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python3 -c " from pypdf import PdfReader from PIL import Image import io reader = PdfReader('/tmp/workspace/attachments/1d701f33-f2e1-499a-864a-0e0b277c2817/Topo zachot.pdf') for i, page in enumerate(reader.pages): resources = page.get('/Resources', {}) xobjects = resources.get('/XObject', {}) for name, obj in xobjects.items(): obj = obj.get_object() if obj.get('/Subtype') == '/Image': data = obj.get_data() filter_ = obj.get('/Filter') print(f'Page {i+1} image: filter={filter_}, size={len(data)}') # Save the image try: img = Image.open(io.BytesIO(data)) img.save(f'/tmp/workspace/page_{i+1}.png') print(f' Saved as page_{i+1}.png, mode={img.mode}, size={img.size}') except Exception as e: # Try saving raw bytes with open(f'/tmp/workspace/page_{i+1}.jpg', 'wb') as f: f.write(data) print(f' Saved raw as page_{i+1}.jpg, error was: {e}') "

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Answers to Exam Questions

Discipline: Special Questions of Clinical Anatomy and Operative Surgery (Omsk State Medical University, Department of Topographic Anatomy and Operative Surgery)

1. Classification of craniocerebral wounds. Features of surgical treatment of craniocerebral wounds.

Classification:
  • By depth: scalp wounds only; wounds with skull fracture; penetrating (involving dura mater); non-penetrating
  • By type of fracture: linear, depressed, comminuted, perforated
  • By mechanism: stab, cut, gunshot, blunt trauma
  • Penetrating wounds are most dangerous - risk of meningitis, encephalitis, brain abscess
Surgical treatment (Primary Surgical Debridement - PST):
  1. Wound edges are excised in layers (skin, galea, periosteum)
  2. Bone fragments are removed; comminuted fracture fragments are excised
  3. Dura mater is opened if damaged or if epidural/subdural hematoma is present
  4. Brain tissue is gently irrigated; devitalized brain is removed with suction
  5. Dural repair with suture or patch; bone defect may be closed with cranioplasty later
  6. Drain placement; wound closed in layers

2. Trepanation of the skull: types, indications, technique.

Types:
  • Osteoplastic trepanation - bone flap is cut and replaced after surgery
  • Decompressive (resective) trepanation - bone is permanently removed to relieve intracranial pressure
Indications: epidural/subdural hematoma, brain abscess, brain tumor, depressed skull fracture, hydrocephalus
Technique (osteoplastic):
  1. U-shaped skin incision with base downward (to preserve blood supply)
  2. Skin-periosteal flap reflected
  3. Multiple burr holes drilled in a circle with a Gigli saw or craniotome connecting them
  4. Bone flap elevated and reflected
  5. Dura mater opened in a cruciate or U-shaped manner
  6. Pathology addressed (hematoma evacuated, tumor removed, etc.)
  7. Dura closed, bone flap replaced and fixed with sutures or plates
  8. Skin closed

3. Trepanation of the mastoid process in purulent mastoiditis; possible complications.

This is Schwartze's mastoidectomy (antrotomy):
Indications: acute purulent mastoiditis not responding to conservative treatment
Technique:
  1. Incision posterior to the auricle along the skin crease
  2. Periosteum reflected to expose the mastoid bone
  3. Cortex opened with chisel/gouge in the "Chipault triangle" (safe zone bounded by: posterior wall of external auditory canal anteriorly, temporal line superiorly, sigmoid sinus posteriorly)
  4. Air cells are exenterated with curettes until the antrum and mastoid cavity are open
  5. The cavity is drained; wound partially closed or packed
Complications:
  • Damage to the sigmoid sinus - profuse bleeding
  • Injury to the facial nerve (CN VII) - facial palsy
  • Damage to the semicircular canals - labyrinthitis, vertigo
  • Meningitis, brain abscess
  • Injury to the jugular bulb

4. Incisions for purulent processes of the deep face, peripharyngeal and retropharyngeal cellular spaces.

  • Masticator space (submasseterical phlegmon): incision along the lower edge of the mandible, 2 cm below the angle, to avoid the marginal branch of the facial nerve
  • Pterygomandibular space: intraoral incision along the pterygomandibular raphe OR external submandibular approach
  • Parapharyngeal (peripharyngeal) space: external approach - incision below the angle of mandible, blunt dissection medially to the pharynx along the medial pterygoid muscle; or intraoral if abscess is pointing inward
  • Retropharyngeal (retropharyngeal) space: in children - intraoral incision on the posterior pharyngeal wall (patient in Trendelenburg to prevent aspiration); in adults - external cervical approach, incision along the anterior border of sternocleidomastoid muscle

