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Topographic Anatomy and Operative Surgery: Lesson Topics
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Upper extremity 33
Infraclavicular regionRegio infraclavicularisAxillary regionRegio axillarisAxillary neurovascular bundleBrachial plexus in the axillary regionPlexus brachialisAxillary lymph nodesNodi lymphatici axillaresScapular regionRegio scapularisDeltoid regionRegio deltoideaShoulder jointArticulatio humeriAnterior region of the armRegio brachii anteriorVessels and nerves of the anterior armPosterior region of the armRegio brachii posteriorCubital regionRegio cubitalisElbow jointArticulatio cubitiAnterior region of the forearmRegio antebrachii anteriorVessels and nerves of the anterior forearmPosterior region of the forearmRegio antebrachii posteriorAnterior wrist regionRegio carpi anteriorPosterior wrist regionRegio carpi posteriorPalmar surface of the handPalma manusDorsal surface of the handDorsum manusTopographic anatomy of the digits of the handDigiti manusJoint puncture of the upper extremityPurulent infections of the handCollateral circulation of the shoulder girdleRete scapulareHandManusAnterior cubital regionRegio cubiti anteriorPosterior cubital regionRegio cubiti posteriorCarpal regionRegio carpalisPalmPalma manusDorsum of the hand and digitsDorsum manus et digitiHand surgeryBoundaries of anatomical regionsTopographic anatomy of muscles
Additional Topics 16
Topographic anatomy of the axillary fossaTopographic anatomy of the brainCouinaud liver segmentsOperative reportComplications of general anesthesiaMilitary field surgery and first aidSurgical procedures and puncturesTopographic anatomy of fascial spacesTopographic anatomy of arteriesTopographic anatomy of nervesPirogov's topographic anatomyParietal regionTopographic anatomy of herniasSurgical approachesOperative urologyPeritoneum
Lower limb 42
Anterior region of the thighRegio femoris anteriorFemoral triangleTrigonum femoraleMuscular and vascular lacunaeLacuna musculorum et lacuna vasorumDeep artery of the thigh and vessels of the femoral triangleA. profunda femorisFemoral canalCanalis femoralisGluteal regionRegio gluteaSuprapiriform and infrapiriform foraminaForamen suprapiriforme et infrapiriformeHip jointArticulatio coxaePosterior region of the thighRegio femoris posteriorPopliteal fossaFossa popliteaKnee jointArticulatio genusAnterior knee regionRegio genus anteriorAnterior leg regionRegio cruris anteriorLateral leg regionRegio cruris lateralisPosterior leg regionRegio cruris posteriorAnkle joint and retromalleolar regionsArticulatio talocruralisDorsum of the footDorsum pedisSole of the footPlanta pedisFoot jointsArticulationes pedisKnee joint punctureLower extremity amputationsFemoral artery puncture by Seldinger techniqueSurgery for varicose veinsFemoral vessels and femoral nerveA. femoralis, v. femoralis, n. femoralisFemoral canal and femoral herniaCanalis femoralisObturator canalCanalis obturatoriusAnterior femoral sulcus and adductor canalSulcus femoris anterior, canalis adductoriusTopographic anatomy of the gluteal regionRegio gluteaCrurropopliteal canalCanalis cruropopliteusTopographic anatomy of the footPesLower limb amputationsLigamentous apparatus of the knee jointLigamenta genusSynovial bursae and recesses of the knee jointBursae synoviales genusCollateral circulation of the knee jointRete articulare genusTopographic anatomy of the posterior leg regionRegio cruris posteriorTopographic anatomy of the ankle regionRegio talocruralisRetromalleolar regions and medial malleolar canalRegiones retromalleolaresAnkle jointArticulatio talocruralisTopographic anatomy of the dorsum of the footDorsum pedisTopographic anatomy of the solePlantaTopographic anatomy of the toesDigiti pedisLower extremity amputations
General Operative Surgery. Equipment, Instruments, Anesthesia 11
General operative surgery: terminology and subject matterStages of a surgical operationClassification of surgical operationsTechnique of tissue dissectionHemostasis (Stopping bleeding)Tissue fixation and approximationGeneral surgical instrumentsSpecialized surgical instrumentsModern surgical equipment and devicesLocal anesthesiaSpinal and epidural anesthesia
Head Surgery 11
Operations on the cranial vaultOsteoplastic craniotomyCraniotomia osteoplasticaPrimary surgical debridement of cranial vault woundsPunctures and interventions for cranial pathologiesDecompressive craniectomyMastoidectomyMastoidotomiaPlastic surgery with local tissuesFilatov tube flap surgeryFree skin graftingSurgical management of facial woundsInterventions for purulent processes of the face
Topographic anatomy of the head 25
