L01: Intro to Surgery (Case)

Question 1

3 main chars. of a good surgeon

Answer 1

diligence
wisdom
compassion

Question 2

eponym vs. descriptive name

Answer 2

eponym: procedure/instrument named after individuals that contributed
descriptive name: combines anatomical terms with Greek suffixes

Question 3

suffix “centesis”

Answer 3

to pierce

ie. Paracentesis = puncture of a body cavity with a needle or catheter to aspirate fluid or air

Question 4

suffix “desis”

Answer 4

to fuse or bind

Question 5

arthrodesis

Answer 5

to fuse a joint

Question 6

tenodesis

Answer 6

to fuse a tendon

Question 7

“ectomy”

Answer 7

to excise or remove

Question 8

orchiectomy

Answer 8

removal of testicle

Question 9

ovariohysterectomy

Answer 9

removal of ovaries/uterus

Question 10

sialadenectomy

Answer 10

removal of salivary glands

Question 11

hemilaminectomy

Answer 11

surgery to help alleviate the symptoms of an impinged or irritated nerve root in the spine.

Question 12

“ostomy”

Answer 12

creating an opening (usually permanent or temporarily permanent)
ie. perineal urethrostomy, gastrostomy tube, tracheostomy (inserting tube into trachea for prevention of collapse)

Question 13

“otomy”

Answer 13

to incise
ie. cystotomy, ventral bullaosteotomy, thoracotomy/sternotomy, tracheotomy (incising trachea, removing mass, and sewing back up)

Question 14

“pexy”

Answer 14

fixation

ie. gastropexy, cystopexy, colopexy (colon pexied to transversus)

Question 15

what percent of Great Danes will get GDV without gastropexy?

Answer 15

45%

Question 16

“plasty”

Answer 16

formed or shaped

ie. reconstructive surgeries such as preputioplasty, vulvoplasty/episioplasty (vulvar fold reduction)

Question 17

“orrhaphy”

Answer 17

to suture

ie. Herniorrhaphy (sx repair of hernia)