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Chapter 38: Hernias, Abdomen, and Surgical Technology Flashcards

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forms the inguinal ligament (shelving edge) at inferior portion of the inguinal canal

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External abdominal oblique fascia

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forms cremasteric muscles

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internal abdominal oblique

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along with the conjoined tendon, forms inguinal canal floor

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transversalis muscle

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composed of the aponeurosis of the internal abdominal oblique and transversalis muscles

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conjoined tendon

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from external abdominal oblique fascia, runs from ASIS to the pubis; anterior to the femoral vessels

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inguinal ligament (Poupart’s ligament)

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where the inguinal ligament splays out to insert in the pubis

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lacunar ligament

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pectineal ligament; posterior to the femoral vessels; lies against bone

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Cooper’s ligament

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runs medial to cord structures

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vas deferens

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what composes hesselbach’s triangle?

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rectus muscle, inferior inguinal ligament, and inferior epigastrics

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hernia: inferior/medial to the epigastric vessels

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direct hernias

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hernia: superior/lateral to the epigastric vessels

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indirect hernias

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hernia: most common, from persistently patent processus vaginalis

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indirect hernia

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hernia: lower risk of incarceration; rare in females, higher recurrence than indirect

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direct hernias

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hernia: direct and indirect components

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pantaloon hernia

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risk factors for inguinal hernia in adults

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age, obesity, heavy lifting, COPD (coughing), chronic constipation, straining (BPH), ascites, pregnancy, peritoneal dialysis

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can lead to bowel strangulation; should be repaired emergently

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incarcerated hernia

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retroperitoneal organ that makes up part of the hernia sac

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sliding hernia

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female: component of sliding hernia

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ovaries or fallopian tubes most common

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males: component of sliding hernia

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cecum or sigmoid most common

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aside from ovarian/fallopian tubes or cecum/sigmoid, what else can be involved in a sliding hernia?

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bladder can also be involved

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management: females with ovary in canal

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  • ligate the round ligament
  • return ovary to peritoneum
  • perform biopsy if looks abnormal
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management: hernias in infants and children

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  • just perform high ligation (nearly always indirect)

- open sac prior to ligation

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what is a lichtenstein repair?

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hernia repair with mesh; recurrence decreases with use of mesh (decreases tension)

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hernia: approximation of the conjoined tendon and transversalis fascia (superior) to the free edge of the inguinal ligament (shelving edge, inferior)

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bassini repair

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hernia: approximation of the conjoined tendon and transversalis fascia (superior) to Cooper’s ligament (pectineal ligament, inferior)

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Cooper’s ligament repair

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incision necessary in cooper’s ligament repair

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needs a relaxing incision in the external abdominal oblique fascia

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when can you use cooper’s ligament repair?

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can use this for femoral hernia repair

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indications for laparoscopic hernia repair

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indicated for bilateral or recurrent inguinal hernia

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most commonly early complication following hernia repair

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urinary retention

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hernia repair: wound infection rate

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1%

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hernia repair: recurrence rate

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2%

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usually secondary to dissection of the distal component of the hernia sac causing vessel disruption

  • thrombosis of spermatic cord veins
  • usually occurs with indirect hernias
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testicular atrophy

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33
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what veins are affected in testicular atrophy?

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spermatic cord veins

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when does testicular atrophy usually occur?

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usually occurs with indirect hernias

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what is the usual cause of pain after hernia?

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usually compression of ilioinguinal nerve

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tx: compression of ilioguinal nerve causing pain after hernia

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local infiltration can be diagnostic and therapeutic

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loss of cremasteric reflex; numbness on ipsilateral penis, scrotum, and thigh

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ilioinguinal nerve injury

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where is ilioinguinal nerve usually injured?

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nerve is usually injured at the external ring; nerve runs on top of cord

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when is genitofemoral nerve usually injured in hernia repair?

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usually injured with laparoscopic hernia repair

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genitofemoral nerve:

- cremaster (motor) and scrotum (sensory)

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genital branch of the genitofemoral nerve

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genitofemoral nerve:

- upper lateral thigh (sensory)

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femoral branch of the genitofemoral nerve

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management: cord lipoma

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should be removed

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most common in males, although incidence is increased in females compared to inguinal hernias

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femoral hernias

44
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femoral canal boundaries

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  • posterior: cooper’s ligament
  • anterior: inguinal ligament
  • lateral: femoral vein
  • medial: Poupart’s ligament
45
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where is a femoral hernia?

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medial to the femoral vein and lateral to the lymphatics (in empty space)
- hernia passes under the inguinal ligament

46
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femoral hernia: risk of incarceration

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high risk of incarceration -> may need to divide the inguinal ligament to reduce the bowel

47
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characteristic presentation of femoral hernia

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characteristic bulge on the anterior-medial thigh below the ligament

48
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how is femoral hernia usually repaired?

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hernia is usually repaired through an inguinal approach with cooper’s ligament repair

49
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  • increased incidence in African americans; often close on their own
  • delay repair until 5 years
  • risk of incarceration in adults, not children
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umbilical hernia

50
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  • lateral border of rectus muscle, adjacent to the linea semilunaris
  • almost always inferior to the semicircularis
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spigelian hernia

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where does spigelian hernia occur?

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occurs between the muscle fibers of the internal abdominal oblique muscle and insertion of the external abdominal oblique aponeurosis into the rectus sheath

52
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  • can present as tender medial thigh mass or as small bowel obstruction
  • elderly women, previous pregnancy, bowel gas below superior pubic ramus
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obturator hernia (anterior pelvis)

53
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inner thigh pain with internal rotation

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howship-romberg sign (obturator hernia)

54
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tx: obturator hernia

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operative reduction, may need mesh; check other side for similar defect

55
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herniation through the greater sciatic foramen; high rate of strangulation

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sciatic hernia (posterior pelvis)

56
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hernia: most likely to recur; inadequate closure is the most common cause

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incisional hernia

57
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rectus sheath: anterior vs posterior

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  • anterior: complete

- posterior: absent below semicircularis (below umbilicus)

58
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how does the posterior aponeurosis of the internal abdominal oblique descend below the umbilicus?

