Hernia repair and ophthalmology
- ANS-Charles Wilkins had a laparoscopic hernia repair with good results and an uneventful
recovery. Weeks later, as he reviewed his hospital bill, he noted that he had been charged for a
very expensive preperitoneal distention balloon, polypropylene mesh, an endomechanical
stapler, and three endosurgical trocars. What hernia repair technique was probably performed
on Charles?
All of the options are correct - ANS-The mesh-plug open hernia repair technique is indicated for
which type(s) of hernias?
anterior chamber - ANS-What is the portion of the eye between the cornea and the iris in which
aqueous fluid flows and nourishes tissues?
Bassini repair - ANS-Of the open hernia procedures listed below, which classic hernia
procedure is considered, by some surgeons, to not be anatomically correct because the
superior transversalis fascia is sutured to the inguinal ligament instead of to the inferior portion
of the transversalis fascia or the Cooper ligament?
central fovea - ANS-What is the name of the structure that is a small depression containing only
cones and has the highest visual acuity?
congenital; acquired - ANS-Ryan has an indirect hernia that is characterized by a small neck,
thin walls, and close attachment to the cord structures. Marc has a hernia with a short, wide
neck, and a thick-walled sac. Based on this description, Ryan has a(n) ____________ hernia
and Marc has a(n) __________ hernia.
cornea - ANS-What structure is avascular, external, and its function is to refract light rays?
Direct inguinal hernia - ANS-While direct and indirect hernias both protrude into the inguinal
canal and represent tears in the transversalis fascia, which one of the two occurs within the
Hesselbach triangle?
Direct inguinal hernia on the right - ANS-Select the most common hernia that occurs in both
males and females and name the side on which it would most likely occur.
evisceration - ANS-Which procedure done on an eye with internal malfunction or loss of
contents and no possible recovery of sight provides better mobility and cosmetic result with a
prosthetic eye?
external oblique aponeurosis; transversalis aponeurosis and fascia - ANS-The anterolateral
abdominal wall consists of an arrangement of muscles, fascial layers, and muscular
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