Reference no: EM133274803

About laparoscopic surgeries

1. As your body stores fats, the gallbladder emits bile through the common bile duct to your stomach to help digest the fats.

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False

2. Gallbladder removal is the best treatment for gallstones.

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False

3. For a laparoscopic cholecystectomy, three incisions are made with one of them being an umbilical incision

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False

4. Typically the first incision made for a laparoscopic cholecystectomy is at the umbilicus

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False

5. The current function of the appendix is to harbor digestive bacteria.

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False

6. For a laparoscopic appendectomy, the appendicular artery is first divided with scissors

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False

7. For a laparoscopic appendectomy, the appendix is removed from the abdomen with a specimen bag (endocatch).

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False

8. Gastric bypass surgery was created for obese patients to assist with figure enhancement.

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False

9. For a Laparoscopic gastric bypass, the stomach of the patient is decreased to the size of an egg

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False

10. After a Laparoscopic gastric bypass, the old stomach pouch is reattached so that gastric fluids may aid in the overall digestive process

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False