Colorectal Anatomy and Physiology — Flashcards

Fecal peritonitis is classified as stage _____ on Hinchey classification of diverticulitis

_____ procedure, is used for managing Hirschsprung disease where endorectal muscosal dissection is done within the distal (aganglionic) segment, followed by pulling the remnant muscular cuff and performing a colorectal anastomosis

According to Park's classification of fistula-in-ano:Which types arise from the dentate line?_____

In _____ hemorrhoidectomy, the tissue is resected and wounds are closed with absorbable sutures

Anal _____ are described as tears in the anal mucosa below the pectinate line

Toxic megacolon is defined as the dilatation of the transverse colon to a diameter of more than _____ cm

Ischemic colitis usually occurs at the _____ flexure (griffith's point), which is the watershed area of the SMA and the IMA

The most common anal fistula is the _____sphincteric fistula.

What is the following instrument? _____

The instrument is a _____.