General Surgery — Flashcards

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

Varicose veins most commonly affect _____

Hint: sex

Femoral hernias pass through the femoral ring into the _____

Varicose veins typically affect superficial veins in the _____

What is the management for varicose veins with truncal reflux?\n_____

What is the management of symptomatic chronic mesenteric ischaemia? _____

Femoral hernias reside in the _____ of the femoral triangle

Hint: NAVeL

_____ is transient hypoperfusion to the colon leading to ischaemic damage

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

Which type of hernia is most likely to present with strangulation? _____