1. What is the recommended distance between ports for the Xi Robot?

5 cm

6 cm

8 cm

10 cm

2. Robotic Right colon resection with intracorporeal anastomosis is indicated in which of the following situations?

A 60 year old, BMI 60

A 33 year old woman with recurrent Crohn’s at the previous ileocolic anastomosis

A 60 year old man with a 3 cm Adenocarcinoma of the ascending colon. BMI 29,. Has not had any previous abdominal surgery

All of the above

3. Where is the most ideal place to park the robot at the patient bedside?

At the patients feet

At the patients head

The same side as the planned resection, in a location where no bedside assistant will be standing

At the opposite side of the pathology

4. A recent retrospective study has shown a significant decrease in anastomotic leak rates comparing Intracorporeal anastomosis compared to extracorporeal anastomosis.

true

false

5. Hernia rates are highest in which Extraction site incision.

Lateral to the rectus muscle.

Midline

Pfanennsteil

All of the above

6. The most commonly done anastomosis in laparoscopic surgery is?

Intracorporeal anastomosis

Extracorporeal anastomosis

7. Under what circumstances would the Xi boom be rotated 180 degrees?

The surgical work volume extends to greater than two quadrants

“Flexing” toward the operative field is not adequate enough

Lowering the patient clearance joint is not adequate

All of the above

8. Targeting aligns the boom over the surgical workspace to:

Ensure that all of the arms can dock to the ports

Orient the arms toward the target anatomy

Allow the arm joints to be in the “sweet spot” for maximum range of motion

Maintain sterility with undraped boom

All of the above

9. What is the most reliable way to determine adequate blood flow to the proposed anastomosis?

Appreciating pulsatile blood flow in the mesenteric vasculature

Assessment with ICG

The bowel appears “pink and well vascularized”

None of the above

10. At what area does Intuitive Surgical recommend “Targeting” for a right colon resection?

The pathology in the colon

The center of the surgical workspace

The hepatic flexure

The appendix