Spleen
Accessory spleen term.
What is splenule?
Drains unoxygenated blood from the liver into the IVC.
What are hepatic veins?
Most common location of an abdominal aortic aneurysm.
What is infrarenal?
A peptide hormone released by the small bowel in response to food that triggers the gallbladder to secrete bile.
What is cholecystokinin?
The main pancreatic duct.
What is the duct of Wirsung?
Normal length.
What is 12cm?
Normal blood flow of portal vein.
Hepatopetal?
AAA Threshold.
What is 3 cm ?
GB wall thickness.
What is 3 mm?
Pancreatic head location.
What is the duodenum?
Red blood cell inclusion removal.
What is pitting?
The primary risk factor for hepatocellular carcinoma.
What is cirrhosis?
The vessel that is located between the SMA and the aorta.
What is the left renal vein?
Probe tenderness sign.
What is Murphy sign?
Performs the exocrine funciton of the pancreas.
What are acini cells?
Enlargement of spleen.
What is splenomegaly?
Benign liver tumor located near the free edge of the liver that is solitary and well-circumscribed, typically with a "spoke-wheel" arterial vascular appearance on ultrasound.
What is focal nodular hyperplasia?
A mild, diffuse and often tortous enlargement of the aorta.
What is ectatic?
Gas in gallbladder wall.
What is emphysematous cholecystitis?
The most common cancer of the pancreas.
What is adenocarcinoma?
Venous blockage condition.
What is splenic vein thrombosis?
The liver mass that has the "water lily" sign on ultrasound.
What is an echinococcal cyst?
A contained rupture in an artery wall where blood leaks out but is held by surrounding tissue.
What is pseudoaneurysm?
Rare complication of chronic GB disease where stone is impacted in cystic duct, causing compression of CHD or CBD.
What is Mirizzi syndrome?
The persistance of the dorsal and ventral pancreas with the head encircling the duodenum?
What is annular pancreas?