Notes in hepatobiliary, pancrease, spleen

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Published	10/21/2024	What is the largest gland in the body?
Published	10/21/2024	What role does the liver play in fetal life?
Published	10/21/2024	Where is the liver located?
Published	10/21/2024	What facilitates the palpation of the liver?
Published	10/21/2024	What is Glisson’s capsule?
Published	10/21/2024	How is the liver divided anatomically?
Published	10/21/2024	What divides the liver into a large right lobe and a small left lobe?
Published	10/21/2024	What further divides the right lobe of the liver?
Published	10/21/2024	What is the Cantlie line?
Published	10/21/2024	How many surgically resectable hepatic segments are there?
Published	10/21/2024	What is the importance of dividing the liver into self-contained units?
Published	10/21/2024	What do the right, intermediate, and left hepatic veins course within?
Published	10/21/2024	What is the porta hepatis?
Published	10/21/2024	What are the peritoneal ligaments of the liver?
Published	10/21/2024	What happens to the umbilical vein after birth?
Published	10/21/2024	What is the ductus venosus?
Published	10/21/2024	What are the branches of the hepatic artery proper?
Published	10/21/2024	What do the hepatic veins do?
Published	10/21/2024	What are the primary supports of the liver?
Published	10/21/2024	What are the secondary supports of the liver?
Published	10/21/2024	What is the tertiary support of the liver?
Published	10/21/2024	What are the mechanisms of liver injury?
Published	10/21/2024	What is a liver abscess?
Published	10/21/2024	What is the largest lymphatic organ responsible for lymphocyte proliferation?
Published	10/21/2024	What accompanies severe hemorrhage in liver trauma?
Published	10/21/2024	What are the boundaries of the Cystohepatic Triangle (of Calot)?
Published	10/21/2024	What allows surgeons to remove large portions of the liver?
Published	10/21/2024	What is biliary colic?
Published	10/21/2024	Where is the spleen located in relation to the diaphragm and ribs?
Published	10/21/2024	What is a common diagnostic procedure for suspicious liver mass?
Published	10/21/2024	Is the spleen usually palpable during a clinical examination?
Published	10/21/2024	What are the causes of biliary colic?
Published	10/21/2024	What is the significance of the Cystohepatic Triangle (of Calot)?
Published	10/21/2024	Which lobe of the liver is more commonly affected by abscesses?
Published	10/21/2024	What are the types of liver biopsy?
Published	10/21/2024	What are the characteristics of the anterior and superior borders of the spleen?
Published	10/21/2024	What is obstructive jaundice?
Published	10/21/2024	What are the contents of the Cystohepatic Triangle (of Calot)?
Published	10/21/2024	What is the purpose of holding breath in full expiration during a percutaneous liver biopsy?
Published	10/21/2024	How are the posterior (medial) end and inferior border of the spleen described?
Published	10/21/2024	What are the routes for transvenous liver biopsy?
Published	10/21/2024	What variations can occur in the Cystohepatic Triangle (of Calot)?
Published	10/21/2024	What are the causes of obstructive jaundice?
Published	10/21/2024	What are the causes of liver abscesses?
Published	10/21/2024	Why is the notched border of the spleen helpful during palpation?
Published	10/21/2024	What are the signs and symptoms of obstructive jaundice?
Published	10/21/2024	Name an etiologic organism for liver abscesses.
Published	10/21/2024	What does the gastrosplenic omentum/ligament connect?
Published	10/21/2024	What is a gallstone?
Published	10/21/2024	What is cholecystitis?
Published	10/21/2024	What vessels are contained within the gastrosplenic omentum/ligament?
Published	10/21/2024	What is cholelithiasis or cholecystolithiasis?
Published	10/21/2024	What is the usual microbial nature of liver abscesses?
Published	10/21/2024	What is choledocholithiasis?
Published	10/21/2024	What does the splenicorenal ligament connect?
Published	10/21/2024	What are primary duct stones?
Published	10/21/2024	What structures are contained within the splenicorenal ligament?
Published	10/21/2024	Which organisms are commonly seen in liver abscesses?
Published	10/21/2024	What are secondary duct stones?
Published	10/21/2024	What is Murphy's sign?
Published	10/21/2024	What is the main blood supply to the spleen?
Published	10/21/2024	What are the cornerstones of liver abscess treatment?
Published	10/21/2024	What are other symptoms of cholecystitis?