Topographic anatomy of the cerebral part of the headTopographic anatomy of the cranial vaultFornix craniiTopographic anatomy of the temporal regionRegio temporalisCraniocerebral topographyTopographic anatomy of the mastoid regionRegio mastoideaMeningesMeningesDural venous sinusesSinus durae matrisTopographic Anatomy of the Facial RegionRegio facialisTopographic Anatomy of the OrbitRegio orbitalisEyelids and Lacrimal ApparatusPalpebraeOphthalmic Artery and Optic NerveA. ophthalmica et n. opticusTopographic Anatomy of the NoseRegio nasalisParanasal SinusesSinus paranasalesTopographic Anatomy of the Oral RegionRegio oralisPalatePalatumTongue and Floor of the Oral CavityLinguaOrgan of Hearing and BalanceAurisTympanic CavityCavitas tympanicaSuperficial Lateral Region of the FaceRegio facialis lateralis superficialisNerves of the FaceNervi craniaVessels of the FaceVasa facialiaBuccal RegionRegio buccalisParotideomasseteric RegionRegio parotideomassetericaDeep Lateral Region of the FaceRegio facialis lateralis profundaVessels and Nerves of the Deep Facial Region
Neck Surgery 13
Surgical Approaches and Incisions on the NeckCervical Vagosympathetic Blockade by VishnevskyBlockade of the Sinocarotid Zone and Stellate GanglionGanglion stellatumBrachial Plexus AnesthesiaPlexus brachialisOperations on the Phrenic NerveNervus phrenicusExposure and Operations on the Cervical ArteriesOperations on the Carotid ArteriesArteria carotisTracheotomyTracheotomiaTracheostomyTracheostomiaOperations on the Cervical EsophagusOperations on the Thyroid GlandGlandula thyroideaOpening of Abscesses and Cervical PhlegmonOpening of Deep Cervical Phlegmon
Topographic anatomy of the neck 14
Topographic Anatomy of the Neck: External Landmarks and BoundariesCervixFasciae and Fascial Spaces of the NeckFasciae cervicalesMedial and Lateral Triangles of the NeckTrigona colliCarotid Triangle of the NeckTrigonum caroticumArteries of the NeckArteriae cervicisSympathetic Trunk in the NeckTruncus sympathicusLymphatic System of the NeckSystema lymphaticum cervicisTopographic Anatomy of the LarynxLarynxTopographic Anatomy of the Trachea and EsophagusTrachea et esophagusThyroid and Parathyroid GlandsGlandula thyroidea et parathyroideaSternocleidomastoid RegionRegio sternocleidomastoideaInterscalene and Antescalene SpacesSpatium interscalenum et antescalenumSubclavian arteryA. subclaviaOmoclavicular TriangleTrigonum omoclaviculare
Topographic Anatomy of the Chest 15
Topographic Anatomy of the ThoraxThoraxTopographic Anatomy of the BreastGlandula mammariaTopographic Anatomy of the DiaphragmDiaphragmaMediastinumMediastinumPericardiumPericardiumTopographic Anatomy of the HeartCorThymus GlandThymusMajor Vessels of the Thoracic CavityAzygos and Hemiazygos VeinsVv. azygos et hemiazygosTopographic Anatomy of the Trachea and BronchiTrachea et bronchi principalesTopographic Anatomy of the EsophagusOesophagusThoracic DuctDuctus thoracicusNerves of the Thoracic CavityTopography of the Pleural CavityPleuraTopography of the LungsPulmo
Operations on the thoracic wall and thoracic cavity organs 27
Operations for Purulent MastitisRadical MastectomyMastectomiaSectoral Resection of the BreastRib resectionThoracotomyThoracotomiaLung resectionPleural cavity drainagePneumonectomyPneumonectomiaPneumotomyPneumotomiaPleurectomy with lung decorticationPleurectomiaReconstructive surgeries on the trachea and bronchiSuturing of heart woundsPericardial puncturePericardiocentesisPericardiectomyPericardiectomiaSurgical treatment of patent ductus arteriosusSurgical treatment of aortic coarctationMitral commissurotomyCardiopulmonary bypass machineSurgical treatment of congenital heart defectsCoronary artery bypass graftingCardiac aneurysm resectionCardiac pacingExtirpation of the thoracic esophagusEsophagoplastyTransabdominal Nissen fundoplicationSurgeries for esophageal diverticulaSurgeries on the diaphragm
Surgery for Abdominal Wall Hernias 9
Definition and classification of herniasInguinal herniasHernia inguinalisSurgeries for inguinal herniasSurgeries for congenital inguinal herniasFemoral herniasHernia femoralisSliding herniasHernia labensUmbilical herniasHernia umbilicalisHernias of the linea albaHernia lineae albaeHerniorrhaphy for strangulated herniasHernia incarcerata
Topographic Anatomy of the Abdomen 51
