Chapter 16: Surgical Anatomy Pearls Flashcards
What is the drainage of the left testicular vein?
Left renal vein
What is the drainage of the right testicular vein?
IVC
Which artery bleeds in bleeding duodenal ulcers?
Gastroduodenal artery
What is Morrison’s pouch?
Hepatorenal recess; the most posterior cavity within the peritoneal cavity
Where are the blood vessels on a rib?
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?
Femoral vein is medial to the femoral artery
(Think: “NAVEL” for the order ofthe right femoral vessels—Nerve, Artery, Vein, Empty space, Lymphatics)
What is Hesselbach’s triangle?
The area bordered by:
- Inguinal ligament
- Epigastric vessels
- Lateral border of the rectus sheath
What nerve is located on top of the spermatic cord?
Ilioinguinal nerve
What is Calot’s triangle?
bordered by:
- hepatic duct medially
- cystic duct laterally
- inferior edge of the liver superiorly
What is Calot’s node?
Lymph node found in Calot’s triangle
What separates the right and left lobes of the liver?
Cantle’s line—a line drawn from the IVC to just left of the gallbladder fossa
What is the gastrinoma triangle?
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?
Artery of Adamkiewicz (pronounced “ah-dahm’kē-ā’vich”)
Where is McBurney’s point?
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?
Trace the taeniae back as they converge on the origin of the appendix