Published	10/21/2024	What is the clinical course of symptomatic gallstones?
Published	10/21/2024	What is the dual blood supply of the liver?
Published	10/21/2024	Describe the course of the splenic artery.
Published	10/21/2024	What is the clinical course of asymptomatic gallstones?
Published	10/21/2024	What is a cholecystectomy?
Published	10/21/2024	Where does the splenic artery divide into branches?
Published	10/21/2024	What percentage of blood to the liver is supplied by the hepatic portal vein?
Published	10/21/2024	What are the methods of cholecystectomy?
Published	10/21/2024	What is unique about the splenic artery's branches within the spleen?
Published	10/21/2024	Why is careful dissection of the cystohepatic triangle important during cholecystectomy?
Published	10/21/2024	What does the hepatic portal vein carry to the liver?
Published	10/21/2024	How is the splenic vein formed?
Published	10/21/2024	How do lipids bypass the liver?
Published	10/21/2024	Which organ is most frequently injured in the abdomen?
Published	10/21/2024	What percentage of blood to the liver is supplied by the hepatic artery?
Published	10/21/2024	Where do the splenic lymphatic vessels pass after leaving the lymph nodes in the splenic hilum?
Published	10/21/2024	From where are the nerves of the spleen derived?
Published	10/21/2024	What is the primary function of the nerves distributed along the branches of the splenic artery?
Published	10/21/2024	What can be detrimental to the spleen when there are rib fractures?
Published	10/21/2024	Where is the blood from the hepatic portal vein and hepatic artery conducted in the liver?
Published	10/21/2024	What is a cholecystoenteric fistula?
Published	10/21/2024	What can severe blows on the left side cause?
Published	10/21/2024	What can cause a cholecystoenteric fistula?
Published	10/21/2024	Where do the central veins of the liver lobules drain?
Published	10/21/2024	What might sharp bone fragments do to the spleen?
Published	10/21/2024	Where do the right and left hepatic veins open into?
Published	10/21/2024	Which parts of the gastrointestinal tract are most likely to develop a cholecystoenteric fistula?
Published	10/21/2024	What can blunt trauma to the left side or other regions of the abdomen cause?
Published	10/21/2024	What is gallstone ileus?
Published	10/21/2024	Where do the superficial lymphatics of the liver drain?
Published	10/21/2024	What is the pancreas?
Published	10/21/2024	What can cause the thin fibrous capsule and overlying peritoneum of the spleen to rupture?
Published	10/21/2024	Where is the pancreas located?
Published	10/21/2024	Where do the deep lymphatics of the liver drain?
Published	10/21/2024	Where do lymph vessels from the bare area of the liver pass through?
Published	10/21/2024	What are the exocrine functions of the pancreas?
Published	10/21/2024	Where do lymph vessels from the posterior left lobe of the liver end?
Published	10/21/2024	What are the endocrine functions of the pancreas?
Published	10/21/2024	Where do lymph vessels along the falciform ligament drain?
Published	10/21/2024	What are the parts of the pancreas?
Published	10/21/2024	Where is the head of the pancreas located?
Published	10/21/2024	Where do lymph vessels along the round ligament of the liver drain?
Published	10/21/2024	What is the uncinate process?
Published	10/21/2024	Where do efferent lymphatic vessels from the hepatic nodes drain?
Published	10/21/2024	Where is the neck of the pancreas located?
Published	10/21/2024	What is the main innervation of the liver?
Published	10/21/2024	What forms the hepatic portal vein?
Published	10/21/2024	What fibers make up the hepatic plexus?
Published	10/21/2024	Where is the body of the pancreas located?
Published	10/21/2024	Where is bile produced?
Published	10/21/2024	Where is the tail of the pancreas located?
Published	10/21/2024	Where is bile stored and concentrated?
Published	10/21/2024	What is the main pancreatic duct?
Published	10/21/2024	When is bile released from the gallbladder?
Published	10/21/2024	What is the function of bile?
Published	10/21/2024	What cells secrete bile?
Published	10/21/2024	What is the hepatopancreatic ampulla?
Published	10/21/2024	What is the accessory pancreatic duct?
Published	10/21/2024	Where does bile go after being secreted by hepatocytes?
Published	10/21/2024	What supplies blood to the body and tail of the pancreas?
Published	10/21/2024	What do the hepatic ducts form shortly after leaving the porta hepatis?
