Surgery Flashcards
Type of hernia described as hernia that contains the ANTIMESENTERIC WALL of the intestines
Richter hernia
Type of hernia described as hernia with Meckel’s Diverticulum
Littre Hernia
Type of hernia described as hernia between the semilunar line and rectus muscle
Spigelian Hernia
Type of hernia described as hernia WITH APPENDIX
Amyhand’s hernia
Type of hernia described as both direct and indirect hernia
Pantaloon hernia
*a.k.a ROMBERG’S HERNIA or SADDLE BAG HERNIA
Gail model used to assess breast cancer risk. What are included in estimating the Gail risk?
Age
Hx of previous breast biopsy
Age at menarche
Age at first live birth
Most common type of anal fistula
Intersphincteric
Risk factors for the development of Short Bowel Syndrome
Absence of colon
Absence of ileocecal valve
Small bowel length of <200 cm
Ssx: Malabsorption syndromes
Primary cancer of which organ most commonly metastasize to the thyroid (rare)
Kidney
Presence of AMYLOID in the thyroid tissue
Medullary thyroid carcinoma
- Papillary- Psammoma bodies; Orphan Annie Nuclei
- use Congo-red stain to visualize the amyloid
Tumor marker used in Medullary Thyroid Carcinoma to monitor progression of the disease and for treatment
Calcitonin
Tumor marker for Thyroid cancer in general
Thyroglobulin
Orphan Annie Nuclei
Papillary thyroid carcinoma
*FNAB
Capsular invasion seen in what thyroid cancer
Follicular thyroid Carcinoma
Worst prognosis in thyroid cancers
Anaplastic thyroid cancers
Survival rate of months only
