Abdomen - Golden Facts Flashcards
Most important plane of the abdomen
Transpyloric plane (aka Addison’s plane)
Commonest site of gastric ulcers
Lesser curvature of the stomach
Commonest site of carcinoma of the stomach
Prepyloric region along the greater curvature of stomach
Commonest site of duodenal ulcer
First part of the duodenum
Most common source of hemorrhage in duodenal ulcer
Gastroduodenal artery
Most commonly injured intra-abdominal organ
Spleen
Commonest site of impaction of gallstones
Ampulla of Vater
Commonest site of cancer of pancreas
Head of pancreas
Most vulnerable viscera during pelvic fracture
Urinary bladder/urethra
Commonest site of maldescended testis
Inguinal canal
Commonest site of hernia
Inguinal region
Commonest site of varicocele
Left side
Most common site of pelvic abscess
Rectouterine pouch (aka pouch of Douglas)
Commonest site of AAA
Above the renal arteries
Most tender site in acute appendicitis
McBurney’s point
Most probable cause of urine retention in the elderly male
BPH (Benign prostatic hypertrophy)
Commonest type of intussusception
Ileocecal
Most widely used radiographic study in investigation of female sterility
Hysterosalpingography
Commonest site of diverticulosis in the small intertine
Duodenum
Commonest site of diverticulosis in the large intestine
Sigmoid colon
Commonest site of cancer in the uterus
Cervix of uterus
Commonest type of cancer of colon
Adenocarcinoma (98%)
