AIIMS MCQ

GI SUrgery MCQs from AIIMS over the years

Ivor Lewis Esophagectomy leak

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Q)  After Ivor Lewis esophagectomy, on postoperative day 5 (POD 5), bile is seen in the chest tube. The patient presents with a heart rate of 120 bpm, a temperature of 101°F, and blood pressure of 100/70 mmHg. What is the next appropriate step in management?

 a) Stenting
b) Colonic replacement of gastric conduit
c) IV antibiotics
d) Conduit excision and esophageal diversion

Correct Answer: d) Conduit excision and esophageal diversion

Rationale:

In patients who develop a completely necrotic conduit post-esophagectomy, the risk of sepsis is high. These patients often require urgent surgical intervention. Upon confirming conduit necrosis, the conduit must be resected, and the patient should undergo diversion, which includes:

  • End esophagostomy
  • Venting gastrostomy
  • Feeding jejunostomy

It is crucial to maintain as much length of the remaining esophagus as possible to facilitate future reconstructive procedures.

Key Points:

  • Postoperative Day 5: Critical time for monitoring complications after esophagectomy.
  • Symptoms of Concern: Tachycardia, fever, and hypotension may indicate sepsis or other complications.
  • Surgical Intervention: Timely recognition and management are vital for patient outcomes.

For further reading, refer to Schakelford’s Surgical Anatomy of the Gastrointestinal Tract.

Schakelford page 477

 

Blunt colon injury

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Q) 45 year old male with 24 hour  old blunt colon injury is explored and found to have limited spillage of contents. There is no other intra abdominal injury. Haemodynamically stable.  He has received three units of blood transfusion. Ideal management at surgery would be ?

a) Resection and Anastomosis

b) Resection anastomosis with loop ileostomy

c) Resection and Hartmanns

d) Ileostomy

INI GI Surgery

Sabiston page 422

EHPVO with Portal Hypertension

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Q) An young male with cholangitis, EHPVO + Portal Biliopathy was drained with a plastic biliary stent next step?

a) Repeat biliary Stenting every 3 months then followed up

b) Replace plastic to bare metal stent

c) Prepare for Lineorenal shunt surgery

d) Do MRCP and proceed accordingly

Points  about Portal Biliopathy

Portal biliopathy (PB) is a clinical condition defined as the presence of abnormalities in the biliary tree (including biliary tree and gallbladder) in patients with non-cirrhotic/non-neoplastic extrahepatic portal vein obstruction (EHPVO) and portal cavernoma.

The spectrum of biliary abnormalities include both  intra- and extra-hepatic biliary stenosis (single or multiple)

With or without consensual above dilation

Bile duct wall irregularity or thickening

Bile duct angulation

Varicose veins located at the ductular walls and gallbladder

 

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