Small Intestine Pathology — Flashcards

Flashcard 1: The diagnosis of acute appendicitis needs neutrophilic infiltration of the _____ layer

Answer: muscularis propria

Flashcard 2: Borchardt's triad consists of _____ pain + Inability to vomit + Inability to pass a nasogastric tube

Answer: Epigastric

Flashcard 3: _____ diverticulum is diagnosed using a 99mTc-pertechnetate study for uptake by heterotopic gastric mucosa

Answer: Meckel

Flashcard 4: The most common site of ischemia in the gastrointestinal tract is the _____

Answer: colon

Flashcard 5: The most aggressive carcinoid tumors of the GIT are seen in the _____

Answer: Midgut (Ileum and Jejunum)

Flashcard 6: Net secretors are those patients with "Short Bowel Syndrome" having _____ than 100 cm of residual jejunum.

Answer: less

Flashcard 7: _____ sign on CT is seen in Midgut volvulus

Answer: Whirlpool

Flashcard 8: Which type of jejunoileal atresia is characterized by two blind ends connected by a fibrous cord and an intact mesentery?

Answer: Type II

Extra: Grosfeld Classification of Jejunoileal Atresia: - **Type I:** Internal web/diaphragm, intact bowel wall and mesentery. - **Type II:** Blind ends connected by a fibrous cord, intact mesentery. - **Type IIIa:** Disconnected blind ends with a V-shaped mesenteric defect. - **Type IIIb:** 'Apple-peel' deformity (distal bowel wrapped around a single mesenteric artery). - **Type IV:** Multiple segmental atresias ('string of sausages').

Flashcard 9: The incision marked X in the image is: _____ Incision

Answer: Lanz

Flashcard 10: _____ femoral hernia is behind the femoral vessels

Answer: Serafini’s