Ultrasound features of congenital diaphragmatic hernia are: Visualisation of abdominal organs in the chest Absence of normally positioned stomach Mediastinal displacement Small abdominal circumference Polyhydramnios
Chagas disease – caused by Trypanosoma cruzi Anticholinergic drugs Rectal malignancy – causes luminal obstruction leading to development of megacolon Neurological diseases like multiple sclerosis and motor neuron
Commonest cause for pulsion diverticulum of the urinary bladder is? A. Benign enlargement of prostate B. Fibrous prostate C. Contracture of bladder neck D. Stricture urethra Correct answer
There is 40 times increased risk for malignant transformation in an undescended testis compared to testis located within the scrotum. The factors responsible for malignant transformation in undescended
Whipple procedure consists of pancreaticoduodenectomy followed by pancreaticojejunostomy, choledochojejunostomy and gastrojejunostomy Since the common bile duct is attached to the jejunum, the sphincteric action of sphincter of Oddi
Renal cell carcinoma can occur in a patient with a solitary kidney The current recommendation is to do partial nephrectomy as long as sufficient margin of normal tissue
William S Halsted of John Hopkins University put forward a set of principles (Halstedian principles) in the 1890’s for achieving the best results in surgery. Now, more than 100 years later,
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