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(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