PLE Category: Surgery

PLE-8034

Did the 50-year-old male with a malignant thyroid mass undergo total thyroidectomy with selective neck dissection, but one of the levels of cervical lymph node was not removed?

PLE-8035

What are the possible complications of GERD, except for the most common esophageal pathology?

PLE-8036

During your first day in surgery, you performed an appendectomy. However, you encountered difficulty in locating the base of the appendix. What is the landmark used to identify the location of the appendix?

PLE-8029

A 53-year-old woman comes in with a 9 cm x 8 cm mobile mass in her right breast for the past 4 years. Incision biopsy revealed a highly cellular fibrous stroma with cystic areas and a leafy appearance on cut section. What is the best management for the above findings?

PLE-8030

A 40-year-old male presents with a painless swelling of the gland on the upper portion of his upper eyelid without external signs of inflammation. Is the diagnosis a chronic inflammatory lipogranuloma of a meibomian gland?

PLE-8031

When are sutures typically removed, 3-5 days after the procedure?

PLE-8032

A 70-year-old male farmer has been diagnosed with malignant melanoma, which has extended to the reticular dermis. What is the Clark level?

PLE-8033

A 35-year-old pregnant woman was alarmed when she noticed blood dripping when she defecates. She also noted a non-painful anal mass that reduces spontaneously. What is your first consideration?

PLE-8024

What is the best management for a 10-year-old child who suffered fractures on his left 10th and 11th ribs after a fall, and was noted to have signs of intraabdominal bleeding? An emergency explore laparotomy was done, revealing a laceration of the lower pole of the spleen.