Surgical Specialties And Procedures Overview -
Questions With Insightful Solutions
Genitourinary Right Ans - Surgical specialties related to the urinary system
and male reproductive organs.
Incontinence Right Ans - Lack of control over urination.
Cryptorchidism Right Ans - Undescended testes.
BPH (Benign Prostatic Hypertrophy) Right Ans - A nonmalignant
enlargement of the prostate.
Varicocelectomy Right Ans - The high ligation of the gonadal veins of the
testes done to reduce venous plexus congestion.
Hydrocelectomy Right Ans - Excision of the tunica vaginalis of the testis.
Orchiotomy Right Ans - The surgical placement and fixation of a testicle in
the scrotum.
Filiforms Right Ans - Used to bypass urethral obstruction.
Denis-Browne ring retractors Right Ans - May be used for retropubic
prostatectomy.
Gomco clamp or Plastibell Right Ans - Used for circumcision.
McCarthy dilators Right Ans - Used for female urethral dilation.
Stamey procedure Right Ans - Endoscopic suspension of the bladder neck
for treatment of stress incontinence.
Satinkly, Herrick, and Mayo clamps Right Ans - Can be used on the kidney
pedicle.
Epidural Right Ans - The anesthesia of choice for extra corporeal shock
wave lithotripsy.
,Y-V-plasty Right Ans - A procedure performed to overcome contraction of
the bladder neck caused by primary or secondary stricture.
Needle biopsy Right Ans - A diagnostic procedure performed for patients
with possible prostatic cancer.
Resectoscope Right Ans - A surgical instrument used to visualize the
prostate and remove prostate tissue during a TURP.
Epispadias repair Right Ans - A surgical procedure performed to correct
the abnormality where the urethral meatus is situated on the upper side of the
penis.
Glycine Right Ans - A non electrolytic and isosmotic solution used during a
TURP.
24 fr. 30-cc foley balloon catheter Right Ans - Used for continuous
irrigation and hemostasis of the bladder following a TURP.
Ileal conduit Right Ans - Performed after completing a prostatectomy.
Masson-Judd retractor Right Ans - Used during a suprapubic
prostatectomy.
Voiding prior to cystoscopy Right Ans - Important to rule out residual urine
in the bladder.
Harrington Right Ans - An instrument that is not a retractor used in a
prostatectomy.
Elli evacuator Right Ans - Used by the surgeon to intermittently remove
prostatic tissue fragments during a TURP.
Phlebitis Right Ans - A complication of suprapubic prostatectomy.
Van Buren Right Ans - An instrument used to dilate the urethra.
Vasovasostomy Right Ans - The surgical reanastomosis of the vas deferens.
, Kyphosis Right Ans - An abnormal thoracic curve of the spine resulting in
the pathology referred to as 'hunchback.'
Dislocation Right Ans - The complete displacement of a joint.
Baker's cyst Right Ans - A cyst in the popliteal fossa.
Hallux valgus Right Ans - The medical term for a bunion.
Plaster rolls for casting Right Ans - Should be submerged in slightly warm
water.
Short arm cast Right Ans - Required for a fractured metacarpal.
Compound fracture Right Ans - A fracture in which the bone penetrates the
skin.
Putti-Platt procedure Right Ans - Performed on the shoulder.
Cannulated screw Right Ans - Required for a fracture of the neck of the
femur.
Meniscectomy Right Ans - A surgical procedure involving the removal of
the meniscus from the knee joint.
Arthrodesis Right Ans - A surgical procedure in which a joint is fused to
prevent movement.
Bankart Right Ans - The procedure in which the attenuated anterior
capsule of the shoulder is reattached to the rim of the glenoid fossa with
sutures.
Bunions Right Ans - A condition treated by a Keller arthroplasty or
McBride procedure.
Transposition Right Ans - The procedure in which the ulnar nerve is moved
from the ulnar groove position on the posterior of the humerus to the anterior
of the humeral condyle.
