Cracking the Intercollegiate General Surgery FRCS Viva 2nd Edition by Tjun Tang, Elizabeth ORiordan, Stewart Walsh ISBN 9781000204254 1000204251

Chapter 1: Academic Viva

Academic Viva − How to Review a Paper

Basic Statistic Definitions

Bias

Cohort Studies

Consort and Prisma

Academic Impact

Levels of Evidence

Meta-Analysis

Parametric and Non-Parametric Statistical Tests

Power

Randomisation

Randomisation Techniques

Regression Analysis

ROC Curves

Screening Tests

Statistical Error

Subgroup Analyses

Survival Analysis

References

Chapter 2: Breast Surgery

Advanced Breast Cancer

Axillary Management in Breast Surgery

BRCA/Family History of Breast Cancer

Breast Cancer in Pregnancy

Breast Cancer Screening

Breast Reconstruction

Ductal Carcinoma In Situ (DCIS)

Endocrine Manipulation

Herceptin/Trastuzumab

Fat Transfer/Lipomodelling and Oncoplastic Breast-Conserving Techniques

Nipple Discharge

Breast Cancer Basic Science Questions

References

Bibliography

Chapter 3: Colorectal Surgery

Anal Carcinoma

Bowel Screening

Diverticular Disease

Early Rectal Cancer

Fecal Incontinence

Familial Adenomatous Polyposis

Fistula-in-Ano

Hot Topics in Colorectal Surgery

Ileoanal Pouch

Obstetric Trauma

Obstructive Defecation

Pouchitis

Rectal Cancer

Rectal Prolapse

Rectal Trauma

Slow Transit Constipation

Stoma Complicatons

Ulcerative Colitis

Key Colorectal Trials

References

Chapter 4: Critical Care and Anaesthesia

Abdominal Compartment Syndrome

Acute Kidney Injury

Acute Respiratory Distress Syndrome

Airway Assessment

Atrial Fibrillation

Bleeding Disorders

Brain-Stem Death

Burns

Cardiovascular Effects of Aortic Cross-Clamping

Disseminated Intravascular Coagulation

Epidural Analgesia

Fluids

Haemostasis

Haemostatic Agents

Hepatorenal Syndrome

Hyponatraemia

Inotropes and Monitoring

Levels of Care

Local Anaesthetics

Massive Blood Transfusion

Nosocomial Infections

Nutrition

Obstructive Sleep Apnoea

Organ Donation

Oxygen Delivery

Postoperative Analgesia

Principles of General Anaesthesia

Preoperative Assessment

Pulmonary Embolism

Pulse Oximetry

Respiratory Failure

Systemic Response to Surgery

The High-Risk Surgical Patient

Tracheostomy

Reference

Chapter 5: HPB Surgery

Colorectal Liver Metastases

Hepatocellular Carcinoma

Post-Laparoscopic Cholecystectomy Bile Leak

Pancreatic Carcinoma

Incidental Cystic Tumour of the Pancreas

Recurrent Common Bile Duct (CBD) Stones

Liver Abscess

Hilar Cholangiocarcinoma (Klatskin Tumour)

Ruptured HCC

Gallbladder Cancer

Benign Liver Lesions

Pancreatic Neuroendocrine Tumour (PNET)

