The goose
The cervical esophagus blood supply is primarily from this artery
What is inferior thyroid artery?
This histologic abnormality is a hallmark of Barrett's esophagus
What are Goblet cells?
These are two products of secretion of parietal cells
What are intrinsic factor and HCl?
This blood group presents with an increased risk of gastric cancer
What is blood group A?
This technique for femoral hernias is indicated with mesh is contraindicated?
What is the McVay repair?
Squamous cell carcinomas of the esophagus most commonly occur in this location
What is cervical or upper third of the esophagus?
This is the most accurate diagnostic test for Zollinger-Ellison syndrome
What is secretin stimulation test?
The efect of erythromycin on gastric emptying is through its function on this receptor
What is motilin?
A subtotal gastrectomy with D2 dissection is performed for Stage 3 gastric adenocarcinoma in the antrum. The pathologist will assess for at least this many lymph nodes to determine an adequate specimen
What are 16 lymph nodes?
Induction of general anesthesia for an incarcerated inguinal hernia results in the reduction of the hernia, this is the next best course of action
What is perform a diagnostic laparoscopy to confirm bowel viability?
This is the optimal imaging modality in staging esophageal cancer
What is endoscopic ultrasound?
Manometric evaluation of this type of hiatal hernia will reveal a lower esophageal sphincter at or below the GE junction
What is Type II hiatal hernia?
H pylori infection mediates duodenal ulcer pathogenesis via this chemical process
What are antral alkalinization and inhibition of somatostatin release?
The standard treatment for an isolated 3 cm gastrointestinal stromal tumor (GIST) in the body of the stomach is this
What is wedge resection of the mass?
This is the most common cause of urinary retention after inguinal hernia repair
What is general anesthesia?
A Zenker's diverticulum is caused by weakness in this triangle bounded by the oblique fibers of the thyropharyngeus muscle and the horizontal fibers of the cricopharyngeus muscle
What is Killian's triangle?
This is the best management of an intractable type 1 gastric ulcer despite maximal medical therapy
This therapy is the most effective medical therapy for refractory dumping after gastrectomy when diet modification is not succesful
What is octreotide?
This is the best management option for a low-grade gastric lymphoma of the gastric antrum
What is H. pylori eradication?
A sliding inguinal hernia contains this structure
What is bladder?
This is the preferred operative approach to an esophageal perforation proximal to the GE junction
Left thoracotomy and laparotomy
A man with prior antrectomy and Billroth II is diagnosed with alkaline reflux gastritis that is not well managed with nonoperative therapy. This is the most reasonable operative approach
What is conversion to Roux-en-Y with 40 cm alimentary limb?
This is the most common vitamin or mineral deficiency after gastric resection
This is the preferred treatment for proximal gastric cancers
What is total gastrectomy?
Meralgia paresthetica is a phenomenon that is cause by injury to which nerve
What is lateral femoral cutaneous nerve?