Surgical Technology Principles and Practice Chapter 23 (General Surgery) Abdominal peritoneum ✔️Ans - The serous membrane lining the walls of the abdominal cavity. The retroperitoneum is the posterior aspect. In surgical discussions, abdomonial usually refers to the anterior aspect.Direct inguinal hernia ✔️Ans - A hernia that results from weakness in the inguinal floor.Evisceration ✔️Ans - Protrusion of the viscera outside the body as a result of trauma or wound disruption.Fistula ✔️Ans - An abnormal tract or passage leading from one organ to another or from an organ to the skin; usually caused by infection.Hernia ✔️Ans - A protrusion of tissue under the skin through a weakened area of the body wall.Incarcerated hernia ✔️Ans - Herniated tissue that is trapped in an abdominal wall defect. Incarcerated tissue requires emergency surgery to prevent ischemia and tissue necrosis.Incisional hernia ✔️Ans - The postoperative herniation of tissue into the tissue layers around an abdominal incision. This may occur in the immediate postoperative period or later, after the incision has healed.Indirect inguinal hernia ✔️Ans - A hernia that protrudes into the membranous sac of the spermatic cord. This condition usually is due to a congenital defect in the abdominal wall.Linea alba ✔️Ans - A strip of avascular tissue that follows the midline and extends from the pubis to the xiphoid process.McBurney incision ✔️Ans - An incision in which the oblique right muscle is manually split to allow removal of the appendix. 1 / 2
Reduce ✔️Ans - To replace or push herniated tissue back into its normal anatomical position Strangulated hernia ✔️Ans - A hernia in which abdominal tissue has become trapped between the layers of an abdominal wall defect. The strangulated tissue usually becomes swollen as a result of venous congestion.Lack of blood supply can lead to tissue necrosis.Ventral hernia ✔️Ans - A weakness in the abdominal wall, usually resulting in protrusion of abdominal viscera against the peritoneum and abdominal fascia Viscera ✔️Ans - The organs or tissue of the abdominal cavity.Anastomosis ✔️Ans - A surgical procedure in which two hollow structures are joined.Bilroth I procedure ✔️Ans - A gastroduodenostomy, or surgical anastomosis, of the stomach and the duodemum.Bilronth II procedure ✔️Ans - A gastrojejunostomy, or surgical anastomosis, of the stomach and the jejunum.Bowel technique ✔️Ans - A method of preventing cross-contamination between the bowel contents and the abdominal cavity.Esophageal varices ✔️Ans - Distended veins of the esophagus, caused by advanced liver disease. The condition occurs as a result of portal vein obstruction arising from fibrosis of the liver. Esophageal varices may bleed profusely.Exploratory laparotomy ✔️Ans - A laparotomy performed to examine the abdominal cavity when less invasive measures fail to confirm a diagnosis.Gastrostomy ✔️Ans - A surgical opening through the stomach wall connecting to the outside of the body or another hollow anatomical structure.
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