Surgery: Stomas, Surgical Scars Flashcards
Stomas, Surgical Scars
What are the key inspection findings of Stomas on examination?
- Site
- Contents of bag
- Appearance Scars
Stomas, Surgical Scars
What are the key palpation findings of Stomas on examination?

Stomas, Surgical Scars
What is needed to complete a Stoma examination?

Stomas, Surgical Scars
What is the definition of Stomas?
Conduit = a channel for conducting fluid

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What are the key questions in a Stoma history?

Stomas, Surgical Scars
What are the indications for a Stoma?
- Exteriorisation
- Diversion
- Decompression
- Feeding Lavage
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What are the differences between Ileostomy and Colostomy?
Including:
- Location
- Spouted or Flush?
- Contents
- Permenant indications
- Temporary indications

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What are the common stoma discussion points?

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What is the appearance of Ileostomy?

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What are the permenent and temporary indications for an End Ileostomy?
- Permanent: Panproctocolectomy (no anus)
- Temporary: Total colectomy
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What surgeries surgical causes End Ileostomy?
- Proctocolectomy
- Total colectomy c¯ later IPAA
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What are the indications for End Ileostomy?
- UC FAP
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What are the temporary and permenant indications of an End Ileostomy?
- Temporary stoma to defunction distal bowel
- May be supported by bridge or rod
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What are the surgical causes of End Ileostomy?
- Anterior resection Bowel rest
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War are the indications for End Ileostomy?
- Colon Ca
- Crohn’s
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What are the permenant and temporary indications for an End Colostomy?
- Permanent: AP resection (no anus)
- Temporary: Hartmann’s
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What are the surgical causes of End Colostomy?
- AP resection Hartmann’s
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What are the indications for End Colostomy?
- Colon Ca Diverticulits
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What are the features of Loop Colostomy?
- RUQ:
- Defunctioning transverse colostomy to cover a distal anastomosis: rarely performed
- LIF:
- Apex of sigmoid exteriorised w/o a resection for inoperable Ca rectum which is likely to obstruct.
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What are the surgical causes of Loop Colostomy?
- Anterior resection
- Decompression
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What are the indications for Loop Colostomy?
- Colon Ca
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What is needed for patient preparation with a Stoma?

Stomas, Surgical Scars
How should a patient with a stoma sit?

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What are the early Stoma complications?

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What are the delayed Stoma complications?

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What is needed for patient recovery with a Stoma?

Stomas, Surgical Scars
What is the classification of Stomas?

Stomas, Surgical Scars
What is a Urostomy?

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What is an Ideal Conduit?

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What is an Indiana Pouch?

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What is important in a surgical scar examination?

Stomas, Surgical Scars
What is it important to look for in a surgical scar examination?

Stomas, Surgical Scars
What layers does a Midline Laparotomy go through?

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What is the appearance of a Midline Laparotomy?

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What is the use of a Midline Laparotomy?

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What are the features of a Midline Laparotomy?

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What is the appearance of a Right Paramedian scar?

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What is the use of a Right Paramedian scar?

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What are the features of a Right Paramedian scar?

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What is the appearance of a Kocher’s (Subcostal) scar?

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What is the use of a Kocher’s (Subcostal) scar?

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What is the appearance of a Rooftop scar?

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What is the use of a Rooftop scar?

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What is the appearance of a Pfannenstiel scar?

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What is the use of a Pfannenstiel scar?

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What are the features of a McBurkey’s and Lanz scar?
What layers of they go through?

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What is the appearance of a McBurkey’s and Lanz scar?

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What is the use of a McBurkey’s and Lanz scar?
- Appendicectomy
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What are the features of McBurkey’s and Lanz scar?

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What is the appearance of a Thoracoabdominal scar?

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What is the use of a Thoracoabdominal scar?
- Oesophagogastrectomy
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What is the appearance of a Transverse Muscle Splitting scar?

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What is the use of a Transverse Muscle Splitting scar?
- Right Hemicolectomy
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What are the features of a Transverse Muscle Splitting scar?

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What is the appearance of Inguinal Hernia Incision scars?

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What is the use of Inguinal Hernia Incision scars?
- Open Inguinal Hernia
- Repair Orchidectomy
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What are the features of Inguinal Hernia Incision scars?

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What is the appearance of McEvedy-Modified scar?

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What is the use of a McEvedy-Modified scar?
- Emergency Femoral Hernia
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What are the features of McEvedy-Modified scar?

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What is the appearance of a Loin scar?

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What is the use of a Loin scar?
- Nephrectomy
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What is the appearance of a Vascular access scar?

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What is the use of a Vascular access scar?

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What are the key contents bag inspection findings for Stomas?

Stomas, Surgical Scars
What are the key appearance inspection findings for Stomas?

Stomas, Surgical Scars
What are the key scar inspection findings for Stomas?

Stomas, Surgical Scars
What are the Exteriorisation indications for a Stoma?

Stomas, Surgical Scars
What are the Diversion indications for a Stoma?

Stomas, Surgical Scars
What are the Decompression indications for a Stoma?

Stomas, Surgical Scars
What are the Feeding indications for a Stoma?

Stomas, Surgical Scars
What are the Lavage indications for a Stoma?

Stomas, Surgical Scars
What is the appearance of a Colostomy?

Stomas, Surgical Scars
What are the features (not the use) of Rooftop scars?

Stomas, Surgical Scars
Name the scars

