Core Operations Flashcards
Intra-abdominal Abscess - Drainage
Hassan technique break into abscess cavity Culture abscess Place a closed suction drain in cavity, exteriorize
Peritoneal Dialysis Catheter Insertion
Hassan technique Place catheter in pelvis exteriorize catheter with some tunnelling test by putting fluid in and getting it back out
Peritoneal Lesion - Biopsy
Hassan technique Use biopsy forceps Send specimen for fresh/frozen/permanent get hemostatis with cautery
Abdominal Wall Reconstruction - Components Separation
Midline laparotomy Reduction of hernia sac/abdominal wall contents skin flaps Incise external oblique fascia place retrorectus mesh Bring midline together
Inguinal Hernia - Repair
incise external oblique to the external inguinal ring dissect out the hernia sac and reduce preserve vas, vessels and, genitofemoral nerve 4a: tension free mesh reconstruction: soft tissue over the pubic tubercle (name?), conjoint tendon, shelving edge of inguinal ligament, leave keyhole to reconstruct the internal inguinal ring 4b: if contaminated, Remember Relaxing incision, transition stitch, close femoral canal with interrupted sutures from transversalis and transversus to Cooper’s ligament and the lacunar ligament on the inferior edge of Pouparts ligament, transitioning to interuupted sutures from conjoint tendon to the shelving edge of the inguinal ligament close external oblique fascia to reconstruct external inguinal ring
Femoral hernia repair
incise external oblique to the external inguinal ring retract the inferior leaf of the external oblique superiorly reduce the femoral hernia, pull neck up while applying counter pressure through the hernial mass 4a: place mesh plug in femoral space and suture in 3 spots (not medially into femoral vein) 4b: if contaminated, Relxing incision, transition stitch, close femoral canal with interrupted sutures from transversalis and transversus to Cooper’s ligament and the lacunar ligament on the inferior edge of Pouparts ligament, transitioning to interuupted sutures from conjoint tendon to the shelving edge of the inguinal ligament close the external oblique
Miscellaneous Hernias - Repair
Obturator: laproscopic, reduce, Spigelian: lumbar:
‘Ventral Hernia - Repair*
Hassan LUQ reduce hernia underlay coated mesh with 4 transfascial sutures and tacks
Cholecystectomy with or without Cholangiography
Infraumbilical Hassan expose the critical view of safety
1. Clear the hepatocystic triangle (cystic duct, the common hepatic duct, and inferior edge of the liver) of fatty and fibrous tissue.
2. Dissect the lower 3rd of the gallbladder from the gallbladder fossa.
3. Two and only 2 structures entering the gallbladder.
perform cholangiogram if indicated clip and divide duct and the artery take gallbladder off the cystic plate
Cholecystostomy
RUQ incision pursestring suture in GB enter GB and place foley catheter, inflate balloon tie purstring externalize drain
Choledochoenteric Anastomosis
Fashion roux limb: start at LOT count 10cm, divide bowel with stapler Bring roux limb up to the bile duct: sew back wall with 4-0 PDS before cutting into bowel, do duct to bowl mucosa anastomosis, interrupted PDS Count another 50cm below choledochoenteric anastomosis and do stapled end to side anstomosis of small bowel
Choledochoscopy
Incise cystic duct place wire, use baloon dilator to dilate duct hook cholecoscope up to saline, advance into duct Visualize stones, extract with wire basket, drive scope into duo if necessary withdraw scope, shoot competion cholangiogram
Common Bile Duct Exploration - Open
Longitudinal incision in CBD pass choledochoscope,
(4F Fogarty catheter for initial sweeps, 8 F angioplasty balloon to dilate the orifice. 12F introducer catheter used for repeat passage of choledochoscope.
