General Surgery

A hernia that occurs within Hesselbach's triangle & does not have a sac is called a/an ______ hernia.

The defect in an inguinal hernia occurs in the _____ muscle.

Which of the following is a type of oblique incision?

A hemolytic disease of the newborn is known is called:

All of the following are intestinal instruments EXCEPT:

The instrument used for common duct exploration during an open cholecystectomy is:

The incision commonly used for an appendectomy is:

Glisson's capsule is the:

Endoscopic retrograde cholangiopancreatography is performed to:

What can be accomplished when positioning the patient for a thyroidectomy to facilitate exposure of the surgical site?

A Sengstaken-Blakemore tube is used when treating:

Omental flaps, falciform ligament, or Gerota's fascia flaps may be used to:

If the surgeon's preference card listed a Bookwalter or Omnitract, what type of instrument would be used?

The procedure performed for decompression of the cecum due to colonic obstruction is:

Pancreaticojejunostomy is performed for:

The incision used for splenectomy is:

A Silverman biopsy needle is used for a/an _____ biopsy.

A cholelithotripsy is performed to fragment:

Choledochotomy is performed to:

The incision for a resection of the sigmoid colon is a/an:

A thoracoabdominal incision is used when performing a/an:

A type of deep retractor commonly used during an open cholecystectomy is a/an:

The procedure for a lower rectal malignancy that requires an abdominal & rectal incision is:

Another name for a partial gastrectomy is:

At the completion of the anastomosis of an intestine, the instrument used on the bowel are placed:

What other procedure is performed with a vagotomy?

The type of ostomy established when a total colectomy is performed is:

Another name for Whipple's procedure is:

The procedure performed to correct pyloric stenosis in the newborn is:

The instrument commonly used to provide traction on the gallbladder during an open cholecystectomy is:

A purse-string suture is placed in the cecal serosa for an appendectomy to:

The Heller procedure is performed to correct:

The procedure to correct intrahepatic obstruction is:

A forceps commonly used to removed gallstones from the common bile duct during an open cholecystectomy is:

During an appendectomy, the structure that must be dissected free from its attachment to the cecum is called the ______.

During a thyroidectomy, the nerve that must be preserved is the:

During a mastectomy, which irrigating solution is used on the muscle layer due to its hypotonic properties?

A left subcostal incision indicated surgery of the:

An irreducible hernia is which of abdominal contents have become necrotic is called:

Tetany is a possible postoperative complication following a/an:

Splenectomy is indicated for all of the following EXCEPT:

The instrument used to grasp the appendix during an open appendectomy is:

The structures that must be ligated prior to removal of the gallbladder are the:

A Meckle's diverticulum occurs on the:

The organ that often sustains an incidental injury during a transverse colectomy is the:

During a laparoscopic Nissen fundoplication, the instrument used to grasp the upper portion of the fundus of the stomach is:

The laparoscope with attached video camera is inserted through the ______ port during a laparoscopic cholecystectomy.

During a laparoscopic appendectomy, what instrument is commonly used to dissect free the appendix from its attachement to the mesoappendix?

During a laparoscopic inguinal hernia repair, the size of the laterally placed trocars is:

What type of hernia is a combination of direct & indirect inguinal hernia?