5. Caldwell-Luc operation: indications, technique.

Indications: chronic purulent maxillary sinusitis, polyps/cysts of the maxillary sinus, foreign bodies, benign tumors
Technique:
  1. Upper lip reflected; horizontal incision in the upper buccal sulcus above the canine/premolar (below the infraorbital nerve)
  2. Periosteum elevated to expose the anterior wall of the maxillary sinus
  3. Anterior wall opened with a chisel or drill (creating a "window")
  4. Sinus explored; all pathological tissue, polyps, thickened mucosa removed
  5. Inferior nasal meatus: counter-opening (nasoantral window) made through the medial wall for dependent drainage
  6. Wound closed with sutures

6. Operations for phlegmons and abscesses of the neck.

General principles: wide incision, adequate drainage, layer-by-layer dissection respecting fascial boundaries
  • Superficial (1st fascial space): incision along Langer lines or over the point of fluctuation
  • Submandibular phlegmon: collar incision 2 cm below mandible; platysma and 2nd fascia opened
  • Ludwig's angina (floor of mouth phlegmon): wide collar incision, bilateral submandibular; blunt dissection to floor of mouth
  • Deep neck phlegmon: incision along anterior border of sternocleidomastoid, fascial spaces opened; mediastinitis risk - may need median sternotomy
  • Drainage tubes placed; wounds left open or loosely closed

7. Tracheostomy: types, indications, technique, complications and their prevention. Features of tracheostomy in children.

Types: superior (above isthmus of thyroid - most common), inferior (below isthmus), transverse; also percutaneous dilatational (Ciaglia technique)
Indications: upper airway obstruction (laryngeal edema, foreign body, tumor), prolonged mechanical ventilation, trauma to larynx/trachea, bilateral vocal cord paralysis
Technique (superior tracheostomy):
  1. Neck extended, midline vertical skin incision from cricoid cartilage downward (~4 cm)
  2. Strap muscles retracted laterally; thyroid isthmus retracted inferiorly
  3. 2nd-3rd tracheal rings identified; stay sutures placed
  4. Horizontal or U-shaped (Bjork flap) incision in tracheal wall between 2nd-3rd rings
  5. Tracheostomy tube inserted
  6. Skin loosely closed; tube secured
Complications: hemorrhage, false passage, subcutaneous emphysema, pneumothorax, tube displacement, tracheomalacia, tracheal stenosis late
Prevention: stay sutures to keep trachea stabilized; avoid damaging cricoid (to prevent subglottic stenosis); secure tube
Children: the trachea is small, soft, and mobile - higher risk of decannulation and tracheomalacia; inferior tracheostomy preferred by some; smaller tubes; stay sutures mandatory

8. Surgical tactics in wounds of the common carotid artery and its branches; anatomical justification.

  • Carotid artery ligation carries 30-40% risk of ischemic stroke (hemispheric infarction) due to inadequate collateral flow through the Circle of Willis
  • Preferred approach: lateral suture (lateral arteriorraphy) or end-to-end anastomosis or patch graft repair
  • If ligation is unavoidable: ligate as distal as possible; assess backpressure
  • Anatomical basis: the common carotid artery divides at the level of C4 into internal and external; the internal carotid has no extracranial branches, therefore ligation is more dangerous than external carotid ligation
  • Access: incision along the anterior border of the sternocleidomastoid muscle; carotid sheath opened; common carotid, vagus nerve, and internal jugular vein identified
  • Always identify and protect vagus nerve (CN X) and hypoglossal nerve (CN XII)

9. Operations on the thyroid gland: indications, thyroid resection according to O.V. Nikolaev, possible complications.

Indications: thyroid cancer, toxic goiter (Graves' disease) refractory to medical treatment, large compressive goiter, autonomous nodule
Nikolaev's subtotal subfascial resection technique:
  1. Collar incision (Kocher) 2 cm above sternal notch
  2. Strap muscles retracted
  3. Subfascial technique: the gland is dissected within its own visceral fascia (intrafascial)
  4. Each lobe is mobilized and resected, leaving a small remnant (~4-8 g) on each side - preserving parathyroids and recurrent laryngeal nerve within the fascia
  5. Hemostasis; drains; wound closure
Complications:
  • Recurrent laryngeal nerve injury - hoarseness, aphonia (bilateral = respiratory failure)
  • Hypoparathyroidism - hypocalcemia, tetany
  • Thyrotoxic crisis
  • Hemorrhage / hematoma (can cause airway compression)
  • Hypothyroidism

10. Vagosympathetic block according to A.V. Vishnevsky and N.N. Burdenko.

Vishnevsky's cervical vagosympathetic block:
  • Indication: pleuropulmonary shock in chest trauma; also used in neck/thoracic operations
  • Technique: patient supine, head turned away; needle inserted at the posterior border of the sternocleidomastoid at its midpoint; directed medially toward the cervical vertebra; 40-50 mL of 0.25% novocaine injected; the solution spreads to the vagus and cervical sympathetic chain
  • A positive result (Horner's syndrome: ptosis, miosis, enophthalmos) confirms sympathetic block
Burdenko's block is a similar cervical block used particularly for head injuries and brain edema to reduce intracranial pressure reflexively.

