fundamental principles of surgery Flashcards
1
Q
what are Halsted’s 7 principles (1913) of surgery?
A
- Gentle tissue handling
- Strict asepsis
- Haemostasis
- Preservation of the blood supply
- No tension on tissues
- Good approximation of tissues
- Obliteration of dead space
2
Q
what is shown here?
A
an ectopic island of pancrease - is normal and not a pathological finding
3
Q
what is shown here?
A
shriveled and atrophied pancreas - exocrine pancreatic Insufficiency
4
Q
what is wrong with this pancrease
A
tumor of pancreatic cells, insulinoma
5
Q
how long does it take tendons to heal?
A
they heal very poorly, will never really heal and will always need some form of suture support to heal
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