   obturator sign  
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both the obturator and psoas signs are   non-specific and only present on occasion  
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a ___ exam is also important in evaluating any patient with abdominal pain   rectal  
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tenderness with a rectal exam is most commonly seen when the inflamed appendix lies   within the pelvis  
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____ on fecal exam should be quite rare and lead to the consideration of a diagnosis other than appendicitis   gross blood  
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administer prophylactic antibiotics   before incision  
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the base of the appendix is located at   the junction of the three tenia  
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the ___ lies posterior to the cecum or terminal ileum   appendiceal artery  
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after incision if appendicitis is not present   a thourough search for other pathology is important  
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consider ___ of the wound for advanced and perforated appendicitis   open packing  
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the gold standard for the treatment of appendicitis is   exploratory laparotomy, and appendectomy  
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laparotomy can be accomplished through a ____ incision   McBurney  
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this is an oblique incision, which divides the fascia parallel to its fibers, and a muscle splitting technique is used (used for appendicitis)   McBurney incision  
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a right-lower-quadrant transverse ___ incision is preferred by many for appendicitis   Rocky-Davis  
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in the elderly where other disease processes may be encountered, many surgeons would prefer a ____ incision   lower midline laparotomy  
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____ are usually indicated if a well-formed intraabdominal or pelvic abcess is encountered   intraabdominal drains  
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if a case of perforated appendicitis with generalized peritonitis is encountered, the wound should be considered grossly contaminated and   packed open for closure by second intention or a delayed primary closure  
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incindental appendectomy should not be performed if ___ is found to be affecting the cecum, as the incidence of fistulization may be quite high   Chron's Disease  
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as a diagnostic procedure ____ is by far the most accurate, but it is invasive   laparoscopy  
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laparoscopic appendectomy is especially useful   when the diagnosis is in question  
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laparoscopic appendectomy is especially useful   in women of reproductive age  
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laparoscopic appendectomy is especially useful   in obese patients  
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laparoscopic appendectomy is especially useful   in the elderly  
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antibiotic therapy in early appendicitis   should be of short duration  
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in uncomplicated appendectomy patients should be moved to a diet and discharged within ___hours   24-48  
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___ complications are by far the most frequently seen problem after appendectomy   septic  
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once a wound infection is diagnosed the primary treatment is   to open the wound and to allow drainage of the purulent material  
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if cellulitis is present in an infected wound   antibiotics are indicated  
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early recognition, aggressive surgical debridement, and administration of broad spectrum antibiotics are critical in   necrotizing fasciitis  
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___ is the result of the abdominal host defenses attempting to wall off an infectious threat   abscess  
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drainage and antibiotics are the treatments for   postoperative abscess  
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an abscess after appendicitis most commonly occurs in the   right paracolic gutter, pelvis, or intraloop position  
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the most common treatment for postoperative abscess is   CT-guided catheter drainage  
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the radiographic finding of air in the portal vein   pylephlebitis  
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this is a rare presentation of an advanced septic process due to gas-forming organisms   pylephlebitis  
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is often seen in the elderly, immunocompromised, or in advanced sepsis, and is often a preterminal finding   pylephlebitis  
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appendicitis is seen in approximately 1 in ___ pregnancies   2000  
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the most common nonobstetric emergency in pregnant women   appendicitis  
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WBC count in a pregnant woman is unreliable, however a ___ can be seen in appendicitis   left shift  
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the risk of conventional diagnostic radiographs such as a KUB or CT scans is ___ after the first trimester   negligible  
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abdominal wall hernias occur in __% of the United States population   1.5  
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a cleft in the anterior abdominal wall that is bound anteriorly by the external oblique aponeurosis and posteriorly by the transversalis fascia   the inguinal canal  
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the spermatic cord in males and the round ligament in females enter ____ through the transversus abdominis fascia at the interanl inguinal ring   the inguinal canal  
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the spermatic cord travels the length of the inguinal canal and exits through the   external oblique aponeurosis at the external inguinal ring  