11. Mastitis: definition, classification by localization. Principles of surgical treatment of mastitis.

Definition: Inflammation of the breast parenchyma, most commonly postpartum lactational mastitis
Classification by localization:
  • Subcutaneous (prenipple area)
  • Subareolar
  • Intramammary (within glandular tissue) - most common
  • Retromammary (behind the gland, between gland and pectoral fascia) - most dangerous
Surgical principles:
  1. Incision must ensure adequate drainage without cutting milk ducts unnecessarily
  2. For intramammary: radial incisions from areola outward (following lobar architecture, sparing ducts)
  3. For subareolar: semicircular (periareolar) incision
  4. For retromammary: incision in the submammary fold (inframammary crease - Bardenheuer incision)
  5. All necrotic and pus-containing tissue debrided
  6. Drainage tubes placed
  7. Lactation suppressed pharmacologically in severe cases

12. Radical mastectomy according to Halsted: anatomical justification.

Halsted's radical mastectomy removes: the entire breast, pectoralis major, pectoralis minor, and all axillary lymph nodes (levels I-III)
Anatomical justification:
  • Breast cancer spreads via lymphatics to axillary nodes (levels I, II, III relative to pectoralis minor)
  • Pectoralis major and minor lie directly under the gland and may be infiltrated by tumor
  • The axillary lymphatic chains run along the axillary vessels under pectoralis minor
  • Removing all three (gland + muscles + nodes) ensures complete clearance of the lymphatic drainage basin
Technique: elliptical incision encompassing nipple-areola and tumor; en bloc removal of breast + both pectoral muscles + axillary contents; wide skin flaps raised; chest wall and axilla dissected from medial to lateral
(Note: Modified radical mastectomy [Patey, Madden] is now preferred, preserving pectoralis major)

13. Puncture and catheterization of the pleural cavity. Thoracotomy without rib resection. Methods of drainage of the pleural cavity, drainage according to Bulau.

Pleural puncture (thoracocentesis):
  • Site: 8th-9th intercostal space, posterior axillary line; needle above upper edge of lower rib (to avoid neurovascular bundle)
  • Technique: local anesthesia; needle inserted while aspirating; 3-way stopcock used
Thoracotomy without rib resection: intercostal incision with retractors; ribs spread apart without cutting
Drainage methods:
  • Bulau (underwater seal) drainage: tube inserted through a small incision (usually 5th-6th ICS, midaxillary line for air; 8th-9th ICS for fluid); tube connected to an underwater seal bottle - fluid drains by gravity, air escapes through water seal (one-way valve effect); ensures lung re-expansion

14. Operative interventions in penetrating wounds of the chest: lung wounds, heart wounds.

Lung wounds:
  • Small lacerations: suture (pneumorrhaphy) with absorbable sutures; lung re-expanded
  • Extensive: wedge resection, lobectomy, or pneumonectomy
  • Always drain pleural cavity with Bulau drain
Heart wounds:
  • Emergency pericardiotomy / thoracotomy (left anterolateral approach, 4th-5th ICS)
  • Pericardium opened; digital compression of wound
  • Suture cardiorrhaphy: figure-of-eight or mattress sutures with pledgets; caution over coronary vessels
  • Cardiopulmonary bypass if coronary or valvular injury

15. Operations for lung abscess: types, indications, technique. Types of lung resections.

Operations:
  • Pneumotomy (marsupialization): incision into abscess cavity; drain placed - used for peripheral abscesses
  • Resection: lobectomy or pneumonectomy for chronic/complex abscesses
Indications for surgery: failure of conservative treatment, large abscess >6 cm, hemorrhage, bronchopleural fistula
Types of lung resection:
  • Pneumonectomy (whole lung)
  • Lobectomy (one lobe)
  • Bilobectomy
  • Segmentectomy
  • Wedge (atypical) resection

16. Operative approaches to the heart and great vessels: advantages and disadvantages.

ApproachAdvantagesDisadvantages
Median sternotomyWide exposure, both ventricles, great vesselsMajor bone surgery, prolonged healing
Left anterolateral thoracotomy (4th ICS)Fast, good for emergenciesLimited access to right heart
Right anterolateral thoracotomyAccess to right heart, SVC, aortic rootLimited left heart access
Bilateral thoracosternotomy (clamshell)Widest exposureHigh morbidity

17. Pericardial puncture. Operations for pericarditis: indications, technique.

Pericardial puncture (Larrey's point):
  • Needle inserted at the angle between the xiphoid process and left costal arch (Larrey point) OR in the 5th ICS to the left of the sternum (Marfan point)
  • Directed upward and backward at 45° angle
  • Aspiration of blood/pus confirms pericardial effusion
  • Risk: cardiac puncture; use ECG monitoring
Pericardiotomy/pericardiectomy:
  • Indications: constrictive pericarditis, recurrent effusion, purulent pericarditis
  • Access: xiphisternal or left anterolateral thoracotomy
  • Pericardium resected leaving only a rim around great vessels; heart freed from constricting peel

18. Clinical anatomy of congenital and acquired defects of the heart and great vessels. Principles of surgical treatment.

