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_____ may present as a palpable, pulsatile abdominal mass that grows with time

Malrotation can lead to _____ and duodenal obstruction

Paraesophageal hernias are associated with _____ in lung fields

Malrotation results in improper positioning of the bowel with formation of fibrous, "_____ bands"

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

What treatment is curative for ulcerative colitis? _____

omphalocele

Acute mesenteric ischemia is associated with transmural infarction and perforation, which may cause _____

Treatment for localized renal cell carcinoma is _____

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Aortic aneurysm may cause _____ and/or _____ pain, which is a sign of leaking, dissection, or imminent rupture

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Flashcard 1: _____ may present as a palpable, pulsatile abdominal mass that grows with time

Answer: Abdominal aortic aneurysm

Flashcard 2: Malrotation can lead to _____ and duodenal obstruction

Answer: volvulus

Flashcard 3: Paraesophageal hernias are associated with _____ in lung fields

Answer: bowel sounds

Flashcard 4: Malrotation results in improper positioning of the bowel with formation of fibrous, "_____ bands"

Answer: Ladd

Flashcard 5: Herniated contents may be at risk for _____, which is the inability to reduce contents back into the abdomen/pelvis

Answer: incarceration

Flashcard 6: What treatment is curative for ulcerative colitis? _____

Answer: Colectomy

Flashcard 7: omphalocele

Answer:

Extra: visible abdominal contents in umbilical cord of newborn; covered by peritoneum persistence of hernition of abdominal contents into umbilical cord

Flashcard 8: Acute mesenteric ischemia is associated with transmural infarction and perforation, which may cause _____

Answer: septic shock

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Flashcard 9: Treatment for localized renal cell carcinoma is _____

Answer: surgical resection

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Flashcard 10: Aortic aneurysm may cause _ and/or _ pain, which is a sign of leaking, dissection, or imminent rupture

Answer: abdominal

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