Robotic surgery principles — Flashcards

PSA can be used as a surveillance marker for recurrent disease after _____

What surgical procedure involves the en bloc removal of the head/neck of the pancreas, proximal duodenum, and gallbladder?_____

Cutaneous healing by _____ intention is when the wound edges are brought together (e.g. suturing a surgical incision)

Herniated contents may be at risk for _____, which is characterized by ischemia and necrosis

Benign prostatic hyperplasia may be treated with surgical resection, with the gold standard being the _____ procedure

Herniated contents may be at risk for _____, which is the inability to reduce contents back into the abdomen/pelvis

_____ is the most common cause of iatrogenic phrenic nerve injury