Abstracts
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
Canadian Surgery Forum, Toronto, Ont., September 6–9, 2007
K.M. Devon, A. Murata, K. Jones, A. Scheer, C.J. Brown, T.D. Walters, D. Richardson, J. Shum, G.N. Polyhronopoulos, P.M. Chiasson, A. Omiccioli, P. Lemieux, B.A. Mrad, J. Chen, S. Turcotte, P.M. Garzon, P.S. Tawadros, A. Mihailovic, A. Govindarajan, F. Haggar, Y. McConnell, A. Govindarajan, C. White, A.M. Borowiec, G.N. Polyhronopoulos, M. Keshoofy, N.V. Christou, S. Al-Sabah, S.K. Thompson, B. Poole, F. Tuma, M. Hamoud, J.R. MacKenzie, K.E. Hsu, K.E. Hsu, M.C. Taylor, A. Burtally, G. Martel, S. Deen, H. Cox, Z.E. Parr, M. Bélanger, H. Moloo, H. Moloo, A. Reso, C. O’Neill, A.S. Hodder, T.K. Chuah, D. Trottier, R. Singh, A. Omiccioli, R. Singh, S. Sampath, P. Lemieux, A. El fitori, G.L. Warnock, S.A. Krajewski, M. Simunovic, A. McGuire, R. Berg, E.D. McAlister, P.K. Stotland, N. Hodgson, I. Apriasz, C.M. Schlachta, P.C. Hebbard, Q.H.P. Huynh, G. Xeroulis, A. Mihailovic, G. Sawisky, B.H. Dickie, L. Bohacek, P.J. Karanicolas, M.S. Butler, M. Boutros, C. Finley, S. Quadri, C. Schieman, M. de Perrot, P.J. Villeneuve, G. Rakovich, D. Low, S. Mohan, M. Blitz, J. Kondra, H. Sugimura, H. Lara-Guerra, O. Vergara, J.C. Victor, C.J. Swallow, Z. Cohen, R. Gryfe, H.M. MacRae, R.S. McLeod, P.T. Phang, N. Merritt, P. Belliveau, D. Hurlbut, E. Sabri, H. Moloo, E.C. Poulin, J. Mamazza, R. Boushey, H. Zhang, S. Gallinger, R. Gryfe, R.S. McLeod, A.H. Steinhart, C. Bernstein, W. Tremaine, B.G. Wolff, S. Ross, R. Parkes, M. McKenzie, R.S. McLeod, S. deMontbrun, P.B. McIntyre, P.M. Johnson, P.H.D. Colquhoun, B.M. Taylor, L.S. Feldman, A.L. McCluney, J. Buithieu, J. Martinie, P. Metrakos, G.M. Fried, S.E. Burpee, R. Corrigan, P. Manson, R. Singh, S.G. Hegge, C.A. McKinley, P. Rhéaume, I. Lévesque, E. Bujold, G. Brochu, C. Johnson Stoklossa, D.W. Birch, N.V. Christou, M-A Forget, D. Beauseigle, R. Lapointe, S.A. Shah, A.C. Wei, N. Girgrah, G.A. Levy, P. Wong, L.B. Lilly, D.R. Grant, M.S. Cattral, I. McGilvary, P.D. Greig, Z. Wang, S. Birch, K. Szaszi, A. Kapus, O.D. Rotstein, C. Nansamba, P. Coyte, A. Howar, D. Urbach, V. Cranford, D. Wirtzfeld, S. Gallinger, C.H.L. Law, A.J. Smith, A.R. Gagliardi, H. Moloo, J. Grimshaw, E.C. Poulin, J. Mamazza, R.P. Boushey, P. Johnson, G. Porter, A. Kiss, L. Rabeneck, A.J. Smith, D. Hodgson, C.H.L. Law, M.C. Taylor, R.N. Fedorak, L.S. Feldman, P.A. Kaneva, G.M. Fried, A. Gutauskas, R. Fairfull Smith, M. Ladouceur, N.V. Christou, A.R. Ruszkiewicz, G.G. Jamieson, B.P.L. Wijnhoven, P.A. Game, P.G. Devitt, D.I. Watson, T.G. Ehlen, N.L. Davis, T. Smith, A. Elfeitori, R. Boushey, E. Poulin, J. Mamazza, W. Teel, A. Reinhartz, J. Schieman, J. Brophy, L.E. Ferri, L.S. Feldman, G.M. Fried, F.Y. Man, R.A. Gizicki, L.S. Feldman, G.M. Fried, S. Bruce, G. Brochu, J.P. Gagné, E.C. Poulin, J. Mamazza, R.P. Boushey, O. Griffith, H. Masoudi, S.M. Wiseman, J.L. Pasieka, S.K. Thompson, G.G. Jamieson, J.C. Myers, P.A. Game, P.G. Devitt, G. Brochu, F. Haggar, J. Grimshaw, D. Coyle, I.D. Graham, E. Sabri, E.C. Poulin, J. Mamazza, F. Balaa, H. Stern, R.P. Boushey, E. Sabri, E. Wassif, F. Haggar, E.C. Poulin, J. Mamazza, R.P. Boushey, D. Estifanos, N. Church, P. Mitchell, P. Colquhoun, C.M. Schlachta, R. Etemad-Rezai, S. Jayaraman, R. Passi, D.E. Pace, D. Wirtzfeld, T.Y.Y. Lee, W. Pollett, G. May, H. Moloo, F. Haggar, R. Boushey, E. Poulin, J. Mamazza, O. Boutross-Tadross, B. Deif, R. Elias, W.J. Stephen, R. Singh, S.G. Hegge, C.A. McKinley, A. Omiccioli, S.G. Hegge, C.A. McKinley, B.E. Segal, J.J. Carter, N.H. Nguyen, M. Frimer, G. Houston, S.W. Bloom, C. Couture, S. Simard, S. Lebel, E. Sabri, E. Wassif, J. Mamazza, E. Poulin, R. Boushey, J. Waddell, G. Proctor, J.A. Brown, P.T. Phang, M.J. Raval, C.J. Brown, D. Major, F. Qui, T. To, N. Baxter, D. Urbach, R. George, R. George, H. Hristov, R. George, K. Jones, A. Bardell, P. Isotalo, S. Chia, J.S. Cyriac, J.A. Hagen, L.V. Klein, E. Holowaty, G. Lee, J. Sussman, T. Whelan, M. Simunovic, S. Mohan, G. Mccreery, R. Patel, C.M. Schlachta, A.K. Sorsdahl, K.L. Lefebvre, M.L. McCune, D.A. Wirtzfeld, L.V. Klein, J.A. Hagen, A. Dubrowski, K. Leslie, A. Howard, A. Willan, P. Coyte, D. Urbach, C. Johnson Stoklossa, D.W. Birch, C. Johnson Stoklossa, D. Davey, D.W. Birch, D.E. Pace, P.H. Colquhoun, E. Dahlke, G.H. Guyatt, C.J. de Gara, B. Zabalotny, B. Charlin, S. Meterissian, J. Clifton, M. Fitzgerald, J. Yee, J. Knox, R. Wong, W. Xu, J. Hornby, S. Keshavjee, G. Darling, C. Tiruta, M. Blitz, A. Graham, G. Gelfand, S. McFadden, S. Grondin, M. Anraku, R. Feld, A. Bezjak, R. Burkes, H. Roberts, J. Cho, A. Visbal, N. Leighl, S. Keshavjee, M. Johnston, R.S. Sundaresan, D.A. Gray, C. Brigand, L. Gaboury, J. Martin, P. Ferraro, A. Duranceau, J. Huang, N. Cantone, D. Schembre, A.L. Trejos, H. Bassan, A.W. Lin, R.V. Patel, R.A. Malthaner, A.J. Graham, G. Gelfand, S.D. McFadden, S.C. Grondin, J. Clifton, G. Suarez, B. Ross, K. Evans, R.J. Finley, J. Yee, E.H. Spratt, C.G. Compeau, Y. Shargall, N. Leighl, A. Salvarrey, A. Sakurada, N. Paul, S. Boerner, W. Geddie, G. Pond, F.A. Shepherd, M.S. Tsao and T.K. Waddell
Can J Surg August 01, 2007 50 (Suppl 1) 1-32;
K.M. Devon
Dr. Zane Cohen Digestive Diseases Research Unit, Samuel Lunenfeld Research Institute, Department of Surgery, Mount Sinai Hospital, University of Toronto, Toronto, Ont.
