FINAL EXAM NATIONAL BOARD OF EXAMINATIONS
JUNE 2018

POSSESSION/USE OF CELL PHONES OR ANY SUCH ELECTRONIC GADGETS IS NOT PERMITTED INSIDE THE EXAMINATION HALL.
SURGICAL GASTROENTEROLOGY
PAPER-III
SURG.GASTRO/J/18/46/III
Time: 3 hours
Max. Marks:100
Important Instructions:
Attempt all questions in order.
Each question carries 10 marks.
Read the question carefully and answer to the point neatly and legibly.
Do not leave any blank pages between two answers.
Indicate the question number correctly for the answer in the margin space
Answer all the parts of a single question together.
Start the answer to a question on a fresh page or leave adequate space between two answers.
Draw table/diagrams/flowcharts wherever appropriate.
Write short notes on:
1. Describe the importance of gram negative sepsis in surgical
intensive care units and the preventive measures for gram
negative sepsis.
5+5
2. Describe the methodologies of sampling in clinical study
population.
10
3. Describe the technique of robotic surgery. Describe the current
status of robotic surgery in Surgical Gastroenterology.
5+5
4. The applications of fluorescent imaging in gastrointestinal
surgery
Splenic abscess
5+5
5. TARE
Capsule endoscopy
5+5
6. Write briefly on surgical safety checklist. What are its
implications in quality and safety?
5+5
7. Discuss the management of pancreato-duodenal trauma.
10
8. Near relative as defined in THOTA
Small for size syndrome
5+5
9. Describe the concept of borderline resectable pancreatic cancer
and its management.
5+5
10. Makeshift shunt
ECOG scoring
5+5