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cookcarl

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When performing surgery near or on the liver, what precautions need to be taken into consideration?
 
  a. Liver tissue is very friable and can hemorrhage.
  b. No precautions are needed because the patient can always have a liver transplant.
  c. Have a drain ready for after surgery.
  d. Partial lobectomy is acceptable for function.

Question 2

What procedure removes the entire stomach to eliminate malignant lesions?
 
  a. Subtotal gastrectomy
  b. Total gastrectomy
  c. Total vagotomy
  d. Total pyloroplasty



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Answer to Question 1

ANS: A
The liver is the most commonly injured abdominal organ. Liver tissue is very friable and can hemorrhage easily.

Answer to Question 2

ANS: B
With a total gastrectomy, the entire stomach is excised because of malignant lesions through a bilateral subcostal, long transrectus, or thoracoabdominal incision. A total gastrectomy necessitates reconstruction of esophagointestinal continuity by establishing an anastomosis between a loop of jejunum and the esophagus.





 

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