A. Murata
Division of General Surgery, University of British Columbia, Vancouver, BC
K. Jones
Departments of Surgery and Pathology, Kingston General Hospital, Queen’s University, Kingston, Ont.
A. Scheer
Department of General Surgery, Ottawa Hospital, Ottawa, Ont.
C.J. Brown
University of British Columbia, Vancouver, BC, University of Toronto, Toronto, Ont.
T.D. Walters
University of Toronto, Toronto, Ont., University of Manitoba, Winnipeg, Man., Mayo Clinic, Rochester, NY, University of Calgary, Calgary, Alta., Samuel Lunenfeld Research Institute, Mount Sinai Hospital, Toronto, Ont.
D. Richardson
Department of Surgery, Dalhousie University, Halifax, NS
J. Shum
London Health Sciences Centre, University of Western Ontario, London, Ont.
G.N. Polyhronopoulos
Steinberg-Bernstein Centre for Minimally Invasive Surgery, McGill University, Montréal, Que.
P.M. Chiasson
Southern Arizona Center for Minimally Invasive Surgery, Northwest Medical Center, Tucson, Ariz., USA
A. Omiccioli
Centre for Minimal Access Surgery, North Bay General Hospital, North Bay, Ont.
P. Lemieux
Surgery Department, CHUQ (St-François d’Assise and CHUL pavilions), Université Laval, Québec, Que.
B.A. Mrad
Department of Surgery, University of Alberta, Centre for the Advancement of Minimally Invasive Surgery (CAMIS), Royal Alexandra Hospital, Edmonton, Alta.
J. Chen
Section of Bariatric Surgery, Division of General Surgery, McGill University, Montréal, Que.
S. Turcotte
Immuno-oncology Laboratory, Institut du cancer de Montréal, Centre hospitalier de l’Université de Montréal, CHUM Research Center and Department of Surgery, Université de Montréal, Montréal, Que.
P.M. Garzon
Multi-Organ Transplant Unit, University Health Network, University of Toronto, Toronto, Ont.
P.S. Tawadros
St. Michael’s Hospital, University of Toronto, Toronto, Ont.
A. Mihailovic
Departments of Surgery and Health Policy Management and Evaluation, University of Toronto, Toronto, Ont., Injury Control Center – Uganda, Kampala, Uganda
A. Govindarajan
Division of General Surgery, Toronto Sunnybrook Regional Cancer Centre, Toronto, Ont., Department of Surgery, Memorial University of Newfoundland, St. John’s, Nfld.
F. Haggar
University of Ottawa, Ottawa Hospital, Ottawa, Ont.
Y. McConnell
Division of General Surgery, Queen Elizabeth II Health Sciences Centre, Dalhousie University, Halifax, NS
A. Govindarajan
Department of General Surgery, Institute for Clinical Evaluative Sciences, Toronto Sunnybrook Regional Cancer Centre, Department of Radiation Oncology, Princess Margaret Hospital, Toronto, Ont.
C. White
Department of Surgery, University of Manitoba, Winnipeg, Man.
A.M. Borowiec
Departments of General Surgery and Gastroenterology, University of Alberta, Edmonton, Alta.
G.N. Polyhronopoulos
Steinberg-Bernstein Centre for Minimally Invasive Surgery, McGill University Health Centre, Montréal, Que.
M. Keshoofy
Department of General Surgery, Ottawa Hospital, Ottawa, Ont.
N.V. Christou
Section of Bariatric Surgery, Division of General Surgery, McGill University, Montréal, Que.
S. Al-Sabah
Section of Bariatric Surgery, Division of General Surgery, McGill University Health Centre, Montréal, Que.
S.K. Thompson
Department of Surgery, Royal Adelaide Hospital, Adelaide, SA, Australia
B. Poole
Department of Surgical Oncology, BC Cancer Agency, Faculty of Medicine, University of British Columbia, Vancouver, BC
F. Tuma
Department of Head and Neck Surgery, St. Clare’s Mercy Hospital, St. John’s, Nfld.
M. Hamoud
Department of Surgery, Ottawa Hospital, University of Ottawa, Ottawa, Ont.
J.R. MacKenzie
Occupational Health Clinic for Ontario Workers, Sarnia, Ont.
K.E. Hsu
Steinberg-Bernstein Centre for Minimally Invasive Surgery, McGill University, Montréal, Que.
K.E. Hsu
Steinberg-Bernstein Centre for Minimally Invasive Surgery, McGill University Health Centre, Department of Surgery, McGill University, Montréal, Que.
M.C. Taylor
Manitoba Centre for Health Policy and the Department of Surgery, University of Manitoba, Winnipeg, Man.
A. Burtally
Québec Centre for Minimally Invasive Surgery, Centre Hospitalier Universitaire de Québec, Québec, Que.
G. Martel
Minimally Invasive Surgery Group, Division of General Surgery, Ottawa Hospital, University of Ottawa, Ottawa, Ont.
S. Deen
Department of Surgery, St. Paul’s Hospital, University of British Columbia, Vancouver, BC
H. Cox
Department of Surgery, University of Calgary, Calgary, Alta.
Z.E. Parr
Departments of Surgery, Foothills Hospital, Calgary, Alta., Royal Adelaide Hospital, Adelaide, SA, Australia
M. Bélanger
Service de chirurgie générale, CHUL-CHUQ, Québec, Que.
H. Moloo
Department of Surgery, Ottawa Hospital, Department of Epidemiology, University of Ottawa, Ottawa, Ont.
H. Moloo
Ottawa Hospital, Ottawa, Ont.
A. Reso
Division of General Surgery, Peter Lougheed Centre, Calgary, Alta.
C. O’Neill
Division of General Surgery and Department of Diagnostic Radiology and Nuclear Medicine, Schulich School of Medicine and Dentistry, London, Ont.
A.S. Hodder
Division of General Surgery, Memorial University, St. John’s, Nfld.
T.K. Chuah
Discipline of Surgery, Health Sciences Centre, Memorial University, St. John’s, Nfld.
D. Trottier
Department of Surgery, University of Ottawa, Ottawa, Department of Gastroenterology, St. Michael’s Hospital, Toronto, Ont.
R. Singh
Departments of Surgery and Pathology, McMaster University, Hamilton, Ont.
A. Omiccioli
The Center for Minimal Access Surgery, North Bay General Hospital, North Bay, Ont.
R. Singh
The Centre for Minimal Access Surgery, North Bay General Hospital, North Bay, Ont.
S. Sampath
Department of Surgery, Richmond Hospital, Richmond, BC
P. Lemieux
Surgery and Pathology Departments, Hôpital Laval, Université Laval, Québec, Que.
A. El fitori
Department of Surgery, Ottawa Hospital, University of Ottawa, Ottawa, Ont.
G.L. Warnock
Department of Surgery, University of British Columbia, Vancouver, BC, Division of Orthopaedic Surgery, St. Michael’s Hospital, Toronto, Ont., Canadian Medical Association, Ottawa, Ont.
