Exam 14: General Surgery

Which type of surgical procedure is used to release abnormal tissue connections in the abdominal viscera and layers?

During cholangiography, bubbles in the contrast media would likely:

If a mastectomy is scheduled to follow a breast biopsy and frozen section results indicate carcinoma, what is done?

What is the reason for injecting saline through the cholangiogram catheter prior to the contrast media?

What type of hernia protrudes through the transversalis fascia in the area of Hesselbach's triangle?

For which type of hernia repair could a Penrose drain be used as a method of gentle traction of the spermatic cord?

What is the name of a gastric mass of indigestible vegetable fiber and hair that may require surgical excision?

Which of the following is the MOST common permanent colostomy?

In a laparoscopic appendectomy, all of the following methods could be used for dissection of the appendix EXCEPT:

What term describes a benign condition of breast enlargement in men?

Which potentially life-threatening disease or condition can result from untreated thyrotoxicosis?

"Bowel technique" refers to steps used by the surgical team to prevent postoperative:

Great care is taken to identify and preserve the long thoracic and thoracodorsal nerves in which surgical procedure?

Which surgical position is used exclusively for anorectal surgical procedures?

Dilation of the submucosal and subcutaneous venous plexus that lines the anal canal is called:

What type of hernia results from a failure of the deep internal ring to close during fetal development and allows intestinal protrusion into the scrotum?

In which of the following abdominal incisions would the linea alba be opened down to the peritoneum?

Which incision is traditionally used for open appendectomy?

The triangle of Calot is an anatomical space bounded by structures in which surgical procedure?

What is another way of saying "cephalad to caudad"?