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What is the proper name of this instrument used in OBGYN? 

During a laparotomy, after the surgeon has made a midline incision into the peritoneum, he may ask for a self-retaining, ring retractor called the ____.  

The linea alba is found ____ and is a major abdominal structure used for incision, dissection, and closure of most laparotomy procedures.   

Maloney or Bourgeois dilators are used to dilate the ____.

A combined approach procedure to allow for visualization and access in order to remove en bloc the anus, rectum, and sigmoid colon. The prefernnce card has the following notes.  Dr. is performed after performing both an one step abdominal and two step perineal prep. Both fields are draped simultaneously to allow for access. The patient is placed in supine/ low lithotomy in Allen Stirrups and all bowel technique precautions are followed.  The procedure described is scheduled as a/an ____.

All instruments and supplies that have come into contact with the inside mucosal layer of the large intestine are considered ____________________ and should not be used during the abdominal closure. This technique is known as ____. 

The falciform ligament ____ and serves as an important landmark during resection and transplant surgery.

What is the most important reason that the sterile field not be broken down until the patient is extubated and has left the OR for transport to PACU following all pediatric and major procedures (trauma, CV, thoracic, head/neck, or large open abdominal procedures included)?  (*)   

____ is a procedure in which two hollow organs are joined surgically. Placing sutures around the circumference of the two cut edges can join two hollow structures. This applies to portions of the gastrointestinal (GI) system and other hollow systems, such as blood vessels and organ ducts.  

The obstetrical condition not considered emergent is called ____.