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Question #44

A Laparotomy was being performed for an obstructed right inguinal hernia. A small bowel resection was required. The hernial sac was then reduced into the abdomen and its other contents were inspected.(see the hernial sac being lifted out of the abdomen to the right)



 
1: this is also known as a Littre herniaTrueFalse
2: the appendix should probably be removed to avoid further problems.TrueFalse
3: the bloodless fold is also known as the Bloodless fold of Treves.TrueFalse
4: the bloodless fold is a good anatomical marker of the ileocaecal junction and the end of the small bowel.TrueFalse