Published	10/21/2024	What forms the bile duct?
Published	10/21/2024	What supplies blood to the head of the pancreas?
Published	10/21/2024	What is the length range of the bile duct?
Published	10/21/2024	How is venous drainage of the pancreas achieved?
Published	10/21/2024	Where does the bile duct lie in relation to the lesser omentum?
Published	10/21/2024	Where does lymphatic drainage of the pancreas occur?
Published	10/21/2024	Where is the bile duct situated in relation to the duodenum?
Published	10/21/2024	Where does the bile duct lie on the pancreas?
Published	10/21/2024	What innervates the pancreas?
Published	10/21/2024	What is the hepatopancreatic ampulla?
Published	10/21/2024	What are common pancreatic diseases?
Published	10/21/2024	Where does the hepatopancreatic ampulla open into?
Published	10/21/2024	What is pancreatitis?
Published	10/21/2024	Where are most pancreatic cancers located?
Published	10/21/2024	What is the Sphincter of Oddi?
Published	10/21/2024	What are the signs and symptoms of pancreatic cancer in the head of the pancreas?
Published	10/21/2024	What are the common variations of the terminations of the bile and main pancreatic ducts?
Published	10/21/2024	What complications can arise from pancreatic cancer in the neck and body of the pancreas?
Published	10/21/2024	What supplies blood to the proximal part of the bile duct?
Published	10/21/2024	What supplies blood to the middle part of the bile duct?
Published	10/21/2024	Why is early detection of pancreatic cancer difficult?
Published	10/21/2024	What supplies blood to the retroduodenal part of the bile duct?
Published	10/21/2024	What is the Whipple procedure?
Published	10/21/2024	Where does venous drainage from the proximal part of the bile duct usually go?
Published	10/21/2024	What can happen if the pancreatic tail is damaged during a splenectomy?
Published	10/21/2024	What is cystic fibrosis?
Published	10/21/2024	Where does the posterior superior pancreaticoduodenal vein drain?
Published	10/21/2024	What causes cystic fibrosis?
Published	10/21/2024	Where do the cystic lymph nodes near the neck of the gallbladder drain?
Published	10/21/2024	What are the effects of cystic fibrosis on the pancreas?
Published	10/21/2024	Where do efferent lymph nodes from the bile duct go?
Published	10/21/2024	What is ERCP?
Published	10/21/2024	What is biliary atresia?
Published	10/21/2024	What is MRCP?
Published	10/21/2024	What are the clinical signs of biliary atresia?
Published	10/21/2024	What is the surgical correction for biliary atresia?
Published	10/21/2024	What are the potential complications of ERCP?
Published	10/21/2024	What are the contraindications for MRCP?
Published	10/21/2024	What causes congenital choledochal cysts?
Published	10/21/2024	What can a congenital choledochal cyst contain?
Published	10/21/2024	What can a congenital choledochal cyst cause?
Published	10/21/2024	What is the treatment for congenital choledochal cysts?
Published	10/21/2024	What is the risk associated with congenital choledochal cysts?
Published	10/21/2024	What is the shape and location of the gallbladder?
Published	10/21/2024	What is the function of the gallbladder?
Published	10/21/2024	What is the capacity of the gallbladder?
Published	10/21/2024	What are the parts of the gallbladder?
Published	10/21/2024	What is Hartmann’s Pouch?
Published	10/21/2024	What is the significance of Hartmann’s Pouch?
Published	10/21/2024	What is the blood supply to the gallbladder?
Published	10/21/2024	Where do the cystic veins and veins from the fundus and body of the gallbladder drain?
Published	10/21/2024	Where do the lymphatic vessels from the gallbladder drain?
Published	10/21/2024	What is the innervation of the gallbladder?
Published	10/21/2024	What does the cystic duct connect?
Published	10/21/2024	What is the length of the cystic duct?
Published	10/21/2024	What is the spiral valve of Heister?
Published	10/21/2024	What is the function of the spiral valve of Heister?
Published	10/21/2024	What initiates the release of bile?
Published	10/21/2024	What hormone is released when fat enters the duodenum?
Published	10/21/2024	What does cholecystokinin cause the gallbladder to do?
Published	10/21/2024	What are the variations in the union of the cystic and common hepatic ducts?
Published	10/21/2024	What is an accessory hepatic duct?
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