1
Q
Prehepatic cause of jaundice?
A
haemolytic anaemia
2
Q
What is cholecystitis?
A
inflamed gall bladder
3
Q
Does cholecystitis always cause jaundice?
A
no
4
Q
Difference between MRCP and ERCP?
A
ERCP is therapeutic as well as diagnostic, can take biopsy and do stent
5
Q
What are porcelain gallbladders?
A
calcified
need to be removed, as pre cancerous
6
Q
What is done to remove gall stones?
A
sphincerostomy
(makes sphincter of Oddi wider)
if fails, do stent
If still lots of stones, do cholecystectomy
Year 4 General Surgery
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