Congenital defects:
  • VSD (ventricular septal defect): most common; surgical patch closure on CPB
  • ASD (atrial septal defect): suture or patch; transcatheter closure options
  • PDA (patent ductus arteriosus): ligation or clipping (off-pump)
  • Tetralogy of Fallot: VSD closure + RVOT reconstruction
  • Coarctation of aorta: resection + end-to-end anastomosis or patch
Acquired defects:
  • Rheumatic valve disease (mitral stenosis most common): commissurotomy or valve replacement
  • Aortic stenosis/insufficiency: valve replacement (mechanical or bioprosthetic)
Principles: all open-heart surgery requires cardiopulmonary bypass (CPB) except PDA ligation and coarctation repair; myocardial protection via cardioplegia

19. Operations for creation of an artificial esophagus from small intestine.

Esophagoplasty (Roux-Herzen-Yudin method):
  1. A jejunal segment (Roux limb) is isolated on a vascular pedicle
  2. The bowel loop is tunneled subcutaneously (antesternal, presternal) or through the posterior mediastinum
  3. Anastomosed to the pharynx/cervical esophagus superiorly and stomach or remaining esophagus inferiorly
  4. Indications: esophageal burns/stricture, esophageal cancer after esophagectomy
Also: colon interposition (left colon on middle colic artery) is used for longer replacements.

20. Hernias: definition. Classification of hernias by etiology, localization, clinical features.

Definition: Protrusion of an organ or tissue through a natural or abnormal opening in the body wall, covered by the hernial sac (peritoneum)
Components: hernial orifice (ring), hernial sac, hernial contents
Classification:
  • By etiology: congenital, acquired (effort, postoperative/incisional, post-traumatic)
  • By localization: inguinal (direct/indirect), femoral, umbilical, epigastric, incisional, obturator, Spigelian, lumbar, perineal, internal
  • By clinical course: reducible, irreducible, strangulated (obstructed), sliding, Richter's (partial enterocele), Littre's (Meckel's diverticulum)

21. Main stages of herniorrhaphy in elective sequence. Features of herniorrhaphy in sliding and strangulated hernias. Complications of herniorrhaphy in congenital inguinoscrotal hernia, anatomical justification.

Elective herniorrhaphy steps:
  1. Skin incision over hernia site
  2. Dissection of subcutaneous tissue and fascia to expose hernia sac
  3. Hernial sac isolated, opened, contents examined and reduced
  4. Hernial sac ligated at neck and excised
  5. Hernial orifice/defect repaired (plastic repair of the posterior wall or floor)
  6. Wound closed in layers
Sliding hernia: the wall of the sac IS part of the organ (e.g., bladder, cecum) - the sac must NOT be fully excised; organ dissected free and returned; modified repair
Strangulated hernia: contents must NOT be reduced before sac is opened (risk of releasing toxic contents into peritoneum); assess viability of contents; if bowel is necrotic - resection with anastomosis before repair
Congenital inguinoscrotal hernia complications: risk of injury to the vas deferens and testicular vessels (spermatic cord structures), leading to testicular atrophy; the hernial sac is intimately adherent to the cord - careful dissection required

22. Surgical anatomy of oblique and direct inguinal hernias.

Indirect (oblique) inguinal hernia:
  • Exits through the deep (internal) inguinal ring (lateral to inferior epigastric vessels)
  • Travels the full length of the inguinal canal within the spermatic cord
  • May descend into the scrotum
  • More common, especially in young males; often congenital (patent processus vaginalis)
Direct inguinal hernia:
  • Exits through the superficial (external) inguinal ring directly through Hesselbach's triangle (medial to inferior epigastric vessels, lateral to rectus, above inguinal ligament)
  • Does NOT travel the full inguinal canal
  • More common in older males; weakness of transversalis fascia
  • Never descends into the scrotum

23. Operations for inguinal hernias according to Ru-Krasnobayev, Bobrov, Girard.

These are repairs of the anterior wall of the inguinal canal:
  • Girard's method: the internal oblique and transverse abdominis muscles are sutured to the inguinal ligament (Poupart) anteriorly, then the aponeurosis of external oblique is sutured over this (double layer)
  • Bobrov's method (modification): similar to Girard; the two layers of the external oblique aponeurosis are sutured to the inguinal ligament in two separate rows
  • Spasokukotsky-Kimbarovsky suture (modification of Girard): combines the muscle and the upper leaf of the aponeurosis in one suture, sutured to the inguinal ligament - creates a better muscular buttress
  • Ru-Krasnobayev: used mainly in children with indirect hernia; simple high ligation of the hernial sac without reconstruction (since the posterior wall is strong in children)