make sure hooked up to saline visualize stones, extract with wire basket, pass fogarty Place t-tube and shoot cholangiogram Secure t-tube with 3-0 PDS
Hepatic Abscess - Drainage
Kocher incision ultasound the abscess Incise and expose abscess cavity, disrupt loculations Leave a drain in the abscess cavity
Hepatic Biopsy
Hassan technique Use harmonic to cut out a desired piece Obtain hemostasis
Pancreatectomy - Distal
45degree right lateral decubitus Supraumbilical hasson Lift up stomach and enter lesser sac through generous incision in omentum up to the short gastrics Tunnel under pancreas along SMV/portal vein Divide with thick stapler Dissect remainder of the pancreas off the splenic artery and vein
Pancreatic Debridement
midline laparotomy Enter lesser sac through omentum or transverse colon Manually debride necrotic pancreat tissue Place large sump drains Place g-tube and feeding J-tube
Pancreatic Pseudocyst - Drainage
Midline laparotomy Incise anterior stomach Aspirate contents with needle incise 3-4cm posterior stomach and some cyst wall, elipse this out, send cyst wall to path for frozen to be sure not cystic neoplasm with epithelial lining Running 3-0 pds suture for hemostasis to create the cyst-gastrostomy Close anteror gastrostomy in 2 layers
Splenectomy
Vaccinate for encapsultated organisms: pneumococcus, meningococcus, h-flu 45 degree right lateral decubutus Hassan supraumbilical Look for accessory spleen tissue in hilum, omentum Mobilize splenic flexure Enter lesser sac by dividing omentum, divide short gastric take hilum with vascular stapler, taking care not to involve the tail of the pancreas
Splenectomy/Splenorrhaphy - Partial
pledgeted 2-0 vicryl mattress sutures to repair isolated linear laceration in spleen apply neunet low threshold for splenectomy
‘Antireflux Procedures*
Suptraumbilical hassan enter lesser sac through pars flaccida dissect along right crus, completely reducing/excising any hernia sac incise short gastrics and dissect along left crus Identify and protect the vagus nerves create 2cm floppy nissen wrap, suture with 2-0 ticron over 52 Fr Bougie
Cricopharyngeal Myotomy with Zenker’s Diverticulum - Excision
Incision along anterior border of left SCM retract carotid sheath elements laterally perform myotomy over a 52fr bougie in the cricopharngeus, use right angle to elevate muscularis off of the mucosa staple off the diverticulum with a TA stapler over a 52fr bougie perform a leak test
Esophageal Perforation - Repair/Resection
Use a swallow study to find the level of the perforation: cervical, upper 2/3 of chest, lower 1/3 chest, or abdomen Choose approach: cervical: anterior border of the SCM, upper 2/3 of chest: right posterolateral thoracotomy, lower 2/3 of chest: left thoracotomy 3a: Medialize the lung by taking down inferior pulmonary ligament 3b: upper midline laparotomy 4a: Open pleura over healthy distal esophagus, perform myotomy, debride edge of perforation 4b: mobilize esophagus from the mediastinum to the crura 5: Stent esophagus with NGT 6: Close defect in 2 layers: PDS 7a: buttress with pleura, pericardium, or intercostal muscle 7b: buttress repair with a Dor or Thal fundoplication 8: place drains
Paraesophageal Hernia - Laparoscopic Repair
Supraumbilical hassan enter lesser sac through pars flaccida dissect along right crus, completely reducing/excising any hernia sac incise short gastrics and dissect along left crus, reducing excising any hernia sac Identify and protect the vagus nerves Suture the cura over 52Fr Bougie create 2cm floppy nissen wrap, suture with 2-0 ticron over 52 Fr Bougie
Paraesophageal Hernia - Open Repair
Upper midline incision enter lesser sac through pars flaccida dissect along right crus, completely reducing/excising any hernia sac incise short gastrics and dissect along left crus, reducing excising any hernia sac Identify and protect the vagus nerves Suture the cura over 52Fr Bougie create 2cm floppy nissen wrap, suture with 2-0 ticron over 52 Fr Bougie
Duodenal Perforation - Repair
Kocherize duodenum if necessary debride perforation and perform graham patch with silk sutures Leave a closed suction drain
Gastrectomy - Partial/Total
completely mobilize omentum off of the transverse colon Kocher manuever Ligate right gastric artery Transect duodenum Take short gastrics Reflect stomach cephalad to expose the celiac plexus and left gastric artery, ligate left gastric artery Take all the celiac, aortic, splenic nodes with the dissection Transect esophagus
Gastrostomy
2 box shaped purse strings with 2-0 silk, leave needle on incise stomach place 12fr foley, inflate balloon exteriorize the folew throught the left upper quadrant Tie pursestrings, suture to the abdominal wall
Vagotomy and Drainage
