Cgrn/Questions/Trivia 1 Flashcards

Who is credited with performing the first complete colonoscopy reaching the cecum, in 1969?

Answer: William Wolff and Hiromi Shinya

William Wolff and Hiromi Shinya performed the first complete colonoscopy to the cecum at Beth Israel Medical Center in New York in 1969, a landmark achievement in endoscopic medicine.

In what year did Basil Hirschowitz demonstrate the world's first flexible fiberoptic gastroscope?

Answer: 1957

Basil Hirschowitz demonstrated the first flexible fiberoptic gastroscope in 1957 at the University of Michigan, revolutionizing upper GI endoscopy by replacing rigid instruments.

The landmark 1932 paper first describing regional ileitis — now called Crohn's disease — was authored by how many physicians?

Answer: Three

The 1932 JAMA paper was co-authored by three physicians: Burrill Crohn, Leon Ginzburg, and Gordon Oppenheimer. The disease was named after Crohn because his name appeared first alphabetically.

The Bristol Stool Form Scale, which classifies stool consistency into seven types, was developed at which institution?

Answer: Bristol Royal Infirmary

The Bristol Stool Form Scale was developed by Dr. Ken Heaton at the Bristol Royal Infirmary and published in 1997. It remains a widely used clinical and research tool in gastroenterology.

The word 'peptic,' as in peptic ulcer disease, derives from a Greek root meaning what?

Answer: Digestion

Peptic comes from the Greek 'peptikos,' meaning able to digest, which itself derives from 'pepsis' (digestion). Peptic ulcers occur in areas exposed to digestive acid and enzymes.

Which surgeon pioneered the pancreaticoduodenectomy (Whipple procedure) and performed the first successful planned version in 1935?

Answer: Allen Whipple

Allen Oldfather Whipple of Columbia Presbyterian Medical Center performed the first successful planned pancreaticoduodenectomy in 1935. The multi-stage procedure he refined became the standard surgical treatment for pancreatic head cancer.