Blue Boxes Flashcards
What tissue is of special importance due to its ability to allow approach to structures on or in the anterior aspect of the posterior abdominal wall without entering the membranous peritoneal sac?
Endoabdominal fascia
Where are prostheses placed when repairing inguinal hernias?
Between transversalis fascia and parietal peritoneum (space of Bogros)
Where is the most preferable site for surgeons to make abdominal incisions?
Along cleavage lines (Langer lines)
What type of incisions provide good access and cause the least possible damage to the nerve supply of the rectus abdominis?
Transverse incisions
What kind of incision is best for access to the gallbladder and biliary ducts on the right and spleen on the left?
Subcostal
What is excess fluid in the peritoneal cavity called?
Ascitic fluid
When an ulcer perforated the wall of the stomach or duodenum, spilling acid content into the peritoneal cavity, what is this called?
General peritonitis
What are hiccups a result of?
Irritation of afferent or efferent nerve endings or of medullary centers in the brainstem that control respiration
Where is referred pain from the diaphragm felt?
C3-5 shoulder area
What happens in a traumatic diaphragmatic hernia?
Stomach, small intestine, transverse colon, or spleen may herniated into the lumbocostal triangle
What causes a psoas abscess?
TB may spread to the vertebrae into the psoas fascia (sheath)
What may a positive psoas test indicate?
Inflamed appendix or late stage pancreatic cancer
When closing surgical abdominal incisions, what layer is used because of its strength?
Membranous layer (Scarpa’s)