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____ hernias come through the internal inguinal ring and enter the inguinal canal   indirect inguinal  
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with time indirect inguinal hernias may extend along the canal and exit through the internal ring into   the scrotum  
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____ are usually caused by a lack of obliteration by the processus vaginalis during development   indirect inguinal hernias  
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____ hernias come through the posterior wall of the inguinal canal and are a defect in the transversalis fascia   direct inguinal  
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direct inguinal hernias infrequently enter   the scrotum  
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the main etiologic factor in direct inguinal hernias is   any maneuver that increases intraabdominal pressure, such as frequent heavy lifting  
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risk factors for direct inguinal hernias   cigarette smoking, advanced age, chronic illness  
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____ hernias are more common in women   femoral  
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because of the risk of ____ nonsurgical management of hernias is not recommended   incarceration and strangulation  
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wearing a ___ does NOT gaurentee that a hernia will remain reduced and not incarcerate or strangulate   truss  
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___ is a surgical emergency   acutely incarcerated hernia  
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the ___ approach is best for recurrent hernias (open or laparoscopic)   posterior or preperitoneal  
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the recurrence rate for direct inguinal hernias is __%   5-10  
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the recurrence rate for indirect inguinal hernias is __%   1-5  
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the us of a prosthesis for herniorrhaphies is mandatory   only when a suture repair would be under undue tension  
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Ventral, incisional hernias frequently occur because of   wound infection, obesity, or malnutrition  
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when mesh prosthesis is used in inguinal hernia repair, the mesh is sutured to   cooper's ligament, the iliopubic tract, and or the inguinal ligament inferiorly, and the conjoined tendon or internal oblique aponeurosis superiorly  
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the results of ____ in inguinal hernia repair have been very good   various plug techniques  
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a large peice of material is fixed with only a few sutures   Stoppa technique  
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the anterior boundry of the inguinal canal   external oblique aponeurosis  
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the posterior boundry of the inguinal canal   transversalis fascia and transversus abdominis aponeurosis  
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the inferior boundry of the inguinal canal   inguinal and lacunar ligaments  
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the superior boundry of the inguinal canal   internal oblique and transversus abdominis muscle and aponeuroses  
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___ come through the posterior wall of the inguinal canal   direct inguinal hernias  
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___ come through the internal or deep inguinal ring   indirect inguinal hernias  
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inguinal herniorrhaphy in which the transversus abdominis aponeurosis and the internal oblique aponeurosis superiorly are sutured to the inguinal ligament   Bassini repair  
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inguinal herniorrhaphy in which the conjoined tendon superiorly is sutured to Cooper's ligament inferiorly   McVay (Cooper's ligament repair)  
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the transversus abdominus aponeurosis, and the internal oblique aponeurosis   conjoined tendon  
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the anterior boundry of the femoral canal   iliopubic tract and inguinal ligament  
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posterior boundry of the femoral canal   Cooper's ligament  
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medial boundry of the femoral canal   lacunar ligament  
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lateral boundry of the femoral canal   femoral vein  
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hematomas and infections occur in __% of inguinal herniorrhaphies   1-2  
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the only acceptable approach to the treatment of femoral hernias is   operative  
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congenital umbilical hernias usually close spontaneously by age   2  
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umbilical hernias are usually   congenital  
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____ umbilical defects should be repaired   those that persist beyond age 4 or those larger than 2cm at an earlier age  
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recurrence of umbilical hernia is   very uncommon  
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umbilical hernias have ___ complications   very few  
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if a hernia bulges with a valsalva maneuver it will reduce when the patient   exhales  
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if a primary repair can be accomplished without excessive tension, yet the tissues appear weak ____   an onlay of polypropylene mesh should be performed  
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inflammation of the gallbladder   acute cholecystitis  
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in the vast majority of cases (>90%) of acute cholecystitis ___ is the initiating event   obstruction of the cystic duct by a stone  
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acute cholecystitis is distinguished from an attack of biliary colic by   persistant RUQ pain, fever, elevated WBCs, and alteration in liver chems.  