24. Operations for inguinal hernias according to Spasokukotsky, Kimbarovsky, Martynov.

  • Spasokukotsky: the edge of the internal oblique + transverse muscles AND the upper leaf of external oblique aponeurosis are all sutured together to the inguinal ligament as one layer; the lower leaf of the aponeurosis is then folded over to reinforce
  • Kimbarovsky suture: a special suturing technique that folds over the edge of the upper aponeurotic leaf to include the muscles, improving the grip on tissues before suturing to the inguinal ligament
  • Martynov: only the upper leaf of the external oblique aponeurosis is sutured to the inguinal ligament; the lower leaf is then placed over to create a duplication - purely aponeurotic repair

25. Operations for inguinal hernias according to Bassini, Kukudzhanov. Modern methods of inguinal hernioplasty using endoprostheses: advantages and disadvantages.

Bassini's method (posterior wall repair):
  • The cord is elevated
  • Internal oblique, transverse abdominis, and transversalis fascia are sutured to the inguinal ligament posterior to the cord
  • The cord is replaced in its new position above the repair
  • Creates a strong posterior wall
Kukudzhanov's method: for direct hernias and large indirect hernias; the transversalis fascia is plicated and the conjoint tendon is sutured to the pectineal (Cooper's) ligament medially and to the inguinal ligament laterally; very strong repair
Endoprosthetic (mesh) repair (Lichtenstein - "tension-free"):
  • A polypropylene mesh patch is placed over the posterior inguinal wall and sutured to the inguinal ligament, internal oblique and around the cord
  • Advantages: tension-free, low recurrence rate (~1%), less pain, faster recovery
  • Disadvantages: foreign body reaction, mesh infection (rare but serious), chronic groin pain, potential for mesh migration; requires implant material

26. Operations for femoral hernias according to Bassini, Ruggi-Parlavecchio.

Femoral hernia exits through the femoral canal (medial compartment of femoral sheath), below the inguinal ligament
Bassini's femoral approach:
  • Incision over the hernia below the inguinal ligament (femoral approach)
  • Sac dissected, opened, contents reduced, sac ligated
  • Femoral canal closed by suturing the inguinal ligament to the pectineal (Cooper's) ligament
  • Risk: femoral vein injury
Ruggi-Parlavecchio (inguinal approach):
  • Incision above the inguinal ligament (like inguinal hernia repair)
  • Inguinal canal opened, floor dissected
  • Femoral sac pulled up through the femoral ring and excised
  • The femoral ring is closed by suturing the inguinal ligament to the pectineal ligament from above
  • Advantage: better visualization; can repair both inguinal and femoral hernias simultaneously

27. Operations for umbilical hernias and epigastric hernias. Spigelian line.

Umbilical hernia - Mayo's repair:
  • Transverse (horizontal) elliptical incision around the umbilicus
  • Sac freed, opened, contents reduced, sac excised
  • Mayo's vest-over-pants (duplication) repair: the upper fascial flap is sutured behind the lower flap, then the lower is folded over the upper creating a double layer of fascia - strengthens the repair
Epigastric (linea alba) hernia:
  • Vertical or transverse midline incision over the defect
  • Preperitoneal lipoma or sac excised; aponeurosis defect repaired with interrupted or running sutures
Spigelian hernia (Spigelian line hernia):
  • Occurs along the semilunar (Spigelian) line - the lateral border of the rectus abdominis where the transversus aponeurosis splits
  • Often located at the level of the arcuate line (semicircular fold of Douglas)
  • Interparietal - lies between internal oblique and external oblique aponeurosis
  • Repair: incision directly over defect; defect closed with sutures or mesh

28. Laparotomy: definition, basic types, advantages and disadvantages of basic approaches.

Definition: Surgical incision into the abdominal cavity
Types of incisions:
TypeLocationAdvantagesDisadvantages
Midline (median)Along linea albaFast, avascular, extensibleWeak healing, risk of hernia
Paramedian2-3 cm lateral to midline through rectus sheathStronger closure, less herniaSlower, denervation risk
TransverseHorizontal, PfannenstielExcellent cosmesis, strongLimited cranial exposure
ObliqueMcBurney, Kocher, etc.Targeted access to specific organsLimited extensibility
AngularCombination incisionsWide accessComplex

