Umbilical and Epigastric Hernia Questions

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Umbilical and Epigastric Hernia Knowledge Quiz

Test your expertise in abdominal wall hernias with our comprehensive quiz! Whether you are a medical professional or a student, this quiz will challenge your understanding of various aspects related to umbilical and epigastric hernias.

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Your knowledge of abdominal anatomy.
Complications associated with hernia surgeries.
The significance of anatomical landmarks in surgical procedures.

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Which plane is occupied by the nerves at the lateral abdominal musculature?

Preperitoneal

Between transverse muscle and internal oblique

On the top of external oblique

Between internal and external oblique

A bilateral anterior component separation my lead to a release up to how many cm at umbilical level?

12-14cm

15-16cm

8-10cm

6-7cm

One oft he most feared complication of a posterior component separation technique is:

All above

Seroma due to the large area dissected

Denervation due semilunar line disruption

Skin necrosis due extensive flaps

Which of the following statements is correct? The arcuate line...

Is typically located at the level of the umbilicus

Is found 5cm inferiorly to the umbilicus and runs in a transverse plane.

Reflects a deficient anterior rectus sheath.

Is a key anatomical landmark for anterior component separation.

Lies midway between the semilunar and mid-axillary lines.

Which of the following statements is correct? The rectus abdominis muscle...

Has an anterior and posterior sheath along its full length

Has a significant variation in its width between individuals

Has the inferior epigastric vessels running through its body

Forms the inguinal ligament at its lower edge

Is one of the lateral flat muscles of the abdominal wall

Which of the following statements is correct? The external oblique muscle...

Arises from the posterior surfaces of the lower 8 ribs

Forms Cooper’s ligament inferiorly

Is critical to understand the transverse abdominis muscle release (TAR) procedure

Has fibers in its upper part, which overlap with the rectus abdominis muscle

Is totally aponeurotic

Which of the following statements is correct? Functions of the anterior abdominal wall muscles...

Include an extension of the thoracic spine

Include a flexion of the cervical spine

Include a protection of intra-abdominal viscera

Promote peristalsis

Include a flexion of the cervical spine

Which of the following statements is correct? Spigelian hernias may be challenging to diagnose because

CT-scans are inevitably normal

You may not be able to see or feel a lump

They exit the peritoneal cavity directly posterior to the rectus muscle

They spontaneously reduce on lying down by definition

Laparoscopy is the only way to establish the diagnosis

Which of the following statements is correct? The following items are risk factors for poor outcome after complex abdominal wall reconstruction (CAWR)

Which of the following statements is incorrect? Review of the CT-scan in a patient with a ventral hernia will NOT show

Whether the patient has had previous component separation

The exact risk of surgical site infection (SSI)

Rectus muscle separation

The presence of a stoma

Coincidental bilateral inguinal hernias

Which of the following statements is correct? Enhanced Recovery After Surgery (ERAS) programs consist of...

Biochemical targets which must be achieved before the patient can be safely discharged

Routine use of nasogastric (NG) tubes to reduce paralytic ileus

Preoperative, intraoperative, and postoperative interventions

Goal-directed therapy intraoperatively

Epidural anesthesia wherever possible

Which of the following statements is correct? In diastasis recti,

All patients with diastasis recti should be offered surgery.

It is very common for male patients to require surgery for diastasis recti.

There is no clear benefit to the use of a mesh in the diastasis recti group.

Abdominoplasty is never required.

If an associated umbilical hernia is noted, a robotic approach is required.

Which of the following statements is incorrect? All are recognized complications of laparoscopic repair for complex abdominal wall hernias except...

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