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Week 5 - General Surgery & Robotics Flashcards

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Endocoupler

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device that connects the endoscope to the camera

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Gain

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the intensity of a signal (in electronics)

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High definition (HD)

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type of video format; greater clarity than standard definition

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Insertion tube

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long, narrow portion of the flexible endoscope that is inserted into the body

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Instrument channel

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channel that extends the full length of a flexible endoscope and receives instruments during flexible endoscopy

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Insufflation

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inflation of the abdominal or thoracic cavity with carbon dioxide

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Intravasation

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unintented absorption of irrigation fluids into the body

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Knot pusher

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device used to secure suture knots during minimally invasive sx

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Control head

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proximal section of a flexible endoscope where the controls are located

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Direct coupling

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transmission of electricity directly from one conductive path to another

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Docking

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process of positioning the robotic instruments can safely attach to their ports in the body cavity

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Elevator channel

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channel that extends the full length of a flexible endoscope and receives biopsy forceps or other instruments

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Diagnostic endoscopy

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diagnostic procedure in which long, flexible, fiberoptic tube is inserted into a body cavity for viewing and diagnosis

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Camera control unit (CCU)

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main control source for the video camera; captures video signals from camera head and processes them for display on the image system

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Arthroscopy

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endoscopic surgery of a joint

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Active electrode monitoring (AEM)

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method of reducing the risk of patients burns during monopolar electrosurgery

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Light cable

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light guide; fiberoptic light cable that transmits light from the source to the endoscopic instrument

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Telesurgery

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type of robotic sx in which sx is performed from a nearby location through computer mediated instruments; no direct physical contact with instruments occurs

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Veress needle

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spring loaded needle used to deliver CO2 during insufflation

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Stereoscopic viewer

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robotic sx, binocular lens system of the surgeon console

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Robot

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mechanical device that can be programed to perform tasks

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Pixel

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element in each silicon chip contained within a device that produces electronic images

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Pneumoperitoneum

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abdomen insufflated or distended with CO2 during laparoscopy

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Optical angle

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angle at which light is transmitted at the distal end of a fiberoptic or video endoscope

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Master controllers

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robotic sx, the nonsterile hand controls that manipulate surgical instruments

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Light source

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device that controls and emits light fro endoscopic procedures

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Image system

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combined components of the endoscopic system, which create the image capture in the focal view of the endoscope

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Haptic feedback

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tactile feedback

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Extracorporeal

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outside the body; MIS, technique for placing sutures in which knots are formed outside the body and tightened after they have been introduced into the surgical wound

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Resectoscopes

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surgical endoscopic that has the capability of morcellation (tissue fragmentation)

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Video printer

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device that stores and prints output data viewed through the video endoscope

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White balance

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procedure for adjusting the light color of the video camera to other components of the system

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Digital output conroller

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during video-assisted sx, digital recorder processes digital signals captured from the video camera and transmitted to image system

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Minimally invasive surgery (MIS)

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performed using a rigid lensed telescope and long instruments which are introduced into small incisions at operative site

35
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Appendectomy (laparoscopic approach)

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appendectomy removed laparoscopically

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Abdominoperineal resection

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complete removal of rectum and anus with pelvic dissection and removal of portion of the colon; tx for rectum cancer

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Sigmoidoscopy

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performed to examine tissue and/or obtain biopsy specimen of sigmoid colon and rectum

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Laparoscopic distal pancreatectomy

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portion of the tail of the pancreas is removed fro palliative tx of malignant tumor or to remove benign lesion

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Segmental resection of the liver

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performed to remove a portion of the liver to treat benign or malignant tumor

40
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Roux-en-Y gastric bypass

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performed to bypass the distal stomach and reestablish continuity from the stomach to jenunum

41
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Removal of Meckel’s diverticuum

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occurs at the distal illeum; prevents ulceration and perforation

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Vagotomy

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performed to reduce gastric enzymes by severing the nerves that control their release; selective occlusion of portions of the vagus nerve as it branches over the stomach

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Colonoscopy

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lower GI endoscopy; endoscopy of large instestine

44
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Laparotomy

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procedure in which abdominal cavity is surgically opened

45
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Pancreas

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elongated lobulated gland the lies inferior to liver behind stomach

46
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Spleen

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kidney-shaped organ that is extremely vascular and relatively soft; lies under diaphragm in left upper abdomen

47
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Liver

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large vascular organ that aids digestion and the filtration of toxic substances from the body

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Standard definition (SD)

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type of video format; displays 640X480 pixels in a rectangular image

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Trocar

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surgical instrument with a 3-sided cutting point enclosed in a tube; made of an obturator, cannula, and a seal placed through abdomen during laparoscopic surgery

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