Bladder cancer surgical management — Flashcards

Flashcard 1: Short bowel syndrome is most commonly seen in patients who have had _____

Answer: small intestine resection

Flashcard 2: Patients who have undergone _____ surgery can sometimes manifest with symptoms of hypoparathyroidism and hypocalcemia.

Answer: Thyroid

Flashcard 3: Porcelain gallbladder is treated with prophylactic _____ due to high rates of gallbladder cancer (mostly adenocarcinoma)

Answer: cholecystectomy

Flashcard 4: What is the prognosis of gallbladder carcinoma? _____

Answer: Poor

Flashcard 5: Pelvic fractures can injure the anterior bladder wall, resulting in _____-peritoneal leakage of urine

Answer: extra

Flashcard 6: If prostatic adenocarcinoma has not metastasized (i.e. local disease), it may be treated with _____

Answer: prostatectomy

Flashcard 7: What is a Varicocele? (Definition and Pathophysiology)

Answer: Abnormal dilation and tortuosity of the pampiniform venous plexus in the scrotum, usually due to increased venous pressure.

Extra: Clinical Features: - Scrotal enlargement ("bag of worms" appearance) - More common on the left side (left renal vein anatomy) - Complication: Infertility Treatment: - Varicocelectomy - Embolization