S.A. Krajewski
Departments of Surgery and Radiology, St. Paul’s Hospital, University of British Columbia, Vancouver, BC
M. Simunovic
McMaster University, Hamilton, Ont., Institut national de santé publique du Québec, Québec, Que., Institute for Clinical Evaluative Sciences, Hospital for Sick Children, University of Toronto, Toronto, Ont.
A. McGuire
Departments of Surgery and Oncology, Queen’s University, Kingston, Ont.
R. Berg
Departments of Surgery and Oncology, Queen’s University, Kingston, Ont.
E.D. McAlister
Department of Surgery and Oncology and Department of Pathology and Molecular Medicine, Queen’s University, Kingston, Ont.
P.K. Stotland
Minimally Invasive Surgery Program, Department of Surgery, University of Toronto, Humber River Regional Hospital, Toronto, Ont.
N. Hodgson
Department of Surgery, Medicine and Clinical Epidemiology and Biostatistics, McMaster University, Hamilton, Ont., Cancer Care Ontario, Toronto, Ont.
I. Apriasz
Canadian Surgical Technologies and Advanced Robotics (CSTAR), Lawson Health Research Institute, Schulich School of Medicine and Dentistry, London, Ont.
C.M. Schlachta
Canadian Surgical Technologies and Advanced Robotics (CSTAR), Lawson Health Research Institute, Schulich School of Medicine and Dentistry, London, Ont., Stratford General Hospital, Stratford, Ont.
P.C. Hebbard
Department of Surgery, Memorial University of Newfoundland, St. John’s, Nfld.
Q.H.P. Huynh
The Minimally Invasive Surgery Program, Humber River Regional Hospital, Department of Surgery, University of Toronto, Toronto, Ont.
G. Xeroulis
Department of Surgery, Division of General Surgery, University of Western Ontario, London, Ont.
A. Mihailovic
Departments of Surgery and Health Policy, Management and Evaluation, University of Toronto, Hospital for Sick Children, Toronto, Ont.
G. Sawisky
Department of Surgery, University of Alberta, Centre for the Advancement of Minimally Invasive Surgery (CAMIS), Royal Alexandra Hospital, Edmonton, Alta.
B.H. Dickie
Department of Surgery, University of Alberta, Centre for the Advancement of Minimally Invasive Surgery (CAMIS), Royal Alexandra Hospital, Edmonton, Alta.
L. Bohacek
Department of Surgery, Memorial University, St. John’s, Nfld.
P.J. Karanicolas
Department of Surgery, University of Western Ontario, London, Ont., Department of Clinical Epidemiology and Biostatistics, McMaster University, Hamilton, Ont.
M.S. Butler
Department of General Surgery, Royal Alexandra Hospital and University of Alberta Hospital, Edmonton, Alta.
M. Boutros
Centre for Medical Education and the Division of General Surgery, McGill University, Centre for Medical Education, Univeristé de Montréal, Montréal, Que.
C. Finley
Vancouver General Hospital and the University of British Columbia, Vancouver, BC
S. Quadri
Toronto General Hospital, Princess Margaret Hospital, Toronto, Ont.
C. Schieman
Division of Thoracic Surgery, University of Calgary, Calgary, Alta.
M. de Perrot
Toronto General Hospital, Princess Margaret Hospital, University of Toronto, Toronto, Ont.
P.J. Villeneuve
Centre for Cancer Therapeutics, Ottawa Health Research Institute, Division of Thoracic Surgery, University of Ottawa, Ottawa, Ont.
G. Rakovich
Service de chirurgie thoracique, Service anatomo-pathologie, Centre hospitalier de l’Université de Montréal, Montréal, Que., Service chirurgie digestive, CHU Strasbourg, Strasbourg, France
D. Low
Departments of Thoracic Surgery and Gastroenterology, Virginia Mason Medical Center, Seattle, Wash., USA
S. Mohan
Canadian Surgical Technologies and Advanced Robotics (CSTAR), University of Western Ontario, London, Ont.
M. Blitz
Division of Thoracic Surgery, Department of Surgery, University of Calgary, Calgary, Alta.
J. Kondra
Department of Thoracic Surgery, Vancouver General Hospital, University of British Columbia, Vancouver, BC
H. Sugimura
Division of Thoracic Surgery, Department of Surgery, University of Toronto, St. Joseph’s Health Centre, Toronto, Ont.
H. Lara-Guerra
Departments of Thoracic Surgery, Medical Oncology, Laboratory Medicine, Diagnostic Imaging, University Health Network, University of Toronto, Toronto, Ont.
O. Vergara
Dr. Zane Cohen Digestive Diseases Research Unit, Samuel Lunenfeld Research Institute, Department of Surgery, Mount Sinai Hospital, University of Toronto, Toronto, Ont.
J.C. Victor
Dr. Zane Cohen Digestive Diseases Research Unit, Samuel Lunenfeld Research Institute, Department of Surgery, Mount Sinai Hospital, University of Toronto, Toronto, Ont.
C.J. Swallow
Dr. Zane Cohen Digestive Diseases Research Unit, Samuel Lunenfeld Research Institute, Department of Surgery, Mount Sinai Hospital, University of Toronto, Toronto, Ont.
Z. Cohen
Dr. Zane Cohen Digestive Diseases Research Unit, Samuel Lunenfeld Research Institute, Department of Surgery, Mount Sinai Hospital, University of Toronto, Toronto, Ont.
R. Gryfe
Dr. Zane Cohen Digestive Diseases Research Unit, Samuel Lunenfeld Research Institute, Department of Surgery, Mount Sinai Hospital, University of Toronto, Toronto, Ont.
H.M. MacRae
Dr. Zane Cohen Digestive Diseases Research Unit, Samuel Lunenfeld Research Institute, Department of Surgery, Mount Sinai Hospital, University of Toronto, Toronto, Ont.
R.S. McLeod
Dr. Zane Cohen Digestive Diseases Research Unit, Samuel Lunenfeld Research Institute, Department of Surgery, Mount Sinai Hospital, University of Toronto, Toronto, Ont.
P.T. Phang
Division of General Surgery, University of British Columbia, Vancouver, BC
N. Merritt
Departments of Surgery and Pathology, Kingston General Hospital, Queen’s University, Kingston, Ont.
P. Belliveau
Departments of Surgery and Pathology, Kingston General Hospital, Queen’s University, Kingston, Ont.
D. Hurlbut
Departments of Surgery and Pathology, Kingston General Hospital, Queen’s University, Kingston, Ont.
E. Sabri
Department of General Surgery, Ottawa Hospital, Ottawa, Ont.
H. Moloo
Department of General Surgery, Ottawa Hospital, Ottawa, Ont.
E.C. Poulin
Department of General Surgery, Ottawa Hospital, Ottawa, Ont.
J. Mamazza
Department of General Surgery, Ottawa Hospital, Ottawa, Ont.
R. Boushey
Department of General Surgery, Ottawa Hospital, Ottawa, Ont.
H. Zhang
University of British Columbia, Vancouver, BC, University of Toronto, Toronto, Ont.
S. Gallinger
University of British Columbia, Vancouver, BC, University of Toronto, Toronto, Ont.
R. Gryfe
University of British Columbia, Vancouver, BC, University of Toronto, Toronto, Ont.
R.S. McLeod
University of British Columbia, Vancouver, BC, University of Toronto, Toronto, Ont.
A.H. Steinhart
University of Toronto, Toronto, Ont., University of Manitoba, Winnipeg, Man., Mayo Clinic, Rochester, NY, University of Calgary, Calgary, Alta., Samuel Lunenfeld Research Institute, Mount Sinai Hospital, Toronto, Ont.
