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Clinical Surgery

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1. What are the complications of the surgical removal of a branchial cyst?






2. Simple cysts are found in 33% of patients by the age of 60. How should they be managed?






3. How should one treat a sebaceous cyst?






4. What are the acquired predisposing factors for basal cell carcinomas?






5. What should one do in the general examination of the surgical patient?






6. What are the general complications of a stoma?






7. What other non-surgical treatments are available for ischaemic ulcers?






8. How would you treat an acquired dermoid cyst?






9. What are the complications of a sebaceous cyst?






10. What is the difference between a false and a true aneurysm?






11. What is a cystic hygroma?






12. What are the main features of neuropathic ulcers?






13. What are the main aetiologies in diffuse enlargement of the thryoid?






14. What types of wounds are prone to hypertrophic and keloid scar formation?






15. What are the variants of lipoma?






16. What are the causes of ischaemic ulcers?






17. What is the non-surgical treatment of pressure sores?






18. What do you know about Kaposi's Sarcoma?






19. What are the two types of ptosis?






20. What investigations would be helpful in confirming the diagnosis of coarctation of aorta?

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21. What investigations should one do in the management of a multinodular goitre?






22. What is the differential diagnosis of a malignant melanoma?






23. What are the indications for splenectomy?






24. What do you know about thyroid adenomas?






25. What are the stages of restorative proctocolectomy?






26. What is the pathogenesis of thromboangiitis obliterans?






27. Which condition predispose towards the development of oesophageal carcinoma?

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28. What are the features of an indirect inguinal hernia?






29. How would you perform a hernia repair?






30. With which conditions would an ascitic transudate be expected?






31. What are the features of nodular melanoma?






32. What are the extratemporal causes of facial nerve palsy?






33. What conditions increase the risk of developing pressure sores?






34. What is the most common type of malignant melanoma?






35. What are the specific early complications of amputations?

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36. What are the causes of bilateral ptosis?






37. How would you treat a dermatofibroma?






38. What are the features of a multinodular goitre?

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39. Which are the most benign parotid tumours?

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40. What do you know about the pathophysiology of pressure necrosis?






41. What about umbilical herniae in children?






42. What is the surgical treatment of varicocoele?






43. What is the pathogenesis of an acquired dermoid cyst?






44. How do you treat this condition?






45. What are the other types of arteriovenous fistula?






46. What is the differential diagnosis of a lump in the groin?






47. What do you know about solitary thyroid nodules?






48. Assuming a patient has obstructive jaundice - how should this patient be investigated?






49. What investigations would you perform to help you in your diagnosis?






50. What side effect would you warn this patient about if considering cervical sympathectomy?

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