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what space lies behind the stomach
lesser sac

the pancreas lies behind the stomach
what is the opening into the lesser sac?
foramen of winslow

(win was slow because he had a lesser sac)
what are folds of gastric mucosa called?
rugae
what kind of cells are in the antrum
G cells

Gee I wish i were in the Antrum
what is pyrosis?
heartburn
what is Barrett's esophagus
columnar metaplasia
4 surgical options for GERD
LAP Nissen
Belsey mark IV
Hill
Toupet
What is a LAP Nissen
for GERD

360 degree fundoplication laparoscopically
What is a Belsey mark IV
GERD surgery

240-270 degree fundoplicaiton
via thoracic approach
What is a Hill?
GERD surgery

Arcuate ligament repair (close large esophageal hiatus)
and
gastropexy to diaphragm
what is a Toupet
incomplete (around 200 degree) posterior wrap, often with severe decreased esophageal motility

laparoscopic
% effectiveness of LAP Nissen
90%
post op complications of LAP Nissen
gas-bloat syndrome
stricture
dysphagia
spleen injury
esophageal perforation
pneumothorax
blood type associated with gastric cancer
A
symptoms of gastric cancer
WEAPON
Weight loss
Emesis
Anorexia
Pain/epigastric discomfort
Obstruction
Nausea
Most common early symptoms of stomach cancer
mild epigastric discomfort and indigestion
most common symptom of stomach cancer
weight loss
what is a Blumer's shelf?
solid peritoneal deposit anterior to the rectum, forming a shelf, palpated on rectal exam

Shelf near your blumers
what is Virchow's node on?
left supraclavicular fossa
Irish's node?
left axillary adenopathy from gastric cancer metastasis
surveillance lab finding for gastric cancer
CEA elevated in 30% of cases
workup for gastric cancer
EGD with biopsy
endoscopic US to evaluate level of invasiton
CT for mets
CXR
labs
histology of gastric cancer
adenocarcinoma
differential diagnosis for gastric tumors
adenocarcinoma
leiomyoma
leiomyosarcoma
lymphoma
carcinoid
ectopic pancreatic tissue
gastrinoma
benign gastric ulcer
polyp
where are gastric cancers more common, on lesser or greater curvature
lesser (lesser is greater)
what is more common, proximal or distal gastric cancer
proximal
how to gastric cancers metastasize
blood and lymph

(stomach will eat anyting!)
genetic alteration in more than half pf patients with gastric cancer
p53
tx for stomach cancer
surgical resection with wide (>5cm) margins and lymph nod dissection
what operation for tumor in Antrum
distal subtotal astrectomy
surgery for stomach cancer in midbody of stomach
total gastrectomy
surgery for proximal stomach cancer
total gastrectomy
with what kind of a structure is esophagus handled in a total gastrectomy
Roux-en-Y to connect esophagus to duodenum (so both esophagus and CBD come into the duodenum
type of anastomosis for total gastrectomy
Billroth II or Roux-en-Y

NOT Billroth I
symptoms of gastric volvulus
Brochardt's triad

distention of epigastrium
Cannot pass an NGT
emesis followed by inability to vomit
tx for gastric volvulus
exploratory laparotomy to untwist and gastropexy
BMI for morbid obesity
>40
medical conditions associated with morbid obesity
sleep apnea
CAD
pulmonary disease
DM
venous stasis ulcers
arthritis
infections
sex-hormone abnormalities
HTN
breast cancer
colon cancer
what is a gastric bypass
stapling off of small gastric pouch
Roux en Y limb to gastric pouch
what does gastric bypass cause?
dumping of food in the the Roux en Y limb, where it bypasses the small bowel
mean weight loss iwth gastric bypass
50%
possible complications after bariatric surgery
gallstones
anastomotic leak
marginal ulcer
stenosis of pouch/anastomosis
malnutrition
incisional hernia
spleen injury
iron deficiency
B12 deficiency