Inguinal Flashcards

1
Q

The Bassini Technique

A

“Shade to window sill”
Pulling muscle down to eliminate gap- to the inguinal ligament

Tissue to tissue

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2
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The McVay Technique

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Tissue to tissue

Pulling muscle down to coopers ligament

“Shade past window sill”

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3
Q

The shouldice technique

A

“Canadian Technique”

Suturing each individual layer

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4
Q

TAPP stands for

A

Transabdominal PrePeritoneal Approach

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5
Q

TEP stands for

A

Totally extra Peritoneal approach

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6
Q

Where is the Millikan and Classic technique placed?

A

PrePeritoneal

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7
Q

Only recommended classic technique

A

Femoral Hernia

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8
Q

Keys to Onflex/ MK Technique

A

Dissection KEY!!!

Cover hasselbachs triangle and coopers ligament

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9
Q

TAPP pros and cons and description

A
  • more space
  • through belly- back out through peritoneum placing mesh in pre peritoneal
  • peritoneum is incised “ trap door”
  • violates healthy peritoneum
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10
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TEP

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  • close and confined area
  • staying out of the belly- through umbilical
  • dissect down to PrePeritoneaum
  • uses a ballon but not always to open and separate muscle from peritoneum
  • mesh placed pre peritoneal
  • doesn’t violate healthy peritoneum
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11
Q

“Me too” products

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Atrium

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12
Q

Lichtenstein repairs is the lap approach with mesh and require a lot of sutures?

A

False- open

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13
Q

Mesh repair technique for open repairs

A

Lichtenstein anterior to anterior
Plug repair - anterior to anterior or posterior
MK technique - anterior to posterior

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14
Q

Lap mesh repair technique

A

Tapp

Tep

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15
Q

Perfix plug S-L equals

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Inner petals

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16
Q

Perfix plug XL….

A

3 inner cones instead of petals

17
Q

No key hole for PerFix light Plug true or false

A

True

18
Q

Bio A gore was discontinued and now BD has what?

A

PHASIX Plug

4 sizes

19
Q

Which Bd product can cover I direct, direct and femoral hernias

A

OnFlex

20
Q

In both approaches TEP and TAPP mesh is placed where…

A

Preperitoneal space

21
Q

3DMax doesn’t t require fixation? True or false

A

True

22
Q

3D Max anatomical shape to fit inguinal canal

A

Crest- inguinal ligament

Notch - Illiac Vessels

23
Q

ETHICON UltraPro plug (UPP) Facts

A

50% absorbable (119 days)

IFU= DONT use more than 2 larges in 4 months

24
Q

3D Max vs Progrip

A

3DMax on avg takes 29 minutes less than ProGrip
3DMax $1,975 less than ProGrip
More pain in the first 48 hrs- ProGrip
ProGrip Open - Expensive
2D Wave- rigid mesh
Polyester = Weaker made it Multifilament
- multifilament historically harbors bacteria

New product - Duatene- Polypropylene mesh + synthetic

Now they start pushing polypropylene for decades of pushing polyester

25
Q

Name the 2 main Medtronic products?

A

Progrip & Parieitex

26
Q

Direct hernias sac

A

Transversals Fascia