Biliary atresia and Kasai procedure — Flashcards

Flashcard 1: What surgical procedure involves the en bloc removal of the head/neck of the pancreas, proximal duodenum, and gallbladder?_____

Answer: Whipple procedure

Flashcard 2: Biliary atresia is treated with Kasai liver procedure, which attaches the _____ to the liver

Answer: distal duodenum

Flashcard 3: Cholecystitis can cause _____ formation with the GI tract, resulting in air in the biliary tree (pneumobilia)

Answer: fistula

Flashcard 4: Echinococcus granulosus cysts are injected with _____ during surgery to kill larvae and prevent spread/anaphylaxis

Answer: ethanol

Flashcard 5: Bladder irrigation is used for patients with hematuria to prevent the formation of _____

Answer: blood clots

Flashcard 6: Gallstones may be treated with elective _____ if symptomatic

Answer: cholecystectomy

Flashcard 7: Gallstones that reach the confluence of the common bile and pancreatic ducts at the _____ can block both ducts (double duct sign) causing cholangitis and pancreatitis

Answer: ampulla of Vater (name of hole)

Flashcard 8: congenital pharyngo-cutaneous fistula

Answer: persistence of 3rd branchial cleft and pouch

Extra: fistula between tonsillar area, cleft in neck

Flashcard 9: gastroschisis

Answer:

Extra: visible abdominal contents of newborn; not covered by peritoneumextrusion of abdominal contents through abdominal folds

Flashcard 10: What are the 5 transesophageal embryological anamolies?

Answer: - pure EA - pure TEF - proximal TEF - distal TEF - double TAF