Chronic Pancreatitis

Chapter 6: Applied Surgical Anatomy

Breast Reconstruction

Breast Sentinel Lymph Node Biopsy

Anorectal Sepsis and Fistula

Acute Appendicitis

Femoral Hernia Repair

Haemorrhoids

Lichtenstein Hernia Repair

Perforated Diverticulitis

Right Hemicolectomy for Colonic Cancer

Laparoscopic Cholescystectomy

Liver Anatomy and Surgery

Pancreatic Cancer

Surgical Anatomy of the Spleen

Renal Trauma

Ureteric Injury

Brachial Embolectomy

Diabetes Mellitus Foot

Femoral Triangle

Popliteal Artery Aneurysm

Popliteal Fossa

Ruptured Abdominal Aortic Aneurysm

Varicose Veins

Chapter 7: Vascular Surgery

Acute Iliofemoral Vein Thrombosis

Acutely Ischaemic Leg

Asymptomatic Carotid Stenosis

Chronic Mesenteric Ischaemia

Diabetic Foot

Hyperhidrosis

Infrainguinal Occlusive Disease

Infrarenal Abdominal Aortic Aneurysm

Intermittent Claudication

Thoracic Aortic Dissection

Paget−Schröetter Syndrome

Varicose Veins

Fundamentals of Endovascular Surgery

Aortoiliac and Femoropopliteal Disease

Synchronous AAA and Colon Tumour

Symptomatic Carotid Stenosis

Key Trials and Guidelines in Vascular Surgery

References

Bibliography

Chapter 8: Upper GI Surgery

Achalasia

Bariatric Surgery

Barrett’s Oesophagus

Boerhaave Syndrome

Complications of Oesophagectomy

Gastric Cancer and Helicobacter Pylori

Gastric Lymphoma

Gastric Volvulus

Gastro-Oesophageal Reflux Disease

Gastrointestinal Stromal Tumours

Oesophageal Cancer

Paraoesophageal Hernia

Postop Complications after Bariatric Surgery

UGI Trials

References

Bibliography

Chapter 9: Transplant Surgery

Access for Dialysis

Acute-on-Chronic Liver Decompensation/Living-Donor Liver Transplantation

Brain-Stem Death

Cardiac Risk in Transplantation

Chronic Transplant Dysfunction

Fulminant Hepatic Failure

Infections Following Transplantation

Live Kidney Donation

Liver Transplantation (Brain Death Donor)

Pancreas Transplantation

Postop Liver Transplantation – Hepatic Artery Thrombosis

Renal Graft Thrombosis

Side Effects of Immunosuppression

Work-Up/Patient Selection for Liver Transplantation

Chapter 10: Endocrine Surgery

Adrenal Incidentaloma

Appendiceal Carcinoid

Hyperparathyroidism

Management of Salivary Gland Stones

Management of a THY 3F FNA

Medullary Thyroid Cancer

Papillary Thyroid Cancer

Phaeochromocytoma in Pregnancy

Thyroid Goitre

Renal Hyperparathyroidism

Redo Thyroid Surgery

References

Chapter 11: Emergency Surgery

Acute Mesenteric Ischaemia

Acute Leg Ischaemia

Acute Pancreatitis

Appendicitis

Acute Scrotal Pain

Acute Upper Limb Ischaemia

Anastomotic Leak

Blunt Chest Trauma

Cellulitis

Damage Control Surgery (DCS) Trauma Laparotomy

Diaphragmatic Rupture

Diverticulitis

Ectopic Pregnancy

Enterocutaneous Fistula (ECF)

Epigastric Stab Wound

ERCP Perforation

Femoral Hernia

Groin Abscess

Gunshot Wounds

Head Injury

Intussusception

Ischaemic Colitis

Laparoscopic Injury

Liver Laceration

Lower Gastrointestinal Bleed

Lower Limb Traumatic Vascular Injury

Meckel’s Diverticulum

Necrotising Fasciitis

Needlestick Injury

Paediatric Trauma

Penetrating Chest Trauma

Penetrating Neck Trauma

Penile Fracture

Perforated Duodenal Ulcer

Perianal Sepsis

Polytrauma and Pelvis

Postoperative Fever

Ruptured Abdominal Aortic Aneurysm

Sigmoid Volvulus and Pseudo-Obstruction

Small Bowel Obstruction

Splenic Trauma

Swallowed Foreign Body

Tension Pneumothorax

Toxic Megacolon

Trauma in Pregnancy

Upper Gastrointestinal Bleed

Urethral/Bladder Trauma

Urinary Retention

Urological Trauma

References

Chapter 12: General Surgery

Anal Fissure

Anastomosis Principles

Asepsis and Antisepsis

Benign Skin Lesions

Breast Infection

Chemotherapy

Circumcision

Clinical Governance

Clostridium Difficile

Colonic Cancer

Colonoscopy

Common Bile Duct Stones

Cushing’s Syndrome

Day-Case Surgery

Electrosurgery

Gynaecomastia

Haemorrhoids

Hydradenitis Suppurativa

Hydrocoele in a Child

Hydrocoele in an Adult

Hyperthyroidism

Iatrogenic Biliary Injury

Informed Consent

In-Growing Toenail

Inguinal Hernia

Iron Deficiency Anaemia

Lymphoedema

Malignant Melanoma

Malrotation

Management of Diabetes in Surgical Patients

Multinodular Goitre

Neck Lump

Paediatric Umbilical Hernia

Parastomal Hernia

Phaeochromocytoma

Pilonidal Sinus

Pneumoperitoneum

Professional Standards and Classification of Guidelines

Prostate Cancer

Pyloric Stenosis

Radiation-Induced Bowel Injury (Enteritis, Colitis and Proctitis)

Radiotherapy

Role of the Coroner

Screening

Scrotal Swelling

Skin Cancers

Skin Grafts and Flaps

Surgical Site Infection

Testicular Cancer

Thyroid Nodule/Thyroid Cancer

Undescended Testis

Vasectomy

WHO Surgical Safety Checklist

References

Index