General Surgery Principles — Flashcards

Flashcard 121: _____ hernia is a variant of femoral hernia through saphenous opening

Answer: Beclard's

Flashcard 122: A drain for pleural effusion or empyema should aim towards the _____ of the lung.

Answer: base

Flashcard 123: _____ incisional hernias are classified as L1 according to the European Hernia society

Answer: Subcostal

Flashcard 124: _____ is a type of non-cutting needle

Answer: Sprotte

Flashcard 125: Which suture is preferred for abdominal wall closure?_____

Answer: Polydioxanone

Flashcard 126: Ligasure provides secure seal of blood vessels upto _____ mm diameter

Answer: 7

Flashcard 127: Identify the surgical knot configuration where one strand is held under tension while the other is looped around it:

Answer: Half-hitch

Extra: A half-hitch is formed when one strand is held under tension (axial strand) while the other is looped around it. This configuration allows the knot to slide along the axial strand. A square knot can be converted into two half-hitches (a process called 'capsizing') if one limb is pulled more firmly than the other.

Flashcard 128: Management of primary pilonidal sinus disease in a patient with no prior history of surgery is _____

Answer: Excision and primary closure

Flashcard 129: A well-placed mesh should have good overlap around all the margins of the defect by at least _____ cm and up to 5 cm if possible.

Answer: 3

Flashcard 130: A _____ knot is a slip knot which is two throws of the same type.

Answer: granny