Eponyms

Question 1

Whipple procedure

Answer 1

Pancreaticoduodenectomy; usually for a tumor but also, rarely, for chronic pancreatitis or pseudocyst

Question 2

Soave procedure

Answer 2

Surgical treatment for infants with Hirschsprung’s disease

Question 3

Puestow procedure

Answer 3

Pancreaticojejunostomy; side-to-side anastomosis of the pancreatic duct and the jejunum, for the treatment of chronic pancreatitis

Question 4

Moh’s surgery

Answer 4

Dermatologic surgery procedure involving resection of skin tumors with intraoperative frozen sections and reconstruction

Question 5

Billroth operation I

Answer 5

Partial gastrectomy in which the pylorus is removed and the proximal stomach is anastomosed directly to the duodenum

Question 6

Billroth operation II

Answer 6

Partial gastrectomy in which the greater curvature of the stomach is anastomosed to the first part of jejunum in a side-to-side manner, usually following resection of the lower part of the stomach