MODULE 1 - assignment answer

Question 1

this procedure allows for removal or repair of a crack or tear(s) in the membrane that is the lining of the anus or anal canal

Answer 1

ANAL FISSURE REMOVAL AND SPHINCTEROTOMY

Question 2

the correction of a abnormal connection between the epithelialized surface of the anal canal and (usually) the perianal skin

Answer 2

ANAL FISTULA REMOVAL

Question 3

weight loss surgery usually achieved by reducing the size of the stomach with an implanted medical device (gastric banding) or through removal of a portion of the stomach or by resecting and re-routing the small intestines to a small stomach pouch

Answer 3

BIRIATRIC SURGERY

Question 4

the surgical removal of all or part of the muscular tube through which food passes from the pharynx to the stomach

Answer 4

ESOPHAGECTOMY

Question 5

a major abdominal surgery (through a large incision) in which the surgeon removes the gallbladder

Answer 5

OPEN CHOLECYSTECTOMY

Question 6

a reversible surgical procedure in which a stoma is formed by drawing the healthy end of the large intestine or colon through an incision in the anterior abdominal wall and suturing it into place

Answer 6

COLOSTOMY

Question 7

surgical removal of the gallbladder through three or more very small incision sin the abdomen

Answer 7

LAPROSCOPIC CHOLECYSTECTOMY

Question 8

endoscopic examination of the colon to the distal part o the small bowel with a fiber optic camera on a flexible tube passed through the anus

Answer 8

COLONOSCOPY

Question 9

the surgical removal of the vermiform appendix, which is an outgrowth of tissue from the cecum (first part of the large intestine)

Answer 9

APPENDECTOMY

Question 10

allows for the removal of hemorrhoids using a minimally invasive technique

Answer 10

HEMORRHOID BANDING

Question 11

the surgical removal of a fleshy (potentially malignant) growth from the membranous lining of the rectum or colon

Answer 11

RECTAL OR COLON POLYPECTOMY

Question 12

the surgical creation of a connection between the stomach and the jejunum (the upper small intestine) allowing for bypass of any obstructions caused by scarred tissue or pyloric stenosis

Answer 12

GASTROENTEROSTOMY FOR PYLORIC STENOSIS

Question 13

the surgical correction of an abnormal passageway or tract between the rectum and the vagina

Answer 13

RECTOVAGINAL FISTUAL REPAIR

Question 14

a surgical technique that allows placement of a feeding tube without having to use a general anesthetic or create a surgical incision into the abdomen (laparotomy)

Answer 14

PERCUTANEOUS ENDOSCOPIC GASTROSTOMY

P.E.G. PROCEDURE

Question 15

used to treat complications of peptic ulcers that affect the esophagus, stomach, and small intestine (duodenum and jejunum)

Answer 15

PEPTIC ULCER SURGERY

Question 16

the removal of a section of the small intestine (duodenum; jejunum; or ileum) due to disease

Answer 16

SMALL BOWEL RESECTION

Question 17

a surgical opening into the stomach creating an artificial external opening into the stomach for nutritional support or gastrointestinal compression

Answer 17

GASTROSTOMY

Question 18

a surgical procedure that involves resection (removal of, or at least severing) of part of the vagus nerve to decrease the production of acid in the stomach

Answer 18

VAGOTOMY

Question 19

the surgical removal of a varicose vein on the outside of the anus or just inside the rectum

Answer 19

HEMORRHOIDECTOMY

Question 20

the surgical creation of an opening in the ileum, the lower part of the small intestine, to the outside of the body through which all fecal matter will leave the body

Answer 20

ILEOSTOMY

Question 21

the surgical resection of any extent o the sigmoid colon portion f the large intestine

Answer 21

SIGMOID COLECTOMY