Incise pars flaccida and expose distal esophagus, putting penrose drain around it identify anterior (coming from left) and posterior (coming from right) vagus nerves, elevate with nerve hooks resect 1 cm of nerve between metal hemoclips, sent to pathology for frozen section confirmation Kocherize duodenum 4cm logitudinal incision across pylorus, close transversely with interrupted 3-0 vicryl and silk lembert sutures
Adhesiolysis
Identify LOT Run SM to the cecum, dividing adhesions sharply Look for enterotomies and deserosalizations and repair them transversely
‘Feeding Jejunostomy*
Identify portion of midjejunum that goes up to anterior abdominal wall comfortably (30-40cm from LOT) fashion 2 concentric box sutures on antimesenteric jejunum, 3-0 silk, leave needles on incise jejunum and place a 12fr red rubber catheter downstream exteriorize the red rubber catheter tie the pursestrings and suture to the anterior abdominal wall
Ileostomy
pass a penrose through mesentery of desired sement of ileum (10-15cm proximal to cecum) Mark proximal and distal with suture incise nickle out of RUQ muscle split and incise fascia to allow 2 fingers Bring penrose and loop through apeture, exchange for rod Incise on antimesenteric border close to the skin on the distal side 3 3-0 chromic sutures to the distal skin use back of pickup to invert the stoma 3 3-0 chromic sutures to the proximal skin
Ileostomy Closure
incise 1-2mm of skin around ostomy dissect down to the bowel wall, freeing the bowel from the abdominal wall Use a 80mm blue linear stapler on antimesenteric border and a TA-60 blue stapling device to close the opening in the common channel
Small Intestinal Resection
identify desired area of resection and come through mesentery right under the bowel transect the bowel with a 60mm blue stapler maintaining a bias to avoid corner ischemia excise mesentery as necessary: get nodes if cancer operation Excise antimesenteric corners of the staples introduce a 60mm blue GIA stapler and fire along antimesenteric border, ensure hemostasis Offset staple lines and close common channel opening with a TA 60 stapler close mesenteric defect.
Superior Mesenteric Artery Embolectomy/Thrombectomy
Ignore dead bowel, thrombectomy first Lift transverse colon, find the middle colic and follow it to the SMA Heparinize Obtain proximal and distal control Make transverse incision in soft SMA Pass #4 fogerty catheter Shoot completion angiogram, if there is still an occlusion then bypass from infrarenal aorta to arteriotomy site close arteriotomy with interruped 4-0 prolene
Appendectomy
Infraumbilical Hassan, 5mm supraumbilical, 5mm LLQ Free appendix from surrounding structures Make mesoappendiceal window take appendix with gold tri-stapler flush with the cecum take mesoappendix with gold tristapler
Colectomy - Partial
Incise white line of tolt and mobilize colon from retroperitoneal attachments Identify ureter and reflect laterally Ligate vessels (usually need to take 2 named for formal resection) at the base of the mesentery, take lots of lymph nodes
Colectomy - Subtotal (with Ileorectal Anastomosis/Ileostomy)
Lithotomy position Transect TI with stapler Incise White line of Tolt on right, mobilize hepatic flexure Enter lesser sac, take down splenic flexure Incise white line of tolt on the left, connect lateral mobilization Find both ureters and retract them laterally Ligate the vessels and take the mesentery Dissect clearly distal to the rectosigmoid junction, excising surrounding mesorectum Transect rectum with Contour or TA stapler Sew anvil into the terminal ileum End to end EEA stapler anastomosis Completion proctoscopy with air leak test
Colostomy
Excise 2cm circular piece of skin in LLQ Muscle split and make cruciate incision in anterior rectus sheath to accomidate 2 fingers Exteriorize colon and excise the staple line Full thickness bites to dermis with 3-0 vicryl, no brooke Size and apply ostomy appliance
Colostomy Closure
Lower midline incision Identify and dissect out the distal sigmoid stump Take down the ostomy by incising 1mm of skin around stoma and separate from abdominal wall Mobilize splenic flexure if necessary Freshen edges by restapling EEA stapler anastomosis: sew anvil in proximally, put staper through anus
Anal Cancer - Excision
mark out 1cm margins around the tumor (if tumor bigger than 2cm need to do APR) remove skin down and subcutaneous fat reconstruct with a V-Y advancement flap
Anal Fistulotomy/Seton Placement
Enema Prone jackknife Bilateral pudental nerve blocks and 4-quadrant perianal block use fistula probe and or peroxide injection to identify fistula tract 4a: cut down on the fistula probe, currett out the epithelialized tract 4b: if through too much sphincter complex (>30%) place a seton by tying vessel loop to probe and pulling it through then tying it to itelf with silk suture
Anal Sphincterotomy - Internal