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acute cholecystitis is associated with ___ in 50-75% of cases   bacterial pathogens  
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if cholecystitis is left untreated ___ may develop (most often seen in diabetic patients)   severe gangrenous cholecystitis  
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____ leads to increased morbidity and mortality from perforation of the gallbladder or overwhelming sepsis   severe gangrenous cholecystitis  
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patients suspected of having acute cholecystitis should   be admitted to the hospital, made NPO, and started on intravenous fluids  
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contraindications to cholecystectomy   myocardial ischemia, pancreatitis, cholangitis  
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unless contraindications exist, ___ should be performed in the first 24-36 hours after admission   cholecystectomy  
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the inflammatory process of cholecystitis is the most severe between ____ of the onset of symptoms, the technical challenge of successful laparascopic removal is greatest during this period   72 hours to 1 week  
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if the patient is diagnosed with choecystitis 4-5 days after onset of symptoms   there may be some benefit in managing with antibiotics and deferring definitive treatment to 6 weeks  
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the success rates with this technique where low, and the complications high. Therefore this procedure has been abandoned   Extracorporeal shock wave lithotripsy for gallstones  
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contraindications for laparoscopic cholecystectomy   portal hypertension, cirrhosis, previous RUQ surgery  
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the treatment of choice for most patients with symptomatic gallstones   laparoscopic cholecystectomy  
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after laparoscopic cholecystectomy, N/V and increasing abdominal pain are often early warning signs of   postoperative biles leak  
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____ in an otherwise healthy patient is carcinoma of the biliary system until proven otherwise   painless jaundice  
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after laparoscopic cholecystectomy patients should have   minimal pain and be able to eat  
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what are the 4 F's of gall stones   female, fertile, fat, forty  
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cholelithiasis   gallstones in the cystic duct  
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choledocholithiasis   gallstones in the common bile duct  
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__% of gallstones are radioopaque   15  
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inflammation of the common bile duct   cholangitis  
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cholecystectomy is performed for   cholelithiasis, cholecystitis, gallstone pancreatitis, gallbladder cancer  
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now the procedure of choice for gallbladder disease   laparoscopic cholecystectomy  
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causes less pain, shorter hospital stay   laparoscopic cholecystectomy  
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complications of laparoscopic cholecystectomy   abscess, bile leak, common bile duct injury, bowel injury, wound infection  
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what do you want to see on the critical view for cholecystectomy   the cystic aretery and cystic duct both going into the gallbladder  
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common bile duct injury is ___ with lap approach   more common  
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___ hernias go through Hasselbach's triangle   direct  
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It is defined by the following structures:Rectus abdominis muscle (medially), Inferior epigastric vessels (superior and laterally). Inguinal ligament, sometimes referred to as Poupart's ligament (inferiorly)   Hesselbach's triangle  
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which is a recurrent hernia by definition   incisional hernia  
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male:female ratio of inguinal hernia __:1   10  
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hernia below the inguinal ligament   femoral hernia  
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elements of both direct and indirect hernia   pantaloon hernia  
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____ is especially useful for obese patients when the differential diagnosis includes simple weakness of the abdominal wall in addition to an incisional or epigastric hernia   Computed tomography (CT) scan  
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inability to reduce hernia contents   incarceration  
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compromise of intestinal vascular supply secondary to incarceration   strangulation  
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no mesh hernia repair   Bassini  
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most common hernia repair using mesh   Lictenstein  
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the only time you want to do a laparoscopic hernia repair   recurrent hernia (failed repair), or bilateral hernia  
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Laparoscopic hernia repair has not been shown ___ than open repair   more cost-effectiveor less morbid  
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function of the colon   absorption (water, electrolytes/carbohydrates), storage, propulsion, digestion  
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Most common colonic bacteria   Bacteroides fragilis  
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most common aerobes in colon   E. coli, Klebsiella  