C. Bernstein
University of Toronto, Toronto, Ont., University of Manitoba, Winnipeg, Man., Mayo Clinic, Rochester, NY, University of Calgary, Calgary, Alta., Samuel Lunenfeld Research Institute, Mount Sinai Hospital, Toronto, Ont.
W. Tremaine
University of Toronto, Toronto, Ont., University of Manitoba, Winnipeg, Man., Mayo Clinic, Rochester, NY, University of Calgary, Calgary, Alta., Samuel Lunenfeld Research Institute, Mount Sinai Hospital, Toronto, Ont.
B.G. Wolff
University of Toronto, Toronto, Ont., University of Manitoba, Winnipeg, Man., Mayo Clinic, Rochester, NY, University of Calgary, Calgary, Alta., Samuel Lunenfeld Research Institute, Mount Sinai Hospital, Toronto, Ont.
S. Ross
University of Toronto, Toronto, Ont., University of Manitoba, Winnipeg, Man., Mayo Clinic, Rochester, NY, University of Calgary, Calgary, Alta., Samuel Lunenfeld Research Institute, Mount Sinai Hospital, Toronto, Ont.
R. Parkes
University of Toronto, Toronto, Ont., University of Manitoba, Winnipeg, Man., Mayo Clinic, Rochester, NY, University of Calgary, Calgary, Alta., Samuel Lunenfeld Research Institute, Mount Sinai Hospital, Toronto, Ont.
M. McKenzie
University of Toronto, Toronto, Ont., University of Manitoba, Winnipeg, Man., Mayo Clinic, Rochester, NY, University of Calgary, Calgary, Alta., Samuel Lunenfeld Research Institute, Mount Sinai Hospital, Toronto, Ont.
R.S. McLeod
University of Toronto, Toronto, Ont., University of Manitoba, Winnipeg, Man., Mayo Clinic, Rochester, NY, University of Calgary, Calgary, Alta., Samuel Lunenfeld Research Institute, Mount Sinai Hospital, Toronto, Ont.
S. deMontbrun
Department of Surgery, Dalhousie University, Halifax, NS
P.B. McIntyre
Department of Surgery, Dalhousie University, Halifax, NS
P.M. Johnson
Department of Surgery, Dalhousie University, Halifax, NS
P.H.D. Colquhoun
London Health Sciences Centre, University of Western Ontario, London, Ont.
B.M. Taylor
London Health Sciences Centre, University of Western Ontario, London, Ont.
L.S. Feldman
Steinberg-Bernstein Centre for Minimally Invasive Surgery, McGill University, Montréal, Que.
A.L. McCluney
Steinberg-Bernstein Centre for Minimally Invasive Surgery, McGill University, Montréal, Que.
J. Buithieu
Steinberg-Bernstein Centre for Minimally Invasive Surgery, McGill University, Montréal, Que.
J. Martinie
Steinberg-Bernstein Centre for Minimally Invasive Surgery, McGill University, Montréal, Que.
P. Metrakos
Steinberg-Bernstein Centre for Minimally Invasive Surgery, McGill University, Montréal, Que.
G.M. Fried
Steinberg-Bernstein Centre for Minimally Invasive Surgery, McGill University, Montréal, Que.
S.E. Burpee
Southern Arizona Center for Minimally Invasive Surgery, Northwest Medical Center, Tucson, Ariz., USA
R. Corrigan
Southern Arizona Center for Minimally Invasive Surgery, Northwest Medical Center, Tucson, Ariz., USA
P. Manson
Southern Arizona Center for Minimally Invasive Surgery, Northwest Medical Center, Tucson, Ariz., USA
R. Singh
Centre for Minimal Access Surgery, North Bay General Hospital, North Bay, Ont.
S.G. Hegge
Centre for Minimal Access Surgery, North Bay General Hospital, North Bay, Ont.
C.A. McKinley
Centre for Minimal Access Surgery, North Bay General Hospital, North Bay, Ont.
P. Rhéaume
Surgery Department, CHUQ (St-François d’Assise and CHUL pavilions), Université Laval, Québec, Que.
I. Lévesque
Surgery Department, CHUQ (St-François d’Assise and CHUL pavilions), Université Laval, Québec, Que.
E. Bujold
Surgery Department, CHUQ (St-François d’Assise and CHUL pavilions), Université Laval, Québec, Que.
G. Brochu
Surgery Department, CHUQ (St-François d’Assise and CHUL pavilions), Université Laval, Québec, Que.
C. Johnson Stoklossa
Department of Surgery, University of Alberta, Centre for the Advancement of Minimally Invasive Surgery (CAMIS), Royal Alexandra Hospital, Edmonton, Alta.
D.W. Birch
Department of Surgery, University of Alberta, Centre for the Advancement of Minimally Invasive Surgery (CAMIS), Royal Alexandra Hospital, Edmonton, Alta.
N.V. Christou
Section of Bariatric Surgery, Division of General Surgery, McGill University, Montréal, Que.
M-A Forget
Immuno-oncology Laboratory, Institut du cancer de Montréal, Centre hospitalier de l’Université de Montréal, CHUM Research Center and Department of Surgery, Université de Montréal, Montréal, Que.
D. Beauseigle
Immuno-oncology Laboratory, Institut du cancer de Montréal, Centre hospitalier de l’Université de Montréal, CHUM Research Center and Department of Surgery, Université de Montréal, Montréal, Que.
R. Lapointe
Immuno-oncology Laboratory, Institut du cancer de Montréal, Centre hospitalier de l’Université de Montréal, CHUM Research Center and Department of Surgery, Université de Montréal, Montréal, Que.
S.A. Shah
Multi-Organ Transplant Unit, University Health Network, University of Toronto, Toronto, Ont.
A.C. Wei
Multi-Organ Transplant Unit, University Health Network, University of Toronto, Toronto, Ont.
N. Girgrah
Multi-Organ Transplant Unit, University Health Network, University of Toronto, Toronto, Ont.
G.A. Levy
Multi-Organ Transplant Unit, University Health Network, University of Toronto, Toronto, Ont.
P. Wong
Multi-Organ Transplant Unit, University Health Network, University of Toronto, Toronto, Ont.
L.B. Lilly
Multi-Organ Transplant Unit, University Health Network, University of Toronto, Toronto, Ont.
D.R. Grant
Multi-Organ Transplant Unit, University Health Network, University of Toronto, Toronto, Ont.
M.S. Cattral
Multi-Organ Transplant Unit, University Health Network, University of Toronto, Toronto, Ont.
I. McGilvary
Multi-Organ Transplant Unit, University Health Network, University of Toronto, Toronto, Ont.
P.D. Greig
Multi-Organ Transplant Unit, University Health Network, University of Toronto, Toronto, Ont.
Z. Wang
St. Michael’s Hospital, University of Toronto, Toronto, Ont.
S. Birch
St. Michael’s Hospital, University of Toronto, Toronto, Ont.
K. Szaszi
St. Michael’s Hospital, University of Toronto, Toronto, Ont.
A. Kapus
St. Michael’s Hospital, University of Toronto, Toronto, Ont.
O.D. Rotstein
St. Michael’s Hospital, University of Toronto, Toronto, Ont.
C. Nansamba
Departments of Surgery and Health Policy Management and Evaluation, University of Toronto, Toronto, Ont., Injury Control Center – Uganda, Kampala, Uganda
P. Coyte
Departments of Surgery and Health Policy Management and Evaluation, University of Toronto, Toronto, Ont., Injury Control Center – Uganda, Kampala, Uganda
A. Howar
Departments of Surgery and Health Policy Management and Evaluation, University of Toronto, Toronto, Ont., Injury Control Center – Uganda, Kampala, Uganda
D. Urbach
Departments of Surgery and Health Policy Management and Evaluation, University of Toronto, Toronto, Ont., Injury Control Center – Uganda, Kampala, Uganda
V. Cranford
Division of General Surgery, Toronto Sunnybrook Regional Cancer Centre, Toronto, Ont., Department of Surgery, Memorial University of Newfoundland, St. John’s, Nfld.
