General Surgery — Flashcards

Congenital _____ is a failure of umbilical ring to close after physiologic herniation of the intestines

What short-term management can be used for pain-relief in anal fissures? _____

Secondary anal fissures arise as a result of _____ such as IBD, infections (TB, STI), & malignancy

What is the examination technique for inguinal hernias? _____

_____ hernias' contents cannot be displaced back to normal anatomic position

_____ inguinal hernia = internal (deep) and superficial ring Direct inguinal hernia = superficial ring only

Hernias can be classified based on degree of presentation: _____ Irreducible (incarcerated) Obstructed Strangulated

A _____ hernia involves the ability to return the displaced organ or tissue to normal anatomical location

Ventral hernias typically consist of _____, epigastric & Spigelian hernias

Which type of inguinal hernia involves protrusion of the bowel through the deep inguinal ring, superficial inguinal ring, and into the scrotum? _____