Surgery Flashcards
most common metastasis sites of adrenal tumors?
Think L3 Liver Lung Lymph Bone
make sure to scan for all these if carcinoma
Classification of a adrenal adenoma?
Size is <4cm Regular shape and borders Contrast was out is > 50% after 10 min CT attenuation is < 10 HU MRI showes same shade as liver both in T1 and T2
Classification of a Adrenal Carcinoma?
Size > 4cm
Irregular shape and infiltrating borders
CT attenuation is > 20 HU
Contrast washout < 50% at 10 min
Increased vascularization
Calsification
MRI hypointense (black) compared to liver in T1
how can you confirmed it the adrenal carcinoma is a primary of metastatic tumor?
Take a FNAB
Process of deciding treatment of adrenal tumor
- is it functional or not (hormones)
- Overnight dexa test ( > 1.8ug/dl in morning is confirming)
- measure metanephrins in 24h urine (pheo)
- SURGERY
what is the surgical procedure in Adrenal tumor? when do you wait and when do you to in asap?
If non functional you monitor for 6-12 months, if it grows more then 1cm you remove
If it is a producing tumor then remove asap with No touch tech.
what to do before removing a pheo tumor?
2-3 weeks before - give A-blockers
2-3 days before - give B-blockers
right before - give glucocorticoids
location and bloodsupply of the adrenals?
12th IC space
- sup. suprarenal ( inferior phrenic)
- middle suprarenal (direct aorta)
- inferior suprarenal ( renal a.)
diseases caused by actively secreting adrenal tumor?
Conns (aldosteron)
Cushings (cortisol)
Pheochromocytoma (NE/epi)
contraindications for laparoscopic adrenalectomy?
tumor > 9cm
local invasive tumor
general contraindications for laparoscopic surgery
what is goiter?
irregular growth of the thyroid, either overall enlargement or nodules
symptomes of HYPERthyroidism
- weightloss
- tachycardia
- palpitations
- arrhythmias
- irritability, anxiety, nervousness
- heat sensitivity
symptomes of HYPOthyroidism
- weight gain
- bradychardia
- dry skin
- constipation
- fatigue, muscle loss
- puffy face
- hoarsness
- cold sensitivity
Ethiology of goiter?
- iodine deficiency
- Graves
- Hashimoto
- DeQuervian (subacute)
- tumor
- pregnancy
- Riedel thyroditis
types of Goiter?
Diffuse: symetric enlargment
Nodular: non symmetric enlargment
causes of nodular goiter
Thyroiditis
Graves
hypothyroidism
causes of diffuse goiter
cysts
autonomous nodules (adenomas)
degenerative nodules
tumors
Diagnosis of goiter
anamnesis physical examination, palpitation sonography lab tests CT MRI FNAB
sonography findings in goiter - Benign lesions?
Hyperechoic/anechoic Halow sign Peripheral calcification < 1cm peripheral vascularization
sonography findings in goiter - Malignant lesions?
Hypoechoic Star-sky calcification in nodule No halow sign > 2cm intranodal calcification
Define hypoechoic US?
darker then surrounding tissue but NOT black like vessles
define anechoic and hyperechoic?
Anechoic is black like vessles
Hyperechoic is white/lighter then surrounding tissue
the strong 3 indications of malignant thyroid nodules?
- > 2cm
- calcification
- Solid structure
Types of thyroidectomy
- Lobectomy (one lobe)
- Hemithyroidectomy (lobe and ishtmus)
- Total thyroidectomy
- subtotal (leave 4g on each side to save nerve)
- Near total (leave 2g on each side)
- Heartly Dunhill (leave 4g on ONE side)
riskfactors of thyroid cancer?
radiation
family history
> 65 years
physical examination indications of thyroid cancer
Nodules in patient < 25 yrs Dysphagia Hoarsness Firm on palpitation and not moving swollen, painless lymph nodes on one side
Diagnosis of thyroid nodules?
- Examination
- US
- Lab tests
- Scintigraphy (I-isotope uptake test with I133)
- FNAB
Thyroid scintigraphy procedure and results?
Give I-133 to patient, then use Gamma camera to look for nodules taking up the iodine, they will become darker if active and have no colore if not active
Active:
One nodule = toxic adenoma
multiple nodules = Multinodular Toxic goiter
Non-active:
High risk of malignancy - do FNAB of ALL nodules and US tripple positive sign
origin of thyroid tumor cells?
mostly from follicular cells except medullary which is from parafollicular C-cells
Types pf thyroid cancers?
