SCHWARTZ Ch39 - Pediatric Surgery

Question 1

closing off of the patent processus vaginalis

Answer 1

herniorraphy

Question 2

reconnection of the inguinal floor

Answer 2

hernioplasty

Question 3

a finger-like projection of the peritoneum that accompanies the testicle as it descends into the scrotum

Answer 3

processus vaginalis

Question 4

refers to a hydrocele that is in communication with the peritoneal cavity and can therefore be thought of as a hernia

Answer 4

A communicating

hydrocele

Question 5

exstrophy of the cloaca

Answer 5

vesicointestinal fissure

Question 6

Beckwith-Wiedemann constellation of anomalies

Answer 6

• macroglossia
• macrosomia
• hypoglycemia
• visceromegaly
• omphalocele

Question 7

Cantrell’s Pentalogy

Answer 7

1) lower thoracic wall
malformations [cleft sternum], 
2) ectopia cordis,
3)epigastric omphalocele, 
4) anterior midline diaphragmatic hernia 
5) cardiac
anomalies

Question 8

Omphalocele is associated with prematurity

Answer 8

10–50% of cases

Question 9

Omphalocele is associated with intrauterine growth restriction

Answer 9

20% of cases

Question 10

Cantrell’s Pentalogy

Answer 10

Upper midline abdominal defect