Appendicitis — Flashcards

The Fold of _____ is an antimesenteric ileocecal fold of peritoneum used as a guide while coagulating vessels in the mesoappendix

_____ sign is pain created by compressing appendix between abdominal wall and iliacus, seen in chronic appendicitis

_____ presents with diffuse periumbilical pain that eventually localizes to McBurney's point

Maximum size of appendiceal stump left behind after appendicectomy should be _____ mm

The incision marked X in the image is: _____ Incision

_____ femoral hernia is behind the femoral vessels

Hint: E

Schatzki's ring is associated with _____ hernia of the stomach

Seiwert's II: Tumour center located between _____ cm proximal and 2 cm distal to the anatomical cardia

Dieulafoy's triad consists of _____ of skin + Reflex muscular contraction + Tenderness at Mc Burney s point

Intussusception results in compromised blood supply, which causes _____ abdominal pain (frequency) with 'currant jelly' stool