surg procedures

Question 1

abdominoperineal resection

Answer 1

is primarily done if there is a rectal carcinoma situated in the distal (lower) one-third of the rectum

Question 2

baker’s cyst

Answer 2

a benign swelling of the semi-membranous bursa found behind the knee joint

Question 3

gastrectomy

Answer 3

performed to treat cancer and perforations of the stomach wall

Question 4

laryngetctomy

Answer 4

is done in cases of laryngeal cancer

Question 5

polypectomy

Answer 5

is done to relieve symptoms of pain or bleeding as well as to remove a potentially cancerous growth

Question 6

rectovaginal fistula repair

Answer 6

a passage that joins the rectum to the vagina- allowing fecal matter to enter the vagina

Question 7

sigmoid colectomy

Answer 7

the surgical resection of any extent of the large intestine (colon)

Question 8

vagotomy

Answer 8

a surgical procedure in humans and animals that involves resection (removal of, or at least severing) of part of the vagus nerve