29. Operations for wounds of hollow and parenchymal abdominal organs.

Hollow organs (stomach, intestine, bladder):
  • Small puncture wounds: two-layer suture repair (Lembert serosal + all-layer)
  • Extensive wounds or devitalized tissue: resection with anastomosis or temporary colostomy
  • Gastroraphy (stomach suture), enterorrhaphy (bowel suture)
Parenchymal organs (liver, spleen, kidneys):
  • Liver: hepatorrhaphy (suture with omental pack/Pringle maneuver for hemostasis); hepatic resection for major injuries
  • Spleen: splenorrhaphy (suture); splenectomy if unrepairable
  • Kidney: nephrorraphy; partial or total nephrectomy

30. Intestinal sutures: definition, classification by technique, by number of rows.

Definition: Sutures applied to bowel wall to close wounds or create anastomoses
Classification by technique:
  • Lembert suture (seromuscularis - serosal): inverts bowel, creates serosa-to-serosa contact; most important intestinal suture
  • Connell suture (all-layer continuous): through all layers; hemostatic inner row
  • Cushing suture (seromuscularis continuous): similar to Lembert but running
  • Schmieden suture (mucosa-to-mucosa, through-and-through): older technique
  • Pirogov suture: submucosa-to-serosa
By number of rows:
  • Single-layer: one row of sutures (usually Lembert); lower stricture rate; preserves blood supply
  • Two-layer: inner layer (all-layer, Connell or continuous) + outer layer (Lembert serosal); more secure, classic standard
  • Three-layer: used for thick-walled bowel (Schmieden + Connell + Lembert)

31. Operation of bowel segment resection. Types of anastomoses, features of their creation.

Bowel resection steps:
  1. Isolate segment on its mesentery; apply clamps at resection lines (non-crushing proximally, crushing at resection margins)
  2. Divide mesentery with ligation of vessels
  3. Bowel divided; segment removed
  4. Anastomosis created
  5. Mesenteric defect closed (to prevent internal hernia)
Types of anastomoses:
  • End-to-end: natural position; preserves motility; risk of anastomotic leak if lumen disparity
  • End-to-side: when lumen sizes differ; also Roux-en-Y configuration
  • Side-to-side: widest lumen; safest; creates a "double-barrel" but leaves a blind pouch

32. Operations on the stomach: gastrotomy and gastrostomy, suturing of stomach wounds.

  • Gastrotomy (opening the stomach): for foreign body removal, polyp removal, access to cardia; anterior wall incision, contents removed, closed in 2 layers
  • Gastrostomy (permanent opening for feeding): Witzel's method - tube placed in stomach and tunneled through a seromuscular trough sutured over it (creates valve); used for esophageal obstruction, prolonged feeding
  • Kader's gastrostomy: tube placed through a purse-string suture invaginating the tube into the stomach; more reliable anti-reflux mechanism
  • Stomach wound suture: two-layer closure (Connell inner + Lembert outer); debridement if necrotic edges

33. Gastroenteric anastomoses: types, technique, complications.

Types:
  • Gastroduodenostomy (Billroth I): stomach directly anastomosed to duodenum; physiological (food follows normal route); only feasible if tension-free
  • Gastrojejunostomy (Billroth II / Roux-en-Y): stomach anastomosed to jejunum; used when Billroth I not possible; anterior or posterior; isoperistaltic or antiperistaltic
Complications:
  • Dumping syndrome (rapid gastric emptying)
  • Afferent loop syndrome (Billroth II)
  • Anastomotic leak
  • Marginal ulcer
  • Bile reflux gastritis

34. Gastric resection according to Billroth I and Billroth II principles; their modifications.

Billroth I (B-I):
  • Distal stomach (antrum) resected; gastroduodenostomy - gastric stump anastomosed end-to-end to duodenum
  • Physiological: food passes through duodenum
  • Modifications: Haberer, Finney, von Haberer-Finney
  • Limitation: cannot be done if duodenum is scarred/fibrotic
Billroth II (B-II):
  • Distal stomach resected; duodenal stump closed; gastrojejunostomy - gastric stump anastomosed to a loop of proximal jejunum
  • Modifications: Hofmeister-Finsterer (most used: anteperistaltic, partial posterior wall anastomosis with afferent limb fixed), Roux-en-Y (divides jejunum, end-to-side - prevents bile reflux best)

35. Vagotomy: indications, types, technique.

Indications: peptic ulcer disease (now rarely done; medical therapy preferred)
Types:
  • Truncal vagotomy: both vagal trunks divided just below esophageal hiatus; simple but causes gastric atony (requires drainage procedure - pyloroplasty or gastroenterostomy)
  • Selective gastric vagotomy: only the gastric branches divided (preserving hepatic and celiac branches); still needs drainage
  • Highly selective (proximal gastric) vagotomy (HSV) / parietal cell vagotomy: only the nerve of Latarjet's branches to the fundus and body cut; pyloric innervation preserved - NO drainage needed; lowest side effects; preferred

