Instructions for Filling Out Appendix a of Fclaweb Fcla Form

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this is dr cal shipley with a review of laparoscopic appendectomy let's start with a quick review of the relevant anatomy the midsection of the abdomen is largely occupied by the small intestine running mostly peripherally to the small intestine is the colon the cecum is a slight out pouching located at the start of the ascending colon on the right side of the abdomen attached to the cecum is the appendix the miso mesoappendix is a fold of peritoneum which wraps around the appendix and carries the appendicile artery and blood supply the teeny e coli are ribbons of smooth muscle which run longitudinally along the outside of the colon only one of the tinia can be seen from this viewpoint the significance of the tiny e coli is that they come together and meet at the base of the appendix as such they can provide an excellent marker for the orientation of the appendix during apodectomy the first step in the procedure is to insert a thin needle-like cannula into the abdomen in the area of th