Gastrointestinal

Question 0

What procedure is done on patients with GERD?

Answer 0

Nissen fundoplication

Question 1

What is the procedure to manage achalasia?

Answer 1

Heller’s myotomy

Question 2

What is the most common complication of vagotomy?

Answer 2

Postvagotomy diarrhea

Question 3

What is the most common primary esophageal motility disorder?

Answer 3

Nutcracker/supersqueezer esophagus

Question 4

What is the order of return of bowel function after surgery?

Answer 4

Small intestine
Stomach
Colon

Question 5

How are appendiceal tumors managed?

Answer 5

2cm right hemicolectomy

Question 6

What is the most commonly injured organ in penetrating trauma?

Answer 6

Intestine > liver

Question 7

What is the most commonly injured organ in blunt trauma?

Answer 7

Spleen > liver

Question 8

What is the management for acute mesenteric ischemia?

Answer 8

Superior mesenteric artery embolism

Question 9

What is the Hinchey staging for complicated diverticulitis?

Answer 9

I: colonic inflammation + pericolic abscess
II: reTWOperitoneal or pelvic abscess
III: purulent peTHREEtonitis
IV: fecal peritonitis

Question 10

What is the most common cause of LGIB?

Answer 10

Diverticulosis

Question 11

What is the most common cause of large bowel obstruction ?

Answer 11

Adenocarcinoma

Question 12

What syndrome pertains to massive colonic dilatation without evidence of colonic obstruction?

Answer 12

Ogilvie syndrome (Pseudo-obstruction)

Question 13

What is the most common surgical emergency in pregnant patients?

Answer 13

Appendicitis

Question 14

What is the most common site of carcinoid tumor?

Answer 14

Appendix

Question 15

What type of esophageal hiatal hernia involves dislocation of the cardia?

Answer 15

Type I: sliding type; dislocation of cardia

Type 2: rolling or paraesophageal hernia
upward dislocation of gastric funds
Type 3: mixed type; combined sliding-rolling

Question 16

What type of esophageal hiatal hernia involves upward dislocation of gastric funds?

Answer 16

Type 2: rolling or paraesophageal hernia
upward dislocation of gastric funds

Type I: sliding type; dislocation of cardia
Type 3: mixed type; combined sliding-rolling

Question 17

What is the most common appendiceal tumor?

Answer 17

Mucinous adenocarcinoma

Question 18

Pringle maneuver involves manual occlusion of which structure?

Answer 18

Portal triad

Question 19

When is the optimal time to perform surgery for biliary atresia?

Answer 19

<8 weeks

Question 20

What is the most common site of intussusception?

Answer 20

Ileocolic

Question 21

What is the most frequent congenital GI anomaly?

Answer 21

Meckel’s Diverticulum

Question 22

What is the most common intra-abdominal malignancy in pediatric patients?

Answer 22

Wilm’s tumor

Question 23

Where is the most common site of metastases of Wilm’s tumor?

Answer 23

Lung

Question 24

What is the most common GI emergency in infants?

Answer 24

NEC

Question 25

What is the most common congenital anomaly of the pancreas?

Answer 25

Pancreas divisum

Major duct: Santorini

Question 26

Lichtenstein and Mesh plug and patch are what type of hernia repairs?

Answer 26

Open, anterior, prosthetic

Question 27

Type of hernia involving only the antimesenteric part?

Answer 27

Richter’s hernia

Question 28

Smallest hernia

Answer 28

Gynfeltt’s hernia (superior lumbar triangle)

Question 29

Type of hernia located lateral to the rectus muscle

Answer 29

Spigelian hernia