36. Enterostomy: types, indications, technique. Operations for creating a colostomy and unnatural anus.

Enterostomy (small bowel opening):
  • Tube enterostomy (Witzel): jejunal feeding tube
  • Loop enterostomy: loop of bowel brought to surface, opened for decompression
Colostomy (large bowel opening):
  • Temporary colostomy: loop or double-barrel colostomy for bowel rest, diversion above an anastomosis or obstruction
  • Terminal (permanent) colostomy: after abdominoperineal resection (Miles' operation) - sigmoid end colostomy in left iliac fossa
Unnatural anus (anus praeternaturalis): complete fecal diversion; bowel divided, both ends brought to skin (double barrel) OR distal end closed (Hartmann's procedure); used in colorectal obstruction, trauma, Hirschsprung's disease

37. Appendectomy: types, indications, technique. Methods of stump treatment.

Indications: acute appendicitis (all types), recurrent appendicitis
Types: open (retrograde or antegrade) or laparoscopic
Open technique (McBurney/Volkovich-Dyakonov incision):
  1. Oblique incision in right iliac fossa (McBurney point - 1/3 from anterior superior iliac spine to umbilicus)
  2. External oblique aponeurosis split; internal oblique and transverse abdominis split in direction of fibers (muscle-splitting)
  3. Peritoneum opened; cecum delivered
  4. Appendix identified at confluence of taeniae coli
  5. Mesoappendix ligated and divided
  6. Appendix base crushed, ligated; appendix excised
Stump treatment methods:
  • Ligation + invagination (purse-string suture): most common - liguature at base, then purse-string suture of cecal wall invaginates the stump (Z-suture alternative)
  • Simple ligation only: used in children, when cecal wall is inflamed

38. Operations on the liver: operative approaches, their advantages and disadvantages.

Approaches:
  • Upper midline laparotomy: good for left lobe; limited right lobe access
  • Right subcostal (Kocher) incision: good for right lobe; can extend to bilateral subcostal (chevron)
  • Thoracoabdominal incision (right 8th-9th ICS + laparotomy): best for large right lobe tumors; wide exposure; but higher morbidity (chest opened)
  • Bilateral subcostal with median extension (Mercedes-Benz): maximal abdominal exposure

39. Operations on the liver: types of resections, anatomical justification. Methods of hemostasis in liver wounds. Classification of liver sutures.

Types of resections:
  • Anatomical (segmental): based on Couinaud's 8 hepatic segments; lobe, sectoral, or segmental resection following vascular-biliary pedicles; lower bleeding, better preservation of function
  • Non-anatomical (wedge/atypical): for peripheral tumors; simpler
Hemostasis methods:
  • Digital compression (Pringle maneuver - clamp porta hepatis)
  • Suture hepatorrhaphy (horizontal mattress sutures)
  • Argon beam coagulation, bipolar diathermy
  • Topical agents: oxidized cellulose, fibrin glue, collagen sponge
  • Packing with omentum
Liver suture classification:
  • Kuznetsov-Pensky: double through-and-through mattress suture; widely used
  • Opel's suture: omentum used as bolster
  • Jordan's suture: figure-of-8

40. Operations on the gallbladder: operative approaches, their advantages and disadvantages.

Approaches:
  • Right subcostal (Kocher): excellent exposure of hepatoduodenal ligament; most used for open cholecystectomy
  • Upper midline: quick; versatile; less ideal for far lateral work
  • Laparoscopic (4-trocar): standard of care today; minimal invasiveness; but 2D vision, less tactile feedback
  • Mini-laparotomy: 4-5 cm subcostal; compromise between open and laparoscopic

41. Operations on the gallbladder: cholecystotomy, cholecystostomy, cholecystectomy.

  • Cholecystotomy: incision into gallbladder for removal of stones; gallbladder left in place; rarely done (only if patient cannot tolerate cholecystectomy)
  • Cholecystostomy: creation of a temporary opening between gallbladder and abdominal wall (drain placed); for decompression in high-risk patients with acute cholecystitis; percutaneous approach now common
  • Cholecystectomy: removal of the gallbladder
    • "From the fundus" (antegrade): fundus dissected first, then Calot's triangle structures - safer if inflammation obscures anatomy
    • "From the neck" (retrograde): cystic duct and artery identified first in Calot's triangle, ligated, then fundus freed - faster but riskier if anatomy unclear
    • Laparoscopic: gold standard; "critical view of safety" must be established before clipping

42. Methods of indirect interventions on coronary vessels in treatment of chronic coronary artery disease (pericardiopexy, omentocardiopexy, diaphragmocardiopexy, Weinberg and Fieski operations).

