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 mucosal dissection is done within the distal (aganglionic) segment, followed by pulling the proximal bowel through 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 _____.