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the posterior aponeurosis of the internal abdominal oblique and transversalis aponeurosis move anterior below the umbilicus.

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  • most common after trauma; epigastric vessel injury
  • painful abdominal wall mass
  • mass more prominent and painful with flexion of the rectus muscle (Fothergill’s sign)
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rectus sheath hematomas

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tx: rectus sheath hematomas

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nonoperative usual, surgery if expanding

61
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what vessel is injured in rectus sheath hematomas?

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epigastric vessel injury

62
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Fothergill’s sign

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rectus sheath hematomas: mass more prominent and painful with flexion of the rectus muscle.

63
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  • women, benign but locally invasive; increased recurrences
  • gardner’s syndrome
  • painless mass
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desmoid tumors

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sx tx: desmoid tumor

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wide local excision if possible; if involving significant small bowel mesentery, excision may not be indicated -> often not completely resectable.

65
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medical tx: desmoid tumor

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sulindac and tamoxifen

66
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what causes retroperitoneal fibrosis?

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can occur with hypersensitivity to methysergide

67
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most sensitive test for retroperitoneal fibrosis

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IVP most sensitive test (constricted ureters)

68
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symptoms usually related to trapped ureters and lymphatic obstruction

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retroperitoneal fibrosis

69
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tx: retroperitoneal fibrosis

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steroids, nephrostomy if infection is present, and surgery if renal function becomes compromised (Free up ureters and wrap in momentum)

70
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mesenteric tumors: of the primary tumors, most are…

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of the primary tumors, most are cystic

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mesenteric tumors: location of malignant tumors

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closer to the root of the mesentery

72
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mesenteric tumors: location of benign tumors

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more peripheral

73
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MCC malignant mesenteric tumors

A 
#1 liposarcoma
leiomyosarcoma
74
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dx / tx mesenteric tumors

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dx: abdominal ct
tx: resection

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  • 15% in children, others in 5th - 6th decade
  • malignant > benign
  • symptoms: vague abdominal and back pain
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retroperitoneal tumors

76
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most common malignant retroperitoneal tumor

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#1 lymphoma
#2 liposarcoma
77
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  • would leave residual tumor

- mets go to lung

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retroperitoneal sarcomas

78
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MC omental solid tumor

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metastatic disease

79
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management: mets to omentum

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omentectomy for metastatic cancer has a role for some cancers (e.g. ovarian CA)

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omentum: usually asymptomatic, can undergo torsion

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omental cysts

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omentum:

  • rare, 1/3 are malignant
  • NO Biopsy: can bleed
  • tx: resection
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primary solid omental tumors

82
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how is blood absorbed in the peritoneum?

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blood is absorbed through fenestrated lymphatic channels in the peritoneum

83
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drugs removed with peritoneal dialysis

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most drugs are removed with peritoneal dialysis

84
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elements removed with peritoneal dialysis

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NH3, Ca, Fe, and lead

85
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how does fluid move into the peritoneal cavity?

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movement of fluid into the peritoneal cavity can occur with hypertonic intra-peritoneal saline load (mechanism of peritoneal dialysis); can cause hypotension

86
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CO2 pneumoperitoneum causing cardiopulmonary dysfunction

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can occur with intra-abdominal pressure > 20

87
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what parameters does CO2 pneumoperitoneum increase?

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MAP, PAP, HR, SVR, CVP, mean airway pressure, PIP, CO2

88
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what parameters does CO2 pneumoperitoneum decrease?

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pH, venous return (IVC compression), CO, renal flow secondary to decreased CO

89
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what lowers pressure necessary to cause compromise in CO2 pneumoperitoneum?

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hypovolemia

90
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what worsens effects of pneumoperitoneum?

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PEEP

91
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how does CO2 affect myocardial contractility?

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CO2 can cause some decrease in myocardial contractility

92
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tx: CO2 embolus

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head down, turn patient to the left (sudden rise in ETCO2 and hypotension); can try to aspirate CO2 thru central line; prolonged CPR

93
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  • cost-effective for medium vessels (short gastric)

- disrupts protein H-bonds, causes coagulation

A

Harmonic scalpel

94
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most commonly used mode on ultrasound

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b-mode (b= brightness; assess relative density of structures)

95
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US - dark area posterior to object indicates mass

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shadowing

96
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US - brighter area posterior to object indicates fluid-filled cyst

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enhancement

97
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US - Duplex:

  • Lower frequencies: show?
  • higher frequencies: show?
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lower: deep structures
higher: superficial structures

98
Q

energy transferred against argon gas

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Argon beam

99
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argon beam: determines depth of necrosis

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depth of necrosis related to power setting (2mm); causes superficial coagulation

100
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what is good for hemostasis of the liver and spleen?

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argon beam: is non-contact: good for hemostasis of the liver and spleen; smokeless

101
Q

return of electrons to ground state releases energy as heat -> coagulates and vaporizers

A

laser

102
Q

tx: condylomata accuminata

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laser (wear mask)

103
Q

good for deep tissue penetration; good for bronchial lesions

A

Nd:YAG laser

1-2mm cuts, 3-10 mm vaporizes, and 1-2 cm coagulates

104
Q

cannot get fibroblast ingrowth

A

Gore-Tex (PTFE)

105
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allows fibroblast ingrowth

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Dacron (polypropylene)

106
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incidence of vascular or bowel injury with Veress needle or trocar

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0.1%

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