Importance The incidence of early-onset colorectal cancer (younger than 50 years) is rising
globally, the reasons for which are unclear. It appears to represent a unique disease process …

There has been a perception that fewer medical students are currently pursuing careers in
general surgery. To investigate the validity of this premise we reviewed the Canadian …

Background: Gender and racial disparity is prevalent in all surgical subspecialties with women
and racial groups historically underrepresented in academic plastic surgery. This study …

Background To determine whether closure of the defect created during full thickness
excision of a rectal lesion with transanal endoscopic microsurgery (TEM) leads to fewer …

Objective The University of British Columbia's General Surgery Program delineates a unique
and systematic approach to wellness for surgical residents during a pandemic. Summary …

Background Gender disparity remains prevalent in the field of academic surgery with an
under-representation of women at senior leadership ranks. A wide variety of causes are …

BACKGROUND: Approximately 20% of patients with ulcerative colitis will require surgical
treatment. Recent data suggest that infliximab may reduce the need for surgery in patients with …

BACKGROUND: Surgical site infections of up to 27% are reported for colorectal surgery. Care
bundles have been introduced to decrease surgical site infection rates, but are variable in …

Objective: This systematic review and meta-analysis seeks to evaluate the impact of total
neoadjuvant therapy (TNT) for rectal cancers on surgical complications and surgical pathology …

Background: The role of MRI-detected EMVI (mrEMVI) as a reliable prognostic factor in rectal
cancer has been emphasized in recent years but this finding remains underreported by …