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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. Colorectal cancer (CRC) in elderly patients —presentation, treatment and outcomes2. Impact of short course radiotherapy and low anterior resection on bowel function and quality of life in primary rectal cancer3. Sentinel lymph node mapping in colon cancer4. Laparoscopic colectomies: does operative time matter?5. Colorectal cancer in patients with inflammatory bowel disease — a population-based study of the prognostic significance of microsatellite instability6. Validation of the Crohn disease activity index as a single measure of postoperative disease recurrence7. Surgical management of ulcerative colitis: a comparison of canadian and american colorectal surgeons8. Improved results with the Acticon artificial bowel sphincter (ABS) with application of practice consensus guidelines — a single institution experience9. CAGS basic science award: the risk of gas embolism during laparoscopic liver resection is related to parenchymal transection technique10. Laparoscopic vertical sleeve gastrectomy: initial experience as a stand alone bariatric operation11. CAGS clinical research award: does the extraction site location in laparoscopic colorectal surgery impact on incisional hernia rates?12. Laparoscopic appendectomy in pregnant patients: a review of 40 cases13. Does preoperative weight loss predict success following surgery for morbid obesity?14. CAGS basic science award: hyperleptinemia increases polymorphonuclear neutrophil adherence in a murine cremaster model15. Dikkopf-1 (DKK1) and prostate-derived Ets transcription factor (PDEF) are new candidate tumour antigens for breast cancer immunotherapy16. Graft loss to cholestatic disease following liver transplantation for primary sclerosing cholangitis17. TLR4 translocation following oxidative stress in mouse macrophages requires sphingolipid metabolism through the ASM pathway18. Child pedestrian injury in a low income country: a cost effective solution to a public health priority19. intraoperative decision making in locally-advanced colorectal cancer: a population-based analysis20. Review: does the existing evidence support current technical surgical educational strategies?21. Surgical site infections following colorectal surgery in diabetics: is postoperative hyperglycemia a factor?22. Impact of surgeon and hospital factors on the surgical treatment of locally advanced colon cancer: a population-based study23. A common referral system for general surgery —impact on waiting times and acceptability among referring physicians24. The role of ileocecal valve and bacteria in postoperative Crohn’s recurrence25. Early experience in the use of Surgisis^® biological prosthetic mesh for repair of abdominal wall defects in contaminated fields26. Is early cholecystectomy for acute cholecystitis safe and cost-effective?27. Experience with 1227 open and laparoscopic RY gastric bypasses (RYGBP) for the treatment of morbid obesity28. Withdrawn29. Socioeconomic and health status questionnaire for bariatric surgery patients30. Prognostic factors in esophageal cancer — number of metastatic lymph nodes and extracapsular lymph node invasion31. Access to multidisciplinary assessment in cancer care: some preliminary data from British Columbia32. Rare fourth branchial cleft sinus presented with thyroid abscess — case report33. Management of laparoscopic colorectal anastomotic leaks34. Extrathoracic manifestations of asbestos exposure35. Identification of intraoperative factors predictive of recurrence after laparoscopic paraesophageal hernia repair36. Experienced surgeons can do more than one thing at a time: effect of distraction on performance of a simple laparoscopic and cognitive task in experienced and novice surgeons37. The impact of hospital volume on the rate of complications of laparoscopic cholecystectomy38. Is laparoscopic ventral hernia repair the next standard of care? Better be safe than sorry. A critical review of 70 consecutive cases39. Influence of laparoscopy on hiring practices in canadian surgical departments40. Anaplastic thyroid carcinoma exhibits intratumoral molecular homogeneity41. Calciphylaxis: questioning the need for high calcium phosphate product as an indication for parathyroidectomy42. Recurrent heartburn after fundoplication in patients with a negative 24-hour pH assessment: recurrent reflux or “irritable esophagus”?43. Infrared thermographic imaging in the assessment of pain following ventral and inguinal hernia