General Surgery Principles — Flashcards

Flashcard 121: Which suture is preferred for abdominal wall closure?_____

Answer: Polydioxanone

Flashcard 122: _____ hernia is a variant of femoral hernia through saphenous opening

Answer: Beclard's

Flashcard 123: _____ is a type of non-cutting needle

Answer: Sprotte

Flashcard 124: 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 125: Ligasure provides secure seal of blood vessels upto _____ mm diameter

Answer: 7

Flashcard 126: A _____ knot is a slip knot which is two throws of the same type.

Answer: granny

Flashcard 127: 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 128: _____ is used in the closure of sternotomy wound.

Answer: Surgical steel

Flashcard 129: _____ can be surgically managed by Bascom s procedure

Answer: Pilonidal sinus

Flashcard 130: _____ hernias are defined as the presence of 2 small bowel loops with an intervening intra-abdominal loop in a single hernial sac

Answer: Maydl's