Pancreas try – Surgery MCQS

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🩺 Pancreas MCQs – mcqsurgery.com

Q1. Which of the following is least associated with development of cancer of pancreas?

a) Smoking

b) BRCA 2 gene mutation

c) Lynch Syndrome

d) Diabetes Mellitus

Answer: d) Diabetes Mellitus
Smoking is the strongest risk factor. Diabetes has unclear causality. BRCA2 & Lynch are proven genetic associations.

Q2. Not true regarding blood supply of pancreas?

a) Pancreas receives blood supply from celiac trunk and SMA

b) Body and tail of pancreas is supplied by splenic artery

c) Posterior superior pancreaticoduodenal artery is a branch of SMA

d) All major pancreatic arteries lie posterior to pancreatic ducts

Answer: c) PSPD is not from SMA
PSPD is a branch of the gastroduodenal artery, not the SMA.

Q3. Most common cause of death in early acute pancreatitis?

a) Renal Failure

b) Cardiac failure

c) Respiratory Failure

d) Uncontrolled Coagulopathy

Answer: c) Respiratory Failure
Early mortality is usually due to ARDS and systemic inflammation.

Q4. All of the following have been used in management of Acute Pancreatitis EXCEPT?

a) Interleukin-10

b) Gabexate

c) Somatostatin

d) Peritoneal dialysis

Answer: a) Interleukin-10
IL-10 is not used as a treatment. Others have been tried with limited value.

Q5. Which of the following is not true for ectopic pancreas?

a) Stomach and duodenum are the most common site

b) Appears as submucosal irregular nodule

c) Islet tissue is present in all organs where ectopic pancreas is present

d) Ulceration, bleeding and obstruction are common symptoms

Answer: c)
Islet tissue is not found in all ectopic pancreas locations—mostly in stomach and duodenum.

Q6. Nealon's classification is used for?

a) Acute pancreatitis

b) Chronic pancreatitis

c) Pseudocyst pancreas

d) Alcoholic pancreatitis

Answer: c) Pseudocyst pancreas
Nealon classification describes ductal communication to guide management.