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outpouching of the wall of a hollow viscus   diverticula  
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true diverticula (13%)   contain all layers of colon wall, congenital, usually solitary, and uncommon  
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pseudodiverticula (87%)   herniation of submucosa and mucosa through circular muscle  
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presence of multiple diverticula, present in majority of people >70 years, >90% in sigmoid, usually asymptomatic, common cause of massive lower GI bleed from right-sided location   diverticulosis  
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inflammation or microperforation of diverticula, fever, LLQ pain, palpable mass, may produce abscess/colonic obstruction, does not usually cause bleeding   acute diverticulitis  
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surgery for acute diverticulitis is indicated for   peritonitis, obstruction, intractable disease, recurrence, presence of fistula  
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Non-operative management for diverticulitis   bowel rest, IV fluids, IV antibiotics, abscess drainage if present  
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communication between colon and bladder   colovesical fistula  
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torsion of redundant sigmoid colon on itself   sigmoid volvulus  
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classical clinical picture of ____: elderly patients with a history of chronic constipation   sigmoid volvulus  
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bright red blood per rectum   hematochezia  
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most common cause of hematochezia   upper GI bleed  
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most common cause of lower GI bleed hematochezia   diverticulosis  
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signs of hypovolemia   tachycardia, hypotension, orthostatic hypotension  
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Inflammatory disorder of unknown etiology with non-caseating granulomas in submucosa   Crohn’s Disease  
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Discontinuous involvement --> skip lesions, Transmural (full-thickness) inflammation   Crohn's disease  
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Clinical Presentation: abdominal pain is most common symptom, frequent bowel movements - diarrhea, abdominal distention with nausea and vomiting, rarely blood in stool, symptoms caused by eating --> weight lossComplications: fistula, stricture   Crohn's disease  
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most common area affected by Crohn's disease   terminal ileus  
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Crohn's diseas is a medical disease managed by __   surgeons  
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mainstay of medical treatment for Chron's disease   antiinflammatories-sulfasalazine, steroids, immunosuppressants, monoclonal antibodies, antibiotics  
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indications for surgery in Crohn's   obstruction, perforation, fistula, cancer, perianal disease, failure of medical therapy, failure to thrive (pediatrics)  
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Surgery cannot cure __   Crohn's disease  
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Goal of surgery for Crohn's disease   treat complications, and palliate symptoms  
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Superficial inflammatory process involving mucosa of colon   ulcerative colitis  
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Involves the rectum and moves proximally   ulcerative colitis  
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Surgery can cure __   ulcerative colitis  
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colorectal cancer is the __ leading cause of death in the US   3rd  
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colorectal cancer risk factors   excess fat and alcohol intake, obesity, and sedentary lifestyle  
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colorectal cancer screening recommendations include and annual DRE and FOBT starting at age   50  
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Family History or Inherited Colon Cancer SyndromeAnnual screening with colonoscopy beginning at __ years of age younger than the earliest detected familial cancer   10  
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Presentation of ___ includes: Change in Bowel Habits (pencil thin stool), Rectal Bleeding, Change in Stool Caliber, Colon Obstruction, Perforation and Abscess Formation, Fistula Formation, Abdominal Pain, Weight Loss, Jaundice   Colorectal cancer  
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four types of colon polyps   submucosal, hyperplastic, hamartomatous, adenomatous(premalignant lesion)  
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staging for colorectal cancer involves   abdominal CT, Chest X-ray, Endorectal Ultrasound  
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Result from sliding downward of anal cushions   hemorrhoids  
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Predisposed by age, gravity, shear forces, increased abdominal pressure   hemorrhoids  
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below dentate line & covered by squamous epithelium, more common in women due to enlargement during pregnancy, large skin tags usually remain & may become inflamed, may thrombose   External hemorrhoids  
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above dentate line & covered by columnar epithelium, may prolapse, bleed, and/or thrombose   internal hemorrhoids  
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internal hemorrhoidal disease without significant external disease or other benign anorectal disease, can be   banded  
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____ use for large mixed hemorrhoids or when other benign anorectal diseases present   Surgical hemorrhoidectomy  
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