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Colorectal Intercollegiate Exam Questions

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General Surgical Clinical

Renal transplant with dialysis catherter

CBD stone, with MRCP

Crohn's & Infliximab

 

Colorectal Clinical

Oral Crohns in adolescent: Differential diagnosis, Investigation of abdominal pain, management

Post ant resection which had leaked, been defunctioned, and now ongoing longstanding pelvic sepsis with 4 extrasphincteric fistulae to perineum. Ix. Ruling out other causes. Management options. Proctectomy discussion.

Rectal cancer – with discussion about investigation of rectal bleeding (merits of colonoscopy versus flexi sig) and preoperative staging

 

Critical Care and Emergency Surgery

Monitoring respiratory function and post-operative respiratory failure

Management of an enterocutaneous fistula, when would you operate?

Management of ileostomy: high output

Acute bowel obstruction (LBO)

75-year old lady with upper abdominal pain and vomiting. Discuss about history and examination. Patient has previous surgery and has intestinal obstruction.

 

General Surgery and Colorectal Viva

Preop Ix prior to Lap Chole: use of EUS, ERCP, then discussion of intraop cholangiography, who performs this? When to convert, what to do if +ve

2nd viva

BCC: differrential diagnosis and management

Investigation of obstructed defaecation

MRI for rectal cancer

Management of a colovesical fistula

 

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