Neonatal surgical emergencies — Flashcards

Flashcard 1: The iliohypogastric nerve is commonly injured due to post abdominal surgery _____

Answer: sutures

Flashcard 2: Short bowel syndrome is most commonly seen in patients who have had _____

Answer: small intestine resection

Flashcard 3: Malrotation can lead to _____ and duodenal obstruction

Answer: volvulus

Flashcard 4: What type of hernia is associated with abdominal trauma? _____

Answer: Traumatic diaphragmatic hernia

Flashcard 5: _____ is caused by twisting of a portion of bowel around its mesentery

Answer: Volvulus

Flashcard 6: Umbilical hernias are soft, benign, and _____

Answer: reducible (reducible or non reducible?)

Flashcard 7: Which type of hernia is most likely to present with incarceration or strangulation?_____

Answer: Femoral hernia

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