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When do you perform surgery for Diverticulitis?
IHOP: Intractable pain, Hemorrhage, Obstruction, Perfusion
Difference between Diveritculitis & Diveritculosis
Diverticulosis is pressence of diverticulu; Diverticulitis is an inflamed bowel d/t Diverticuli
Name true diverticulums
Zenker Diverticulum & Merkels Diverticulum
Medical Tx of Diverticulosis
High fiber diet, exercise, lots of fluids
Ogilvie's Syndrome S/Sx
Dilation of cecum & R colon, ileus, constipation
Ogilvie's Tx
Electrolytes/NG/NPO... then neostygmine... then Colonoscopy
Cholecystectomy risks
Common bile duct damage, post-op adhesions, post-op infections
Describe Postcholecystectomy Syndrome
RUQ pain, GI distress, a/w post-op adhesions or bile leak
Acute Toxic Cholangitis S/Sx
Charcots triad, hypotension, AMS
Charcots triad
RUQ pain, jaundice, fever
Reynolds Pentad
Charcots triad + hypotension + AMS [seen in Acute Toxic Cholangitis]
Acute Toxic Cholangitis Tx
ERCP, Lap CBD decompression, PCT (percutaneous transhepatic cholangiography, done by IR)
Define Cholelithiasis
Biliary stones in the Gallbladder
Define Choledolithiasis
Biliary stones in the Common Bile Duct
Describe ESWL for biliary stones
High failure rate, used as an adjunct Tx with ERCP or PCT
Describe Calot's Triangle
Common Hepatic duct, cystic duct, top liver edge
Calot's Triable clinical significance
Cystic Artery runs on inferior of triangle or through triangle, thus avoid this artery during cholecystectomy
Describe ducts of Lushka
Accessory Common Bile Ducts, often injured during cholecystectomy
Valves of Heister
Mucosal folds in Common Bile Duct that act as false valves
Kocher Maneuver
Cut left peritoneum under duodenum, move duodenum to right to look under duodenum
Cholecystitis Complications
Gallbladder perforation, fistula formation, grangrenous gallbladder
Describe choledochotomy
Incision of Common Bile Duct for removing stones a/o placing T-Tube
Describe T-Tube cholangiography
Tube placed in common bile duct during cholecystectomy, used for imaging later to detect choledolithiasis
Tx of Cholecystitis in pts unsuitable for Sx
Cholecystotomy (drainage performed percutaneously) or medications (Ursodiol)
What is enterohepatic circulation?
Secretion of bile salts into duodenum, reabsorption, and return to liver
Classically, where can jaundice first be detected
Under the tongue
What is a "positive HIDA" scan?
1) radionucleotide can't enter Gallbladder (Obstruction), 2) EF < 35%, 3) Pain with CCK-HIDA
What ABX is a/w cholestatic jaundice & gallbladder sludge?
ceftriaxone
Caroli Dz
Caroli, Congenital, Choledochal cyst, Cholangitis
Etiology of Clear or White Bile
Stagnant bile, seen in Mucocele/Hydrops Gallbladder, mostly gallbladder lining secretions [w/o proportionate bile pigments]
Most Common Gallbladder Ca
AdenoCa
Hesselbach's triangle boundaries
Inferior Epigastric Vessels, Rectus Abdominus, Inguinal Ligmanet
Hepatic Adenoma Management
< 5cm asymptomatic Observation & D/C steroids, OCP; >5cm or symptomatic or wants to get pregnant, resection
Describe Carpal Tunnel Syn
Release adhesions of the median nerve and divide the transverse carpal ligament.
Length of Hartmann's Pouch required to re-anastomose
5cm