repair44. Minimally invasive surgical trends in Canadian colorectal surgery: the MISTICC survey45. Laparoscopic resection for colon cancer: do all patients benefit?46. Outcome of laparoscopic splenectomy with preoperative splenic artery embolization for massive splenomegaly47. Gastric outlet obstruction secondary to biliary calculi: 3 cases of Bouveret’s syndrome48. Umbilical hernia repair in a day surgery unit using local anesthesia: addressing wait time initiatives49. Colorectal cancer: a survey of current practice patterns of general surgeons in Atlantic Canada50. Synthetic mesh erosions — a rare complication of paraesophageal hernia repair51. Crohn’s disease and adenocarcinoma: single institution experience52. Colorectal cancer screening: a review of a colonoscopy-based screening program in northeastern Ontario53. Can community surgeons perform laparoscopic colorectal surgery with outcomes equivalent to tertiary care centres?54. The impact of resident education on operating times in a community teaching hospital55. Surgical resection of metachronous adrenal metastasis from non small cell lung cancer: a review of 9 cases56. Does the incision length have any impact on the short-term benefits of laparoscopic surgery57. Results of a readership survey of the Canadian Journal of Surgery in its fiftieth anniversary year58. The impact of computed tomography scanning of the abdomen on clinical outcomes in patients with acute right lower quadrant pain — a systematic review of the literature59. Population-based interventions for pancreas cancer surgery likely contributed to improvements in rates of operative mortality: observational study in Ontario and Quebec for years 1994 to 200460. Ulceration and depth of invasion: are there enough similarities with melanoma to incorporate these features into the staging of Merkel cell cancers?61. Dynamic skin expansion: preoperative application of a new device62. Improving the diagnosis of soft tissue masses: pain predicts nerve sheath origin while growth velocity suggests malignancy. Update of a prospective database63. Laparoscopic gastrectomy for benign and malignant disease: a community hospital experience64. Utility of a population-based cancer audit: patients with breast cancer in central south Ontario65. Hands-free, multiple monitor, pointer aids instruction in laparoscopic surgery66. Feasibility of longitudinal mentoring in laparoscopic colon surgery: a pilot program67. Practice patterns and career satisfaction of Canadian female general surgeons68. Treatment of severe gastresophageal reflux after bariatric surgery69. Simulation in laparoscopic surgery: a concurrent validity study for MISTELS70. Determinants of access to care after pediatric injury in a low income country: using the Andersen model to predict health services usage in Uganda71. An analyis of the demographic characteristics of morbidly obese Canadians presenting for treatment in a multidisciplinary obesity management clinic72. Does mental health illness affect the assesment and outcome of bariatric surgery?73. Advanced laparoscopic training and outcomes in laparoscopic cholecystectomy74. Mesenteric angiography for the localization and treatment of acute lower gastrointestinal bleeding75. Perioperative fluid management in colorectal surgery patients — has our clinical practice changed to reflect the evidence?88. A comparison of oral examination versus scriptconcordance test for the assessment of clinical reasoning in general surgery76. Empyema: an increasing concern in Canada77. Improved local control and palliation of dysphagia with neoadjuvant chemoradiotherapy and esophagectomy for locally advanced esophageal cancer78. Can the occurrence of spontaneous pneumothoraces be predicted based on the weather?79. Results of trimodality therapy for malignant pleural mesothelioma80. Extreme age alters patterns of lung metastases81. Mucosa of the remaining esophagus after esophagectomy82. Endoscopic therapy versus esophagectomy for Barrett’s esophagus with high-grade dysplasia or intramucosal carcinoma83. A robot-assisted minimally invasive technique for lung brachytherapy84. The evolution of thoracic surgical literature85. Variables affecting a patient’s perception of readiness for discharge versus length of hospital stay following lobectomy: a randomized controlled study86. Thoracoscopic sympathetic clipping for hyperhidrosis — long-term results and reversibility87. Preoperative EGFR inhibitor in clinical stage I NSCLC

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