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  Abstracts of presentations to the Annual Meetings of the Canadian Society of Colon and Rectal Surgeons, Canadian Association of General Surgeons, Canadian Association of Thoracic Surgeons1. CUSUM analysis during introduction of laparoscopic colorectal surgery2. CUSUM analysis of j-pouch surgery reflects no learning curve post board certification3. Impact of obesity on surgical outcomes of laparoscopic colectomy4. A high incidence of synchronous lesions with obstructing colorectal cancer5. Anal cancer in patients with perianal Crohn’s disease (PCD)6. Laparoscopic colon resection for cancer. A single colorectal surgeon’s initial experience7. The Kock continent ileostomy (KP): long-term outcome and quality of life (QL)8. Withdrawn9. Predictors of pelvic pouch (PP) failure10. Surgisis^® AFP: A changing paradigm in the treatment of fistula in ano?11. Transphincteric (York Mason)/paracoccygeal approach: outcomes of an old procedure with expanded indications12. Neoadjuvant chemoradiation impairs lymph node assessment and staging in rectal cancer13. The role of CT PET in the preoperative staging of rectal cancer14. Characterization of germline EPHB2 variants in familial colorectal cancer15. Accuracy of provincial genetic testing criteria for hereditary non-polyposis colorectal cancer16. Preliminary outcomes after total mesorectal excision (TME) workshops in BC17. Neoadjuvant chemoradiation and anastomotic leak after total mesorectal excision for rectal cancer18. Sentinel lymph node (SLN) mapping in colon cancer: implementation of a multicentre protocol19. Validation of esophageal Doppler for non-invasive hemodynamic monitoring during pneumoperitoneum20. Outcomes following laparoscopic nephrectomy are improved with hand-assisted surgery21. Withdrawn22. Estimating recovery one week after uncomplicated laparoscopic cholecystectomy23. Laparoscopic surgery for achalasia: short-term and intermediate patient-centred outcomes24. Hepatic vein injury during laparoscopic cholecystectomy: the underappreciated proximity of the middle hepatic vein to the gallbladder bed25. Global Operative Assessment of Laparoscopic Skills (GOALS): external validation26. Comparative review of initial laparoscopic colon resections27. Validation of the ProMIS hybrid simulator using standard laparoscopic tasks28. Laparoscopic colorectal resection: a critical review of 104 cases29. What a difference a year makes: the impact of formal mentoring in advanced minimally invasive surgery (MIS) on surgeon practice and patient outcomes30. Roux-en-O gastric bypass: Don’t let this happen to you31. Tumour growth velocity is predictive of malignancy in soft tissue masses: a multivariate analysis32. Delayed clinical presentation predicts advanced disease in soft tissue malignancy: the case for early diagnosis33. Appropriateness of blood transfusion in colorectal cancer34. Microsatellite instability in thyroid neoplasms35. Operative reports in breast surgical oncology: time for a change36. Mitotic count as a predictive factor in melanoma: an adjunct to the sentinel node37. Predictors of late breast cancer recurrence 5 or more years after definitive treatment38. Malignant blue nevus — experience of 21 patients from a single institution39. Hereditary nonpolyposis colon cancer in a remote Canadian setting: experience of a screening program 1996–200440. Does early detection account for the apparent increasing incidence of thyroid carcinoma in women?41. The role of FDG-PET/CT and Thyrogen^® in radioiodine scan negative patients with recurrent/ metastatic differentiated carcinoma of the thyroid42. Factors affecting axillary lymph node retrieval and assessment in breast cancer patients43. Inhibition of platelet glycoprotein Ib and IIb/IIIa in conjunction with low dose humoural immunosuppression delays acute vascular rejection in rodent cardiac xenografts44. The nationwide impact of clostridium difficile colitis in surgical patients45. Perioperative vasopressor use is associated with increased rates of gastrointestinal anastomotic leakage46. Tacrolimus versus cyclosporine as primary immunosuppressant after liver transplantation47. Influence of local provision of liver transplantation services on utilization rates48. General surgery consultation in the emergency department: waiting times and disposition49. Significant firearm injuries: the Canadian national experience50. Anaplastic thyroid cancer exhibits intratumoral molecular heterogeneity: potential implications for disease treatment51. Pheochromocytoma and its perioperative management: the Toronto experience52. Attitudes and knowledge of health care professionals regarding obesity and its management and treatment within capital health53. Family history and molecular features of children, adolescents and young adults with colorectal carcinoma54. The role of milky spots and MCP1 in the development of adhesions: a possible new insight to postoperative adhesion treatment55. An evaluation of administrative data for its diagnostic accuracy of upper gastrointestinal diseases56. CAGS Basic Science Award: Oxidative stress in raw 264.7 murine macrophages in vitro and shock/resuscitation in rat alveolar macrophages in vivo lead to generation of the lipid signalling molecule ceramide57. Daycare cholecystectomy: feasibility in a public health services hospital in a developing country58. Is right laparoscopic donor nephrectomy right?59. A randomized controlled trial comparing combination therapy of acetaminophen plus ibuprofen versus acetaminophen plus codeine for the treatment of pain after outpatient surgery60. Cholecystectomy deferral in patients with gallbladder- in-situ after endoscopic sphincterotomy: a metaanalysis of randomized clinical trials61. CAGS Clinical Research Award: The association between central venous pressure, pneumoperitoneum and venous air embolism in laparoscopic hepatectomy62. Timing of total abdominal colectomy and risk factors predictive of mortality for fulminant clostridium difficile colitis63. Preliminary results from the Quality Initiative in Rectal Cancer (QIRC) trial64. The long-term risk of mortality following antireflux surgery: a population-level study65. Bowel preparation in general surgery: survey of Quebec surgeons66. Increased incidence of second primary malignancies in patients with micro-papillary carcinoma of the thyroid67. Parathyroidectomy decreases fractures in primary hyperparathyroidism68. The Alberta WebSMR — dynamic outcomes in cancer surgery69. The role of sentinel lymph node biopsy in ductal carcinoma in situ treated by mastectomy70. Surgical skills training: What kind of practice makes perfect?71. Sternal tuberculosis: review of three cases72. Performance evaluation of thoracoscopic 3D ultrasound imaging in an in vivo porcine model73. Thoracoscopic surgery: a survey of the education needs of Canadian thoracic surgeons74. Video assisted thoracic surgery lobectomy — total endoscopic/closed chest dissection: technique and initial results. The London Ontario experience75. Mediastinal hydatid cysts: review of three cases76. Community hospital virtual lung clinic reduces lung cancer wait times77. Comparison of intraoperative hemodynamics and postoperative outcomes in patients undergoing transhiatal versus transthoracic esophagectomy78. The technique of esophagogastric anastomosis following esophagectomy: a Canadian survey79. Constrictive pericarditis: a clinico-pathological study and surgical outcome in India80. Defining the optimal treatment of locally advanced esophageal cancer: a systematic review and decision analysis81. A cost analysis of management strategies for achalasia: laparoscopic myotomy versus pneumatic dilatation82. Review of pneumonectomy morbidity and mortality in a regional academic centre for thoracic surgery

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