Topographic anatomy of the abdomenAbdomenProjection of organs onto the abdominal wallTopographic anatomy of the anterolateral abdominal wallExternal oblique muscle of the abdomenM. obliquus externus abdominisInternal oblique muscle of the abdomenM. obliquus internus abdominisRectus abdominis muscleM. rectus abdominisEndoabdominal fascia and properitoneal adipose tissueFascia endoabdominalisRelief of the posterior surface of the anterior abdominal wallBlood supply to the anterolateral abdominal wallLymphatic system and innervation of the anterior abdominal wallLinea alba of the abdomenLinea albaTopographic anatomy of the umbilical regionUmbilicusTopography of the abdominal cavity organsInguinal canalCanalis inguinalisInguinal intervalPeritoneal cavityCavitas peritoneiUpper floor of the abdominal cavityTopographic anatomy of the liverHeparBlood supply and innervation of the liverTopographic anatomy of the portal veinVena portaeTopographic anatomy of the gallbladderVesica biliarisTopographic anatomy of extrahepatic bile ductsDuctus choledochusAbdominal part of the esophagusPars abdominalis esophagiTopographic anatomy of the stomachGasterLigamentous apparatus of the stomachBlood supply to the stomachVagal trunksTruncus vagalisDuodenumDuodenumMesentery of the small intestineMesenteriumMesenteric sinuses and paracolic guttersTopographic anatomy of the small intestineIntestinum tenueTopographic anatomy of the ileocecal regionCaecumColonColonTopography of the lumbar regionRegio lumbalisRetroperitoneal fascia and adipose tissueFascia retroperitonealisIliac arteriesArteria iliacaIliac veinsVena iliacaCeliac and hypogastric plexusesPlexus celiacusTopography and ligamentous apparatus of the stomachVentriculusLymphatic system and innervation of the stomachPancreasPancreasSpleenSplenInframesocolic compartment of the abdominal cavitySmall IntestineIntestinum tenueLarge IntestineIntestinum crassumBlood supply and innervation of the large intestineTopographic anatomy of the lumbar region and retroperitoneal spaceRegio lumbalisTopography of the kidneys and adrenal glandsRenesUretersUreteresAbdominal aorta and inferior vena cavaAorta abdominalisNeural structures and lymphatic system of the retroperitoneal space
Abdominal surgery 23
Surgical approaches and general rules of laparotomyLaparotomiaAbdominal paracentesisLaparocentesisExploration of the abdominal organsIntestinal suturesSurgeries on the stomachArtificial fistulas of the gastrointestinal tractGastroenteroanastomosisGastroenteroanastomosisClosure of a perforated gastric ulcerGastric resectionResectio ventriculiIntestinal anastomosesEnteroenteroanastomosisSurgeries on the small intestineSurgeries on the large intestineAppendectomyAppendectomiaMethods of hemostasisSurgeries on the liver and biliary tractSurgeries on the pancreasSurgeries on the spleenResection of the sigmoid colonResectio coli sigmoideiCreation of an artificial anusAnus praeternaturalisUmbilical vein catheterizationSurgeries on the bile ducts and major duodenal papillaCholecystectomyCholecystectomiaCholedochotomyCholedochotomia
Retroperitoneal Surgery 6
Operations on the pelvic organs and perineum 24
Pelvic organ injuriesDrainage of pelvic fascial spacesSurgeries for rectal injuriesSurgical treatment of rectal polypsRadical surgeries for rectal cancerSurgical treatment of paraproctitisSurgeries for pararectal fistulasSurgeries for rectal prolapseProlapsus rectiHemorrhoidectomySurgeries for anal fissureSurgeries for urinary bladder injuriesCystocentesisCystotomySectio alta vesicae urinariaeProstate adenomectomyUrethral surgeryPenile and scrotal surgerySurgery for hydroceleHydroceleOrchiopexy for cryptorchidismVaricocele surgeryRepair of perineal tearsSupracervical hysterectomyHysterectomiaCuldocentesisSurgery for ectopic pregnancyOvarian cystectomy
Topographic Anatomy of the Pelvis and Perineum 15
Pelvic bones and ligamentsPelvic muscles and pelvic diaphragmDiaphragma pelvisPelvic fasciaeFascia pelvisPeritoneal topography in the lesser pelvisCavum pelvis peritonealePelvic fascial spacesCavum pelvis subperitonealeVessels and nerves of the lesser pelvisA. iliaca internaTopography of the rectumRectumTopography of the urinary bladderVesica urinariaTopography of male pelvic organsProstata, Vesiculae seminales, Ductus deferensTopography of the uterusUterusTopography of uterine adnexa and vaginaAdnexa uteri, Tuba uterina, Ovarium, VaginaTopography of the perineumPerineumIschioanal fossaFossa ischiorectalisMale genital regionPudendum masculinum, Penis, Urethra masculina, Scrotum, TestisFemale genital regionPudendum femininum
Internal Organ Transplantation (Overview) 7
Tissue incompatibility and transplantation immunityTotal blood replacement in transplantologyRadiation exposure and immunosuppressive therapyBiological methods of immunosuppressionKidney transplantationTransplantatio renisLiver transplantationTransplantatio hepatisHeart transplantationTransplantatio cordis
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