Enema Prone jacknife Identify intersphinceteric groove by palpation on right side of anal canal incise mucosa overlying the intersphincteric groove develop intersphinteric plane with hemostat divide internal sphincter distal to proximal, stop at level of the dentate line close mucosal defect with 3-0 vicryl
Anorectal Abscess - Drainage
Prone jacknife Local infiltration 1-2 cm cruciate incision overlying area of maximal induration hemostat to lyse loculations irrigate and pack
Banding for Internal Hemorrhoids
Enema Prone jacknife Locate 3 hemorrhoidal bundles: right anterior, right posterior, left lateral Ensure acting proximal to dentate line load the band on device, target vascular bundle just proximal the hemorrhoid and fire
Hemorrhoidectomy
Enema prone jackknife elevate submucosal space with local incise perianal skin and undermine hemorrhoid complex, leaving sphincter down Place Buie clamp across hemorrhoid complex, sharply remove hemorrhoid 3-o vicryl suture at vascular bundle, run up the clamp, remove clamp reapproximate mucosa with the 3-0 vicryl reapproximate anoderm with another 3-0 vicryl, leaving edge open for easy drainage
Perianal Condylomas - Excision
Prone jacknife Acetic acid cut them out with scissors fulurate with bovie
Bronchoalveolar Lavage
100% O2 insert bronchoscope inject 10cc saline aspirate into leukin trap: send for, aerobic, anaerobic, fungus, cytology
Bronchoscopy
100% O2 insert bronchoscope Identify carina identify the right upper middle and lower segments identify the left upper (superior and lingular) and lower segments
Colonoscopy
Sedate with versed and fentanyl DRE and external anal exam Check the scope function: insufflation, wash, suction Insert scope and advance all the way to cecum: need to see TI and appendiceal oriface Withdraw for at least 6 minutes checking everything Retroflex in rectum
Esophagogastroduodenoscopy
Sedate with versed and fentanyl Place bite block device and anesthesize oropharanyx with cetacaine pass scope by staying in midline and following tongue down Advance scope all the way to 3rd portion of the duodenum then withdraw slowly Find the ampulla, examine stomach, retroflex and look for hiatal hernia Desufflate stomach withdraw through esophagus inspecting closely for lesions barrett’s etc
Laryngoscopy
Pick nare that moves air better Check scope Anesthesize with viscous lidocaine Pass scope down nose to pharynx Examine cords as patient phonates and coughs
Proctoscopy and Sigmoidoscopy
Position patient on procto table perform DRE check scope, place obturator in scope introduce scope, insufflate and look for lesions
Axillary Sentinel Lymph Node Biopsy
Radiotracer injection of technicium sulfur colloid with nuclear medicine Methylene blue dye injection right before surgery Do probe mapping to mark out the sentinel node Usually incision is along inferior aspect of hair bearing area, 2cm Open axillary fascia follow blue stained lymphatic channels and use probe to identify sentinel node Remove: palpable nodes, nodes with blue going to them, nodes with activity >10% of the hottest node, ok to stop after 5 nodes
Axillary Lymph node dissection
Incision at inferior edge of hairline, extend from pec to lat Raise flaps to expose pec and lat Open clavipectoral fascia along edge of pectoral muscles Dissect out all the fibrofatty tissue within pec major (under pec minor is level II, medial to pec minor is level I), lat, subscapularis, axillary vein Preserve the intercostalbrachial (numbness), medial pectoral (pec Major), thoracodorsal (supplied lat, pullups), and long thoracic nerves(supplies serratus, winged scapula) Mark specimen (axillary vein margin and lateral margin)
Breast Biopsy with or without Needle Localization
Make incision in skin crease if lesion is superior, make incison radial if lesion is inferior Divide breast tissue to point 1.5cm anterior to breast tissue, raise flaps at depth of tumor as opposed to subcutaneously Excise lesion surrounded by 1-1.5 cm of normal breast tissue Orient the specimen
Breast Cyst - Aspiration
Local antesthic Ultrasound guidance Aspirate: send cytology
Duct Excision
Attempt to express discharge make areolar incision 1/3 circumference encompassing quadrant of discharge insert lacrimal duct probe into discharging duct Excise duct containing probe with margin from just below the nipple dermis into the deep breast tissue (4cm down) If no single secretion-filled duct is identified, entire subareolar duct complex must be excised (4cm down)
Mastectomy - Partial
Make incision in skin crease if lesion is superior, make incison radial if lesion is inferior Divide breast tissue to point 1.5cm anterior to breast tissue, raise flaps at depth of tumor as opposed to subcutaneously Excise lesion surrounded by 1-1.5 cm of normal breast tissue Orient the specimen, x-ray the specimen to confirm abnl if applicable take additional cavity margins Clip the cavity