Pot Pourri
Old White Men
In The News (Who and What)
(Ab)normal Development
Don't Mess With The
100
This tumor oncogene is present in nearly 100% of pancreatic adenocarcinoma, it is also commonly tested on the ABSITE
What is KRAS
100
This American Surgeon first coined the term "The Critical View of Safety," for teaching safe laparoscopic cholecystectomy.
Who is Steven Strasberg, MD
100
This icon TV quiz-show host passed away after battling with This malignancy in 2020
Who is Alex Trebek and Pancreatic ductal adenocarcinoma
100
Present in 5/100,000 births, this variant is believed to arise from incomplete rotation of the ventral pancreatic bud.
What is an annular pancreas
100
These are the most common causes of acute pancreatitis
What are gallstones and alcohol consumption
200
This rash is pathognomonic for functional PNETs which may present as new onset diabetes
What is necrolytic migratory erythema
200
This French Surgeon is credited with the description of the segmental anatomy of the liver in his seminal work Le Foie
Who is Clauid Couinaud
200
This "Notorious" Supreme Court Justice fought hard for Women's rights, unfortunately she lost her fight to This cancer in 2020
Who is Ruth Bader Ginsberg and Pancreatic ductal adenocarcinoma
200
Present in 10-20% of cases, this variant must be carefully dissected and isolated arising from the superior mesenteric artery and traveling posterior to the common bile duct in order to avoid catastrophe during a pancreaticoduodenectomy
What is a replaced right hepatic artery
200
According to the Atlanta Classification This is the time period in which an Acute peripancreatic fluid collections (APFCs) becomes a pancreatic pseudocyst
What is four weeks from onset of pancreatitis
300
The treatment of choice for Hydatid Cysts
Albendazole treatment followed by PAIR therapy or Surgical Excision
Puncture of the cyst
Aspiration of cyst contents and diagnosis
Injection of protoscolicidal agent such as Ethanol
Re-Aspiration of cyst contents after 10-15 minutes of protoscolicidal dwelling
300
This German anatomist is credited with describing this biliary variant. Careful! Failure to recognize it can lead to bile in your surgical drain!
Who is Hubert von Luschka
300
This turtleneck-clad, garage-based entrepreneur passed away from This malignancy in 2011, but not before receiving a liver transplant
Who is Steve Jobs and Pancreatic Neuroendocrine Carcinoma
300
Arising in the setting of aberrant pancreatic juice refluxing up the biliary tree, this fusiform dilation is best characterized as what cystic class
What is a Type I Choledochal Cyst
300
This cystic lesion must not be mistaken for a pancreatic pseudocyst. Fortunately, most are benign.
What is a Serous Cystadenoma. Note central stellate scar
400
This procedure allows for resection of 2/3 of the pancreas and the Celiac axis, for locally advanced tumors.
What is the Appleby Procedure
400
His "Pentad" can be a late finding in patients with biliary sepsis, and includes alterations in mental status, right upper quadrant pain, fevers, hypotension and jaundice.
Who is B.M. Reynolds
400
This Grammy Award winning singer of the iconic song Respect passed away of This form of cancer
Who is Aretha Franklin and Pancreatic ductal adenocarcinoma
400
This condition, associated with inflammatory bowel disease, is characteristically p-ANCA positive in up to 95% of cases
What is Primary Sclerosing Cholangitis
400
This decompressive procedure, is ideal for chronic pancreatitis without head involvement, and with a dilated main pancreatic duct
What is the Puestow procedure
500
These are the 5 UNOS Criteria for treating unresectable neuroendocrine liver metastases with a Liver Transplant
Histology: G1 or G2
Primary tumor site: Drainage by the portal system
Tumor involvement: <50% of the liver volume
Primary tumor resection and interval of stable disease: Resection of primary malignancy and extra-hepatic disease without any evidence of recurrence at least 6 months
Recipient Age: <60 years
500
This German anatomist claimed to be the first to describe the main pancreatic duct. This claim later got him shot and killed!
Who is Johann Georg Wirsung
500
Pictured here along with the other members of The Doors, This legendary rock-keyboardist died of This hepatobiliary cancer in 2013
Who is Ray Manzarek and cholangiocarcinoma
500
A rare form of recurrent pancreatitis, this condition is caused by incomplete merger of the pancreatic buds during embryogenesis
What is pancreatic divisum
500
The five components of Ranson's Criteria at the time of admission
WBC > 16k
Age > 55
Glucose >200 mg/dL (>10 mmol/L)
AST > 250
LDH > 350