These are historic indirect revascularization procedures, used before coronary bypass was available:
  • Pericardiopexy (Beck I): pericardium abraded + talc/asbestos powder applied to create adhesions between pericardium and epicardium, inducing collateral vessel ingrowth
  • Omentocardiopexy (O'Shaughnessy): omentum brought through diaphragm and sutured to epicardium; omental vessels anastomose with coronary microcirculation
  • Diaphragmocardiopexy: diaphragm freed and sutured to epicardium for neovascularization
  • Weinberg operation: internal mammary artery implanted directly into myocardium (Vineberg procedure) - artery bleeds into myocardial tunnels, forming collaterals
  • Fieski operation: bilateral internal mammary artery ligation to redirect blood into pericardiophrenic collaterals
(These are largely of historical interest; modern treatment uses CABG and PCI)

43. Methods of direct interventions on coronary vessels in treatment of chronic coronary artery disease and acute myocardial infarction (aorto-coronary and mammaro-coronary bypass).

Coronary Artery Bypass Grafting (CABG):
Aorto-coronary bypass (ACB) / Saphenous vein graft (SVG):
  • The great saphenous vein is harvested from the leg
  • One end anastomosed to ascending aorta, other end to coronary artery distal to stenosis
  • Multiple grafts possible (triple, quadruple)
  • Requires CPB and cardioplegia
  • Patency: ~50% at 10 years (prone to atherosclerosis)
Mammaro-coronary bypass (LITA/RIMA - Internal Mammary Artery bypass):
  • Left internal thoracic (mammary) artery (LITA) harvested as a pedicle graft
  • Anastomosed to LAD (left anterior descending) artery
  • Does NOT require proximal anastomosis (stays attached to subclavian)
  • Superior patency: >90% at 10 years (arterial conduit, resistant to atherosclerosis)
  • Bilateral LITA (BITA): both internal mammary arteries used - even better outcomes but higher risk of sternal devascularization/wound infection
For acute MI (emergency CABG): performed when primary PCI fails or is unavailable, or in cardiogenic shock with multi-vessel disease; high-risk surgery in acute setting.
These are all 43 exam questions from the "Special Questions of Clinical Anatomy and Operative Surgery" course at Omsk State Medical University (2nd year medical students, 2019), answered in English.

Explain every surgery in terms of these points 1defination 2indications 3 Patient position 4 Anaesthesia 5 surgical access 6surgical action 7 exit of surgery 8Complication 9 advantages and disadvantages

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All 43 surgeries were answered with the following 9 points each:
  1. Definition - What the operation is
  2. Indications - Why it is performed
  3. Patient Position - How the patient is placed on the table
  4. Anaesthesia - Type of anaesthesia used (general, spinal, local)
  5. Surgical Access - The incision used and anatomical approach
  6. Surgical Action - Step-by-step what the surgeon does
  7. Exit of Surgery - How the wound is closed and the patient prepared post-op
  8. Complications - Intraoperative and post-operative risks
  9. Advantages and Disadvantages - Pros and cons of the procedure

Operations Covered:

  • Head/Neck (1-10): Craniocerebral wound debridement, Craniotomy, Mastoidectomy, Deep face/neck space drainage, Caldwell-Luc, Neck phlegmon drainage, Tracheostomy, Carotid artery repair, Thyroidectomy (Nikolaev), Vagosympathetic block
  • Breast/Chest (11-17): Mastitis drainage, Halsted mastectomy, Pleural puncture/Bulau drain, Penetrating chest wounds, Lung abscess surgery, Cardiac/great vessel approaches, Pericardiocentesis/Pericardiectomy
  • Cardiac/Esophageal (18-19): Congenital/acquired heart defect repair, Esophagoplasty (jejunum)
  • Hernia surgery (20-27): All hernia types and all named repair methods (Girard, Bobrov, Bassini, Kukudzhanov, Lichtenstein, Mayo, Ruggi-Parlavecchio)
  • Abdominal (28-43): Laparotomy, Organ wound repair, Intestinal sutures, Bowel resection, Gastric operations (gastrotomy, gastrostomy, Billroth I and II), Vagotomy (all 3 types), Enterostomy/Colostomy, Appendectomy, Liver resection, Cholecystectomy, Indirect + Direct coronary revascularization (CABG)

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# [NUMBER]. [SURGERY NAME]

1. DEFINITION
   → What the operation is

2. INDICATIONS
   → Why it is done / when it is needed

3. PATIENT POSITION
   → How the patient lies on the operating table

4. ANAESTHESIA
   → Type used (General / Spinal / Local)

5. SURGICAL ACCESS
   → Incision type, location, layers entered

6. SURGICAL ACTION
   → Step-by-step what the surgeon does (numbered steps)

7. EXIT OF SURGERY
   → How wound is closed, drains placed, post-op care

8. COMPLICATIONS
   → Intraoperative + early + late complications

9. ADVANTAGES AND DISADVANTAGES
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