Papillary 70% good prognosis
Follicular 20% good prognosis if removed
Anaplastic 5% poor prognosis
Medullary 2% Poore prognosis
what is spescial with the anaplastic thyroic cancer?
undifferentiated highly agressive cancer, no response ro RAI
morphology of papillary thyroid cancer?
often cystic with fibrosis and calcification
diagnosis based of orphan annie nucleus ( clear)
nuclear invaginations
can have papillary architecture
psammomma (calcified) bodies
metastasis nature of follicular thyroid carcinoma
hematogenous to liver, lung and bone, not lymph like papillary form
occurance of medullary thyroid cancer
mostly sporadic if not they are ass. with MEN 2a/2b and the person will have other cancers ass cell
nature of cells in medullary thyroid cancer?
they are spindle shaped neuroendocrine cells derived from the parafollicular C cells and secrete calcitonin BUT hypocalcemia is not present
anaplastic thyroid cancer comed from?
belived to be dedefferentiation of an already ongoing cancer ex. papillary. agressive with 100% death rate within 1 year
which thyroid cancer is most sees in young people?
papillary can happen at young ages as well
causes of Hyper parathyroidism?
adenoma (95%)
Primary hyperplasia
parathyroid carcinoma (1%)
pathogenesis of parathyroid tumor genes?
D1 cell cycle regulator relocation on the 11 chromosome to PTH gene expression site
MEN1 tumor supressor gene mutation
what can HPT due to bone?
increased metabolist by OC
in severe cases osteitis fibrosa cystica
HPT in GI?
constipation neausea peptic ulcers pancreatitis gallstones
HPT in kidney?
polyuria
kidney stones
lab diagnosis of PHPT?
Imaging?
high PTH
high Calsium
Calciuria > 400mg/day
Scintigraphy with Tc-99m sestamibi washout method SPECT
MRI
treamt ment rules in HPT?
- Ca < 3.0mg/L and no symptomes = no treatment
- Ca - 3.0-3.5mg/L and no symptomes = no treatment but hydration
- Ca - 3.0-3.5mg/L but symptomes = must treat
- Ca > 3.5 = must treat regardless of no symptomes
What is the definit treatment for PHPT?
in first line is contraindicated then pharmacologic treatment of HPT?
THE ONLY CURATIVE TREATMENT FOR PHPT IS SURGERY
IF CONTRAINDICATED: Bisphosphatases Denosumab Calcitonin Loop diuretics (increase kidney excretion) Glucocorticoids (GI untake decrease)
what must you do before parathyroid gland surgery?
you have to localize the 4 grands
- US
- Scintigraphy SPECT
- CT
- MRI
- selective arteriography
- selective venous sampling
- methionine PET CT
- SPECT-CT
the 10 rules of parathyroid by J. Norman
- NO drugs can cure
- all have symptomes
- symptomes not correlated with Ca2+ level
- all patient have Ca and PTH fluctuations
- all get osteoporosis
- drugs will not help bones in long run
- gets worse over time
- only treatment of PHPT i surgery
- mininal invasive surgery can cure all
- sucsess rate repends on surgeon skills
surgical approach in PTH surgery
- Bilateral exploration without localization - this is a open surgery and the most used type, where the surgeon does not know where the glands are before surgery
- Unilateral ecploration after preopeative localization
- minimal access surgery with pre and intraoperative diagnostic procedure.
this one can be converted to open surgery during procedure if the level of PTH is not decreased during operation
How do we measure intraoperativly the PTH leven during minimal access surgery?
we measure the level at the beginning of surgery. The half life of the PTH is 5 minutes so measuring the level of PTH in veins after 10 minutes should show a decrease
etiology of GERD
- hyperacidity ( Zollinger-Ellison, H. pylori, hypergastrinemia
- Smoking (relaxes LES)
- obesity
- Pregnancy
- Alcohol
- Hiatal hernia
diagnosing GERD?
- endoscopy
- esophageal pH monitoring
- barium swallow test
- esophageal monometry (strength and muscle coordination of your esophagus)
treatment of GERD
- PPI
- H2I
- lifestyle
- Fundoplication
- endoscopic mucosectomy
Fundoplication surgery?
part of stomach fundus is pulled up and secured around the lower esophagus. causing stronger LES.
Endoscopic mucous resection in GERD
we go in through the mouth down to esophagus, sucks mucous and submucousa into endoscope device. puts ring around creating pollyp and cuts it off.
GERD complications
- barret
- refluc esophagitis
- esophageal strictures and schatzki rings
- aspiration pneumonia
Saint triad
combination of cholelithiasis, diverticulosis, hiatal hernia (seen in 1.5%)
diagnosis of hiatal hernia
- barum swallowing test
- endoscopy (check Z line - squamocolumnar separation of esophaugus and stomach)
- CXR
- CT
- esophageal manometry
- pH monitoring
treatment of hiatal hernia
- open fundoplication and hiatoplasty
2. gastropexy/fundopexy if type II, III, IV
what is gastropexy
Gastropexy is a surgical operation in which the stomach is sutured to the abdominal wall or the diaphragm.
cause of zenkers diverticulum
impaired relaxation of cricopharyngeal muscles
location of zenkers diverticulum?
killians triangle
classification of esophageal divertcula - location
UED - killians
MED - trachea biforcation
LED - epiphrenic