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Where is the appendix attached to the caecum?
Where is the appendix attached to the caecum?
- 3cm below ileocaecal junction
- 2cm above ileocaecal junction
- 2cm below ileocaecal junction (correct)
- At the ileocaecal junction
What is the function of the mesoappendix?
What is the function of the mesoappendix?
- To aid in digestion
- To regulate blood flow to the appendix
- To guide the length of the appendix
- To suspend the appendix (correct)
What is the approximate length range of the appendix?
What is the approximate length range of the appendix?
- 2 to 5 cm
- 5 to 10 cm
- 11 to 15 cm
- 7 to 11 cm (correct)
What represents McBurney’s point?
What represents McBurney’s point?
What passes through the free margin of the mesoappendix?
What passes through the free margin of the mesoappendix?
What guides the identification of the base of the appendix?
What guides the identification of the base of the appendix?
What anatomical variation of the appendix is described as being least vascular and directed in various directions?
What anatomical variation of the appendix is described as being least vascular and directed in various directions?
What is the operation for the removal of the appendix called?
What is the operation for the removal of the appendix called?
Which of the following can lead to acute appendicitis?
Which of the following can lead to acute appendicitis?
What is the classic symptom that shifts from periumbilical to right iliac fossa in appendicitis?
What is the classic symptom that shifts from periumbilical to right iliac fossa in appendicitis?
Which clinical sign involves localized tenderness in the right iliac fossa?
Which clinical sign involves localized tenderness in the right iliac fossa?
In which anatomical variation does the appendix pass upwards or towards the right?
In which anatomical variation does the appendix pass upwards or towards the right?
What can occur if acute appendicitis is not managed properly?
What can occur if acute appendicitis is not managed properly?
Which sign is assessed by having the patient lift the right leg against resistance, causing friction of the psoas muscle over the inflamed appendix?
Which sign is assessed by having the patient lift the right leg against resistance, causing friction of the psoas muscle over the inflamed appendix?
Which layer of the appendix consists of lymphatic aggregations?
Which layer of the appendix consists of lymphatic aggregations?
What is the canal within the narrow, tubular body of the appendix that opens into the caecum guarded by?
What is the canal within the narrow, tubular body of the appendix that opens into the caecum guarded by?
Who first described the complete surgical removal of the gallbladder?
Who first described the complete surgical removal of the gallbladder?
When was the National Institutes of Health (NIH) Consensus Development Conference recognizing Laparoscopic Cholecystectomy as the new 'gold standard' for the treatment of gallstone disease?
When was the National Institutes of Health (NIH) Consensus Development Conference recognizing Laparoscopic Cholecystectomy as the new 'gold standard' for the treatment of gallstone disease?
Which condition is NOT an indication for Laparoscopic Cholecystectomy according to the text?
Which condition is NOT an indication for Laparoscopic Cholecystectomy according to the text?
What was the first endoscopic cholecystectomy performed by?
What was the first endoscopic cholecystectomy performed by?
What percentage of patients have the classic anatomy of the biliary tree?
What percentage of patients have the classic anatomy of the biliary tree?
Which structure forms the boundaries of Calot's triangle?
Which structure forms the boundaries of Calot's triangle?
What is the main indication for performing an intraoperative cholangiogram (IOC)?
What is the main indication for performing an intraoperative cholangiogram (IOC)?
What is the risk of bile leak or biliary fistula after surgery?
What is the risk of bile leak or biliary fistula after surgery?
In which position should the patient be placed for the surgery?
In which position should the patient be placed for the surgery?
How is the cystic duct divided during the surgery?
How is the cystic duct divided during the surgery?
What is the technique used for dissection when Calot's triangle has dense adhesions?
What is the technique used for dissection when Calot's triangle has dense adhesions?
What is considered for closure in complicated cases after hemostasis of gallbladder bed?
What is considered for closure in complicated cases after hemostasis of gallbladder bed?
'Kocher’s incision' or which other type of incision can be used for abdominal closure?
'Kocher’s incision' or which other type of incision can be used for abdominal closure?
After how many hours post-operative should oral fluids be initiated for the patient?
After how many hours post-operative should oral fluids be initiated for the patient?
What is the main purpose of placing a small tube (catheter) into the cystic duct during surgery?
What is the main purpose of placing a small tube (catheter) into the cystic duct during surgery?
What is the primary goal of an intraoperative cholangiogram (IOC)?
What is the primary goal of an intraoperative cholangiogram (IOC)?
