Surigical Vocabulary Flashcards

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incision for parotid surgery

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Modified blair incision

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2
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Incision for tumors involving the maxilla

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Weber-ferguson incison

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3
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Incision for thyroid surgery

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Kocher incision

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4
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Incision for open heart surgery

Access to anterior mediastinal structures

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Median sternotomy

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5
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Incision for lung surgery

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Posterolateral thoracotomy

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6
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Incision for open chest massage (left anterolateral thoracotomy)

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Anterior (anterolateral) thoracotomy

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7
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Usually used as an extension of the emergency anterior thoracotomy performed in bilateral chest injuries

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Transverse thoracosternotomy or clamshell thoracotomy

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8
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Incision for exposure of hilar and subclavian vessels (vascular trauma)

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Trapdoor thoracotomy

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9
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Incision for almost all operations in the abdomen and retroperitoneum

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Midline incision

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10
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Provides laterality to the midline incision allowing access to latyeral structures (kidney, adrenals, spleen)

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Paramedian incision

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11
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Incision for cholecystectomy

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Right kocher subcostal incision

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12
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Incision for elective splenectomy

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Left-sided subcostal incision

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13
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Incision for appendectomy or cecostomy

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McBurney incision

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14
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Incision for access to pevic organs, bladder, prostate and CS

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Pfannenstiel incision

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