Questions With Insightful Solutions
Genitourinary Right Ans - Surgical specialties related to the urinary system
and male reproductive organs.
Incontinence Right Ans - Lack of control over urination.
Cryptorchidism Right Ans - Undescended testes.
BPH (Benign Prostatic Hypertrophy) Right Ans - A nonmalignant
enlargement of the prostate.
Varicocelectomy Right Ans - The high ligation of the gonadal veins of the
testes done to reduce venous plexus congestion.
Hydrocelectomy Right Ans - Excision of the tunica vaginalis of the testis.
Orchiotomy Right Ans - The surgical placement and fixation of a testicle in
the scrotum.
Filiforms Right Ans - Used to bypass urethral obstruction.
Denis-Browne ring retractors Right Ans - May be used for retropubic
prostatectomy.
Gomco clamp or Plastibell Right Ans - Used for circumcision.
McCarthy dilators Right Ans - Used for female urethral dilation.
Stamey procedure Right Ans - Endoscopic suspension of the bladder neck
for treatment of stress incontinence.
Satinkly, Herrick, and Mayo clamps Right Ans - Can be used on the kidney
pedicle.
Epidural Right Ans - The anesthesia of choice for extra corporeal shock
wave lithotripsy.
,Y-V-plasty Right Ans - A procedure performed to overcome contraction of
the bladder neck caused by primary or secondary stricture.
Needle biopsy Right Ans - A diagnostic procedure performed for patients
with possible prostatic cancer.
Resectoscope Right Ans - A surgical instrument used to visualize the
prostate and remove prostate tissue during a TURP.
Epispadias repair Right Ans - A surgical procedure performed to correct
the abnormality where the urethral meatus is situated on the upper side of the
penis.
Glycine Right Ans - A non electrolytic and isosmotic solution used during a
TURP.
24 fr. 30-cc foley balloon catheter Right Ans - Used for continuous
irrigation and hemostasis of the bladder following a TURP.
Ileal conduit Right Ans - Performed after completing a prostatectomy.
Masson-Judd retractor Right Ans - Used during a suprapubic
prostatectomy.
Voiding prior to cystoscopy Right Ans - Important to rule out residual urine
in the bladder.
Harrington Right Ans - An instrument that is not a retractor used in a
prostatectomy.
Elli evacuator Right Ans - Used by the surgeon to intermittently remove
prostatic tissue fragments during a TURP.
Phlebitis Right Ans - A complication of suprapubic prostatectomy.
Van Buren Right Ans - An instrument used to dilate the urethra.
Vasovasostomy Right Ans - The surgical reanastomosis of the vas deferens.
, Kyphosis Right Ans - An abnormal thoracic curve of the spine resulting in
the pathology referred to as 'hunchback.'
Dislocation Right Ans - The complete displacement of a joint.
Baker's cyst Right Ans - A cyst in the popliteal fossa.
Hallux valgus Right Ans - The medical term for a bunion.
Plaster rolls for casting Right Ans - Should be submerged in slightly warm
water.
Short arm cast Right Ans - Required for a fractured metacarpal.
Compound fracture Right Ans - A fracture in which the bone penetrates the
skin.
Putti-Platt procedure Right Ans - Performed on the shoulder.
Cannulated screw Right Ans - Required for a fracture of the neck of the
femur.
Meniscectomy Right Ans - A surgical procedure involving the removal of
the meniscus from the knee joint.
Arthrodesis Right Ans - A surgical procedure in which a joint is fused to
prevent movement.
Bankart Right Ans - The procedure in which the attenuated anterior
capsule of the shoulder is reattached to the rim of the glenoid fossa with
sutures.
Bunions Right Ans - A condition treated by a Keller arthroplasty or
McBride procedure.
Transposition Right Ans - The procedure in which the ulnar nerve is moved
from the ulnar groove position on the posterior of the humerus to the anterior
of the humeral condyle.