D. Wirtzfeld
Division of General Surgery, Toronto Sunnybrook Regional Cancer Centre, Toronto, Ont., Department of Surgery, Memorial University of Newfoundland, St. John’s, Nfld.
S. Gallinger
Division of General Surgery, Toronto Sunnybrook Regional Cancer Centre, Toronto, Ont., Department of Surgery, Memorial University of Newfoundland, St. John’s, Nfld.
C.H.L. Law
Division of General Surgery, Toronto Sunnybrook Regional Cancer Centre, Toronto, Ont., Department of Surgery, Memorial University of Newfoundland, St. John’s, Nfld.
A.J. Smith
Division of General Surgery, Toronto Sunnybrook Regional Cancer Centre, Toronto, Ont., Department of Surgery, Memorial University of Newfoundland, St. John’s, Nfld.
A.R. Gagliardi
Division of General Surgery, Toronto Sunnybrook Regional Cancer Centre, Toronto, Ont., Department of Surgery, Memorial University of Newfoundland, St. John’s, Nfld.
H. Moloo
University of Ottawa, Ottawa Hospital, Ottawa, Ont.
J. Grimshaw
University of Ottawa, Ottawa Hospital, Ottawa, Ont.
E.C. Poulin
University of Ottawa, Ottawa Hospital, Ottawa, Ont.
J. Mamazza
University of Ottawa, Ottawa Hospital, Ottawa, Ont.
R.P. Boushey
University of Ottawa, Ottawa Hospital, Ottawa, Ont.
P. Johnson
Division of General Surgery, Queen Elizabeth II Health Sciences Centre, Dalhousie University, Halifax, NS
G. Porter
Division of General Surgery, Queen Elizabeth II Health Sciences Centre, Dalhousie University, Halifax, NS
A. Kiss
Department of General Surgery, Institute for Clinical Evaluative Sciences, Toronto Sunnybrook Regional Cancer Centre, Department of Radiation Oncology, Princess Margaret Hospital, Toronto, Ont.
L. Rabeneck
Department of General Surgery, Institute for Clinical Evaluative Sciences, Toronto Sunnybrook Regional Cancer Centre, Department of Radiation Oncology, Princess Margaret Hospital, Toronto, Ont.
A.J. Smith
Department of General Surgery, Institute for Clinical Evaluative Sciences, Toronto Sunnybrook Regional Cancer Centre, Department of Radiation Oncology, Princess Margaret Hospital, Toronto, Ont.
D. Hodgson
Department of General Surgery, Institute for Clinical Evaluative Sciences, Toronto Sunnybrook Regional Cancer Centre, Department of Radiation Oncology, Princess Margaret Hospital, Toronto, Ont.
C.H.L. Law
Department of General Surgery, Institute for Clinical Evaluative Sciences, Toronto Sunnybrook Regional Cancer Centre, Department of Radiation Oncology, Princess Margaret Hospital, Toronto, Ont.
M.C. Taylor
Department of Surgery, University of Manitoba, Winnipeg, Man.
R.N. Fedorak
Departments of General Surgery and Gastroenterology, University of Alberta, Edmonton, Alta.
L.S. Feldman
Steinberg-Bernstein Centre for Minimally Invasive Surgery, McGill University Health Centre, Montréal, Que.
P.A. Kaneva
Steinberg-Bernstein Centre for Minimally Invasive Surgery, McGill University Health Centre, Montréal, Que.
G.M. Fried
Steinberg-Bernstein Centre for Minimally Invasive Surgery, McGill University Health Centre, Montréal, Que.
A. Gutauskas
Department of General Surgery, Ottawa Hospital, Ottawa, Ont.
R. Fairfull Smith
Department of General Surgery, Ottawa Hospital, Ottawa, Ont.
M. Ladouceur
Section of Bariatric Surgery, Division of General Surgery, McGill University Health Centre, Montréal, Que.
N.V. Christou
Section of Bariatric Surgery, Division of General Surgery, McGill University Health Centre, Montréal, Que.
A.R. Ruszkiewicz
Department of Surgery, Royal Adelaide Hospital, Adelaide, SA, Australia
G.G. Jamieson
Department of Surgery, Royal Adelaide Hospital, Adelaide, SA, Australia
B.P.L. Wijnhoven
Department of Surgery, Royal Adelaide Hospital, Adelaide, SA, Australia
P.A. Game
Department of Surgery, Royal Adelaide Hospital, Adelaide, SA, Australia
P.G. Devitt
Department of Surgery, Royal Adelaide Hospital, Adelaide, SA, Australia
D.I. Watson
Department of Surgery, Royal Adelaide Hospital, Adelaide, SA, Australia
T.G. Ehlen
Department of Surgical Oncology, BC Cancer Agency, Faculty of Medicine, University of British Columbia, Vancouver, BC
N.L. Davis
Department of Surgical Oncology, BC Cancer Agency, Faculty of Medicine, University of British Columbia, Vancouver, BC
T. Smith
Department of Head and Neck Surgery, St. Clare’s Mercy Hospital, St. John’s, Nfld.
A. Elfeitori
Department of Surgery, Ottawa Hospital, University of Ottawa, Ottawa, Ont.
R. Boushey
Department of Surgery, Ottawa Hospital, University of Ottawa, Ottawa, Ont.
E. Poulin
Department of Surgery, Ottawa Hospital, University of Ottawa, Ottawa, Ont.
J. Mamazza
Department of Surgery, Ottawa Hospital, University of Ottawa, Ottawa, Ont.
W. Teel
Occupational Health Clinic for Ontario Workers, Sarnia, Ont.
A. Reinhartz
Occupational Health Clinic for Ontario Workers, Sarnia, Ont.
J. Schieman
Occupational Health Clinic for Ontario Workers, Sarnia, Ont.
J. Brophy
Occupational Health Clinic for Ontario Workers, Sarnia, Ont.
L.E. Ferri
Steinberg-Bernstein Centre for Minimally Invasive Surgery, McGill University, Montréal, Que.
L.S. Feldman
Steinberg-Bernstein Centre for Minimally Invasive Surgery, McGill University, Montréal, Que.
G.M. Fried
Steinberg-Bernstein Centre for Minimally Invasive Surgery, McGill University, Montréal, Que.
F.Y. Man
Steinberg-Bernstein Centre for Minimally Invasive Surgery, McGill University Health Centre, Department of Surgery, McGill University, Montréal, Que.
R.A. Gizicki
Steinberg-Bernstein Centre for Minimally Invasive Surgery, McGill University Health Centre, Department of Surgery, McGill University, Montréal, Que.
L.S. Feldman
Steinberg-Bernstein Centre for Minimally Invasive Surgery, McGill University Health Centre, Department of Surgery, McGill University, Montréal, Que.
G.M. Fried
Steinberg-Bernstein Centre for Minimally Invasive Surgery, McGill University Health Centre, Department of Surgery, McGill University, Montréal, Que.
S. Bruce
Manitoba Centre for Health Policy and the Department of Surgery, University of Manitoba, Winnipeg, Man.
G. Brochu
Québec Centre for Minimally Invasive Surgery, Centre Hospitalier Universitaire de Québec, Québec, Que.
J.P. Gagné
Québec Centre for Minimally Invasive Surgery, Centre Hospitalier Universitaire de Québec, Québec, Que.
E.C. Poulin
Minimally Invasive Surgery Group, Division of General Surgery, Ottawa Hospital, University of Ottawa, Ottawa, Ont.
J. Mamazza
Minimally Invasive Surgery Group, Division of General Surgery, Ottawa Hospital, University of Ottawa, Ottawa, Ont.
R.P. Boushey
Minimally Invasive Surgery Group, Division of General Surgery, Ottawa Hospital, University of Ottawa, Ottawa, Ont.
O. Griffith
Department of Surgery, St. Paul’s Hospital, University of British Columbia, Vancouver, BC
H. Masoudi
Department of Surgery, St. Paul’s Hospital, University of British Columbia, Vancouver, BC
S.M. Wiseman
Department of Surgery, St. Paul’s Hospital, University of British Columbia, Vancouver, BC
J.L. Pasieka
Department of Surgery, University of Calgary, Calgary, Alta.
S.K. Thompson
Departments of Surgery, Foothills Hospital, Calgary, Alta., Royal Adelaide Hospital, Adelaide, SA, Australia
G.G. Jamieson
Departments of Surgery, Foothills Hospital, Calgary, Alta., Royal Adelaide Hospital, Adelaide, SA, Australia
J.C. Myers
Departments of Surgery, Foothills Hospital, Calgary, Alta., Royal Adelaide Hospital, Adelaide, SA, Australia
P.A. Game
Departments of Surgery, Foothills Hospital, Calgary, Alta., Royal Adelaide Hospital, Adelaide, SA, Australia
P.G. Devitt
Departments of Surgery, Foothills Hospital, Calgary, Alta., Royal Adelaide Hospital, Adelaide, SA, Australia
G. Brochu
Service de chirurgie générale, CHUL-CHUQ, Québec, Que.
F. Haggar
Department of Surgery, Ottawa Hospital, Department of Epidemiology, University of Ottawa, Ottawa, Ont.
J. Grimshaw
Department of Surgery, Ottawa Hospital, Department of Epidemiology, University of Ottawa, Ottawa, Ont.
D. Coyle
Department of Surgery, Ottawa Hospital, Department of Epidemiology, University of Ottawa, Ottawa, Ont.
I.D. Graham
Department of Surgery, Ottawa Hospital, Department of Epidemiology, University of Ottawa, Ottawa, Ont.
E. Sabri
Department of Surgery, Ottawa Hospital, Department of Epidemiology, University of Ottawa, Ottawa, Ont.
E.C. Poulin
Department of Surgery, Ottawa Hospital, Department of Epidemiology, University of Ottawa, Ottawa, Ont.
J. Mamazza
Department of Surgery, Ottawa Hospital, Department of Epidemiology, University of Ottawa, Ottawa, Ont.
F. Balaa
Department of Surgery, Ottawa Hospital, Department of Epidemiology, University of Ottawa, Ottawa, Ont.
H. Stern
Department of Surgery, Ottawa Hospital, Department of Epidemiology, University of Ottawa, Ottawa, Ont.
R.P. Boushey
Department of Surgery, Ottawa Hospital, Department of Epidemiology, University of Ottawa, Ottawa, Ont.
E. Sabri
Ottawa Hospital, Ottawa, Ont.
E. Wassif
Ottawa Hospital, Ottawa, Ont.
F. Haggar
Ottawa Hospital, Ottawa, Ont.
E.C. Poulin
Ottawa Hospital, Ottawa, Ont.
J. Mamazza
Ottawa Hospital, Ottawa, Ont.
R.P. Boushey
Ottawa Hospital, Ottawa, Ont.
D. Estifanos
Division of General Surgery, Peter Lougheed Centre, Calgary, Alta.
N. Church
Division of General Surgery, Peter Lougheed Centre, Calgary, Alta.
P. Mitchell
Division of General Surgery, Peter Lougheed Centre, Calgary, Alta.
P. Colquhoun
Division of General Surgery and Department of Diagnostic Radiology and Nuclear Medicine, Schulich School of Medicine and Dentistry, London, Ont.
C.M. Schlachta
Division of General Surgery and Department of Diagnostic Radiology and Nuclear Medicine, Schulich School of Medicine and Dentistry, London, Ont.
R. Etemad-Rezai
Division of General Surgery and Department of Diagnostic Radiology and Nuclear Medicine, Schulich School of Medicine and Dentistry, London, Ont.
S. Jayaraman
Division of General Surgery and Department of Diagnostic Radiology and Nuclear Medicine, Schulich School of Medicine and Dentistry, London, Ont.
R. Passi
Division of General Surgery and Department of Diagnostic Radiology and Nuclear Medicine, Schulich School of Medicine and Dentistry, London, Ont.
D.E. Pace
Division of General Surgery, Memorial University, St. John’s, Nfld.
D. Wirtzfeld
Discipline of Surgery, Health Sciences Centre, Memorial University, St. John’s, Nfld.
T.Y.Y. Lee
Discipline of Surgery, Health Sciences Centre, Memorial University, St. John’s, Nfld.
W. Pollett
Discipline of Surgery, Health Sciences Centre, Memorial University, St. John’s, Nfld.
G. May
Department of Surgery, University of Ottawa, Ottawa, Department of Gastroenterology, St. Michael’s Hospital, Toronto, Ont.
H. Moloo
Department of Surgery, University of Ottawa, Ottawa, Department of Gastroenterology, St. Michael’s Hospital, Toronto, Ont.
F. Haggar
Department of Surgery, University of Ottawa, Ottawa, Department of Gastroenterology, St. Michael’s Hospital, Toronto, Ont.
R. Boushey
Department of Surgery, University of Ottawa, Ottawa, Department of Gastroenterology, St. Michael’s Hospital, Toronto, Ont.
E. Poulin
Department of Surgery, University of Ottawa, Ottawa, Department of Gastroenterology, St. Michael’s Hospital, Toronto, Ont.
J. Mamazza
Department of Surgery, University of Ottawa, Ottawa, Department of Gastroenterology, St. Michael’s Hospital, Toronto, Ont.
O. Boutross-Tadross
Departments of Surgery and Pathology, McMaster University, Hamilton, Ont.
B. Deif
Departments of Surgery and Pathology, McMaster University, Hamilton, Ont.
R. Elias
Departments of Surgery and Pathology, McMaster University, Hamilton, Ont.
W.J. Stephen
Departments of Surgery and Pathology, McMaster University, Hamilton, Ont.
R. Singh
The Center for Minimal Access Surgery, North Bay General Hospital, North Bay, Ont.
S.G. Hegge
The Center for Minimal Access Surgery, North Bay General Hospital, North Bay, Ont.
C.A. McKinley
The Center for Minimal Access Surgery, North Bay General Hospital, North Bay, Ont.
A. Omiccioli
The Centre for Minimal Access Surgery, North Bay General Hospital, North Bay, Ont.
S.G. Hegge
The Centre for Minimal Access Surgery, North Bay General Hospital, North Bay, Ont.
C.A. McKinley
The Centre for Minimal Access Surgery, North Bay General Hospital, North Bay, Ont.
B.E. Segal
Department of Surgery, Richmond Hospital, Richmond, BC
J.J. Carter
Department of Surgery, Richmond Hospital, Richmond, BC
N.H. Nguyen
Department of Surgery, Richmond Hospital, Richmond, BC
M. Frimer
Department of Surgery, Richmond Hospital, Richmond, BC
G. Houston
Department of Surgery, Richmond Hospital, Richmond, BC
S.W. Bloom
Department of Surgery, Richmond Hospital, Richmond, BC
C. Couture
Surgery and Pathology Departments, Hôpital Laval, Université Laval, Québec, Que.
S. Simard
Surgery and Pathology Departments, Hôpital Laval, Université Laval, Québec, Que.
S. Lebel
Surgery and Pathology Departments, Hôpital Laval, Université Laval, Québec, Que.
E. Sabri
Department of Surgery, Ottawa Hospital, University of Ottawa, Ottawa, Ont.
E. Wassif
Department of Surgery, Ottawa Hospital, University of Ottawa, Ottawa, Ont.
J. Mamazza
Department of Surgery, Ottawa Hospital, University of Ottawa, Ottawa, Ont.
E. Poulin
Department of Surgery, Ottawa Hospital, University of Ottawa, Ottawa, Ont.
R. Boushey
Department of Surgery, Ottawa Hospital, University of Ottawa, Ottawa, Ont.
J. Waddell
Department of Surgery, University of British Columbia, Vancouver, BC, Division of Orthopaedic Surgery, St. Michael’s Hospital, Toronto, Ont., Canadian Medical Association, Ottawa, Ont.
G. Proctor
Department of Surgery, University of British Columbia, Vancouver, BC, Division of Orthopaedic Surgery, St. Michael’s Hospital, Toronto, Ont., Canadian Medical Association, Ottawa, Ont.
J.A. Brown
Departments of Surgery and Radiology, St. Paul’s Hospital, University of British Columbia, Vancouver, BC
P.T. Phang
Departments of Surgery and Radiology, St. Paul’s Hospital, University of British Columbia, Vancouver, BC
M.J. Raval
Departments of Surgery and Radiology, St. Paul’s Hospital, University of British Columbia, Vancouver, BC
C.J. Brown
Departments of Surgery and Radiology, St. Paul’s Hospital, University of British Columbia, Vancouver, BC
D. Major
McMaster University, Hamilton, Ont., Institut national de santé publique du Québec, Québec, Que., Institute for Clinical Evaluative Sciences, Hospital for Sick Children, University of Toronto, Toronto, Ont.
F. Qui
McMaster University, Hamilton, Ont., Institut national de santé publique du Québec, Québec, Que., Institute for Clinical Evaluative Sciences, Hospital for Sick Children, University of Toronto, Toronto, Ont.
T. To
McMaster University, Hamilton, Ont., Institut national de santé publique du Québec, Québec, Que., Institute for Clinical Evaluative Sciences, Hospital for Sick Children, University of Toronto, Toronto, Ont.
N. Baxter
McMaster University, Hamilton, Ont., Institut national de santé publique du Québec, Québec, Que., Institute for Clinical Evaluative Sciences, Hospital for Sick Children, University of Toronto, Toronto, Ont.
D. Urbach
McMaster University, Hamilton, Ont., Institut national de santé publique du Québec, Québec, Que., Institute for Clinical Evaluative Sciences, Hospital for Sick Children, University of Toronto, Toronto, Ont.
R. George
Departments of Surgery and Oncology, Queen’s University, Kingston, Ont.
R. George
Departments of Surgery and Oncology, Queen’s University, Kingston, Ont.
H. Hristov
Departments of Surgery and Oncology, Queen’s University, Kingston, Ont.
R. George
Department of Surgery and Oncology and Department of Pathology and Molecular Medicine, Queen’s University, Kingston, Ont.
K. Jones
Department of Surgery and Oncology and Department of Pathology and Molecular Medicine, Queen’s University, Kingston, Ont.
A. Bardell
Department of Surgery and Oncology and Department of Pathology and Molecular Medicine, Queen’s University, Kingston, Ont.
P. Isotalo
Department of Surgery and Oncology and Department of Pathology and Molecular Medicine, Queen’s University, Kingston, Ont.
S. Chia
Minimally Invasive Surgery Program, Department of Surgery, University of Toronto, Humber River Regional Hospital, Toronto, Ont.
J.S. Cyriac
Minimally Invasive Surgery Program, Department of Surgery, University of Toronto, Humber River Regional Hospital, Toronto, Ont.
J.A. Hagen
Minimally Invasive Surgery Program, Department of Surgery, University of Toronto, Humber River Regional Hospital, Toronto, Ont.
L.V. Klein
Minimally Invasive Surgery Program, Department of Surgery, University of Toronto, Humber River Regional Hospital, Toronto, Ont.
E. Holowaty
Department of Surgery, Medicine and Clinical Epidemiology and Biostatistics, McMaster University, Hamilton, Ont., Cancer Care Ontario, Toronto, Ont.
G. Lee
Department of Surgery, Medicine and Clinical Epidemiology and Biostatistics, McMaster University, Hamilton, Ont., Cancer Care Ontario, Toronto, Ont.
J. Sussman
Department of Surgery, Medicine and Clinical Epidemiology and Biostatistics, McMaster University, Hamilton, Ont., Cancer Care Ontario, Toronto, Ont.
T. Whelan
Department of Surgery, Medicine and Clinical Epidemiology and Biostatistics, McMaster University, Hamilton, Ont., Cancer Care Ontario, Toronto, Ont.
M. Simunovic
Department of Surgery, Medicine and Clinical Epidemiology and Biostatistics, McMaster University, Hamilton, Ont., Cancer Care Ontario, Toronto, Ont.
S. Mohan
Canadian Surgical Technologies and Advanced Robotics (CSTAR), Lawson Health Research Institute, Schulich School of Medicine and Dentistry, London, Ont.
G. Mccreery
Canadian Surgical Technologies and Advanced Robotics (CSTAR), Lawson Health Research Institute, Schulich School of Medicine and Dentistry, London, Ont.
R. Patel
Canadian Surgical Technologies and Advanced Robotics (CSTAR), Lawson Health Research Institute, Schulich School of Medicine and Dentistry, London, Ont.
C.M. Schlachta
Canadian Surgical Technologies and Advanced Robotics (CSTAR), Lawson Health Research Institute, Schulich School of Medicine and Dentistry, London, Ont.
A.K. Sorsdahl
Canadian Surgical Technologies and Advanced Robotics (CSTAR), Lawson Health Research Institute, Schulich School of Medicine and Dentistry, London, Ont., Stratford General Hospital, Stratford, Ont.
K.L. Lefebvre
Canadian Surgical Technologies and Advanced Robotics (CSTAR), Lawson Health Research Institute, Schulich School of Medicine and Dentistry, London, Ont., Stratford General Hospital, Stratford, Ont.
M.L. McCune
Canadian Surgical Technologies and Advanced Robotics (CSTAR), Lawson Health Research Institute, Schulich School of Medicine and Dentistry, London, Ont., Stratford General Hospital, Stratford, Ont.
D.A. Wirtzfeld
Department of Surgery, Memorial University of Newfoundland, St. John’s, Nfld.
L.V. Klein
The Minimally Invasive Surgery Program, Humber River Regional Hospital, Department of Surgery, University of Toronto, Toronto, Ont.
J.A. Hagen
The Minimally Invasive Surgery Program, Humber River Regional Hospital, Department of Surgery, University of Toronto, Toronto, Ont.
A. Dubrowski
Department of Surgery, Division of General Surgery, University of Western Ontario, London, Ont.
K. Leslie
Department of Surgery, Division of General Surgery, University of Western Ontario, London, Ont.
A. Howard
Departments of Surgery and Health Policy, Management and Evaluation, University of Toronto, Hospital for Sick Children, Toronto, Ont.
A. Willan
Departments of Surgery and Health Policy, Management and Evaluation, University of Toronto, Hospital for Sick Children, Toronto, Ont.
P. Coyte
Departments of Surgery and Health Policy, Management and Evaluation, University of Toronto, Hospital for Sick Children, Toronto, Ont.
D. Urbach
Departments of Surgery and Health Policy, Management and Evaluation, University of Toronto, Hospital for Sick Children, Toronto, Ont.
C. Johnson Stoklossa
Department of Surgery, University of Alberta, Centre for the Advancement of Minimally Invasive Surgery (CAMIS), Royal Alexandra Hospital, Edmonton, Alta.
D.W. Birch
Department of Surgery, University of Alberta, Centre for the Advancement of Minimally Invasive Surgery (CAMIS), Royal Alexandra Hospital, Edmonton, Alta.
C. Johnson Stoklossa
Department of Surgery, University of Alberta, Centre for the Advancement of Minimally Invasive Surgery (CAMIS), Royal Alexandra Hospital, Edmonton, Alta.
D. Davey
Department of Surgery, University of Alberta, Centre for the Advancement of Minimally Invasive Surgery (CAMIS), Royal Alexandra Hospital, Edmonton, Alta.
D.W. Birch
Department of Surgery, University of Alberta, Centre for the Advancement of Minimally Invasive Surgery (CAMIS), Royal Alexandra Hospital, Edmonton, Alta.
D.E. Pace
Department of Surgery, Memorial University, St. John’s, Nfld.
P.H. Colquhoun
Department of Surgery, University of Western Ontario, London, Ont., Department of Clinical Epidemiology and Biostatistics, McMaster University, Hamilton, Ont.
E. Dahlke
Department of Surgery, University of Western Ontario, London, Ont., Department of Clinical Epidemiology and Biostatistics, McMaster University, Hamilton, Ont.
G.H. Guyatt
Department of Surgery, University of Western Ontario, London, Ont., Department of Clinical Epidemiology and Biostatistics, McMaster University, Hamilton, Ont.
C.J. de Gara
Department of General Surgery, Royal Alexandra Hospital and University of Alberta Hospital, Edmonton, Alta.
B. Zabalotny
Centre for Medical Education and the Division of General Surgery, McGill University, Centre for Medical Education, Univeristé de Montréal, Montréal, Que.
B. Charlin
Centre for Medical Education and the Division of General Surgery, McGill University, Centre for Medical Education, Univeristé de Montréal, Montréal, Que.
S. Meterissian
Centre for Medical Education and the Division of General Surgery, McGill University, Centre for Medical Education, Univeristé de Montréal, Montréal, Que.
J. Clifton
Vancouver General Hospital and the University of British Columbia, Vancouver, BC
M. Fitzgerald
Vancouver General Hospital and the University of British Columbia, Vancouver, BC
J. Yee
Vancouver General Hospital and the University of British Columbia, Vancouver, BC
J. Knox
Toronto General Hospital, Princess Margaret Hospital, Toronto, Ont.
R. Wong
Toronto General Hospital, Princess Margaret Hospital, Toronto, Ont.
W. Xu
Toronto General Hospital, Princess Margaret Hospital, Toronto, Ont.
J. Hornby
Toronto General Hospital, Princess Margaret Hospital, Toronto, Ont.
S. Keshavjee
Toronto General Hospital, Princess Margaret Hospital, Toronto, Ont.
G. Darling
Toronto General Hospital, Princess Margaret Hospital, Toronto, Ont.
C. Tiruta
Division of Thoracic Surgery, University of Calgary, Calgary, Alta.
M. Blitz
Division of Thoracic Surgery, University of Calgary, Calgary, Alta.
A. Graham
Division of Thoracic Surgery, University of Calgary, Calgary, Alta.
G. Gelfand
Division of Thoracic Surgery, University of Calgary, Calgary, Alta.
S. McFadden
Division of Thoracic Surgery, University of Calgary, Calgary, Alta.
S. Grondin
Division of Thoracic Surgery, University of Calgary, Calgary, Alta.
M. Anraku
Toronto General Hospital, Princess Margaret Hospital, University of Toronto, Toronto, Ont.
R. Feld
Toronto General Hospital, Princess Margaret Hospital, University of Toronto, Toronto, Ont.
A. Bezjak
Toronto General Hospital, Princess Margaret Hospital, University of Toronto, Toronto, Ont.
R. Burkes
Toronto General Hospital, Princess Margaret Hospital, University of Toronto, Toronto, Ont.
H. Roberts
Toronto General Hospital, Princess Margaret Hospital, University of Toronto, Toronto, Ont.
J. Cho
Toronto General Hospital, Princess Margaret Hospital, University of Toronto, Toronto, Ont.
A. Visbal
Toronto General Hospital, Princess Margaret Hospital, University of Toronto, Toronto, Ont.
N. Leighl
Toronto General Hospital, Princess Margaret Hospital, University of Toronto, Toronto, Ont.
S. Keshavjee
Toronto General Hospital, Princess Margaret Hospital, University of Toronto, Toronto, Ont.
M. Johnston
Toronto General Hospital, Princess Margaret Hospital, University of Toronto, Toronto, Ont.
R.S. Sundaresan
Centre for Cancer Therapeutics, Ottawa Health Research Institute, Division of Thoracic Surgery, University of Ottawa, Ottawa, Ont.
D.A. Gray
Centre for Cancer Therapeutics, Ottawa Health Research Institute, Division of Thoracic Surgery, University of Ottawa, Ottawa, Ont.
C. Brigand
Service de chirurgie thoracique, Service anatomo-pathologie, Centre hospitalier de l’Université de Montréal, Montréal, Que., Service chirurgie digestive, CHU Strasbourg, Strasbourg, France
L. Gaboury
Service de chirurgie thoracique, Service anatomo-pathologie, Centre hospitalier de l’Université de Montréal, Montréal, Que., Service chirurgie digestive, CHU Strasbourg, Strasbourg, France
J. Martin
Service de chirurgie thoracique, Service anatomo-pathologie, Centre hospitalier de l’Université de Montréal, Montréal, Que., Service chirurgie digestive, CHU Strasbourg, Strasbourg, France
P. Ferraro
Service de chirurgie thoracique, Service anatomo-pathologie, Centre hospitalier de l’Université de Montréal, Montréal, Que., Service chirurgie digestive, CHU Strasbourg, Strasbourg, France
A. Duranceau
Service de chirurgie thoracique, Service anatomo-pathologie, Centre hospitalier de l’Université de Montréal, Montréal, Que., Service chirurgie digestive, CHU Strasbourg, Strasbourg, France
J. Huang
Departments of Thoracic Surgery and Gastroenterology, Virginia Mason Medical Center, Seattle, Wash., USA
N. Cantone
Departments of Thoracic Surgery and Gastroenterology, Virginia Mason Medical Center, Seattle, Wash., USA
D. Schembre
Departments of Thoracic Surgery and Gastroenterology, Virginia Mason Medical Center, Seattle, Wash., USA
A.L. Trejos
Canadian Surgical Technologies and Advanced Robotics (CSTAR), University of Western Ontario, London, Ont.
H. Bassan
Canadian Surgical Technologies and Advanced Robotics (CSTAR), University of Western Ontario, London, Ont.
A.W. Lin
Canadian Surgical Technologies and Advanced Robotics (CSTAR), University of Western Ontario, London, Ont.
R.V. Patel
Canadian Surgical Technologies and Advanced Robotics (CSTAR), University of Western Ontario, London, Ont.
R.A. Malthaner
Canadian Surgical Technologies and Advanced Robotics (CSTAR), University of Western Ontario, London, Ont.
A.J. Graham
Division of Thoracic Surgery, Department of Surgery, University of Calgary, Calgary, Alta.
G. Gelfand
Division of Thoracic Surgery, Department of Surgery, University of Calgary, Calgary, Alta.
S.D. McFadden
Division of Thoracic Surgery, Department of Surgery, University of Calgary, Calgary, Alta.
S.C. Grondin
Division of Thoracic Surgery, