Colorectal Surgery Flashcards
What percentage of food is absorbed in the small intestine?
A) 90%
B) 80%
C) 98%
A) 90%
The innermost tissue layer of the digestive tract, responsible for absorption is the:
A) Submucosa
B) Muscularis
C) Serosa
D) Mucosa
D) Mucosa
The outermost tissue layer of the digestive tract, which is responsible for preventing friction is the:
A) Serosa
B) Muscularis
C) Mucosa
D) Submucosa
A) Serosa
The tissue layer of the digestive tract is responsible gut movement is the:
A) Muscularis
B) Mucosa
C) Submucosa
D) Serosa
A) Muscularis
The tissue layer of the digestive tract that supports the mucosa is the:
A) Submucosa
B) Muscularis
C) Mucosa
D) Serosa
A) Submucosa
Which tissue layer of the large intestine have features which distinguish themselves from the same tissue layers in the small intestine?
A) Mucosa and Muscularis
B) Serosa and Mucosa
C) Serosa and Submucosa
A) Mucosa and Muscularis
Which disease affects only the innermost lining of the colon?
A) Crohn’s
B) Ulcerative Colitis
B) Ulcerative Colitis
In which disease is surgery recommended only in cases of complications, since surgery is not a cure and the disease can recur in other parts of the colon?
A) Crohn’s
B) Ulcerative Colitis
A) Crohn’s
You were smart, and you had a colonoscopy. Your gastroenterologist discovers a polyp. Does your gastroenterologist:
A) Remove it and analyze it only if it appears to be cancerous
B) Remove it and analyze it, no matter how it appears
B) Remove it and analyze it, no matter how it appears
What is the main treatment for colon cancer?
A) Radiation
B) Chemotherapy
C) Surgery
C) Surgery
When does a patient with colorectal cancer typically receive chemotherapy?
A) After surgery to prevent the spread of cancer
B) Before surgery to shrink the polyp or tumor
C) Both
A) After surgery to prevent the spread of cancer
37% of laparoscopic colectomies are performed in patients with:
A) Primary malignant neoplasm
B) Diverticular disease
C) Benign neoplasm
A) Primary malignant neoplasm
True or False. Minimally invasive colectomies show improvement over open surgery in recovery time, blood loss, cost of care, surgical site infections, bowel recovery time, and incision size.
True
_____________ is a surgical procedure to establish communication between two formerly distant portions of the intestine.
intestinal anastomosis
In a sigmoid resection, the descending colon is joined to the:
A) Anal canal
B) Rectum
B) Rectum