General Surgery — Flashcards

Flashcard 281: _____ is ↓ bowel perfusion due to atherosclerotic narrowing of the mesenteric arteries leading to "intestinal angina"

Answer: Chronic mesenteric ischaemia

Flashcard 282: Varicose veins can be secondary to obstruction e.g. _____

Answer: DVT

Flashcard 283: Refer patients to _____ if primary varicose veins are symptomatic/have skin changes/thrombosis

Answer: vascular service

Flashcard 284: _____ is a sudden & severe ↓ in bowel perfusion leading to ischaemia & necrosis

Answer: Acute mesenteric ischaemia

Flashcard 285: Varicose veins most commonly affect _____

Answer: women

Flashcard 286: Which regions of the colon are most vulnerable to hypoxia / ischemia? - _____ - Rectosigmoid junction

Answer: Splenic flexure

Flashcard 287: _____ are dilated, tortuous, & elongated veins that are > 3mm in size

Answer: Varicose veins

Flashcard 288: Femoral hernias pass through the femoral ring into the _____

Answer: femoral canal

Flashcard 289: _____ hernias are a type of groin hernia that involves protrusion of internal tissue and/or organs through the femoral canal.

Answer: Femoral

Extra: Femoral hernias and inguinal hernias are both subtypes of **groin hernias**. - **Inguinal hernia:** Above and medial to the pubic tubercle (passes through the inguinal canal). - **Femoral hernia:** Below and lateral to the pubic tubercle (passes through the femoral canal).

Flashcard 290: What is the management of symptomatic chronic mesenteric ischaemia? _____

Answer: Open surgical or endovascular revascularization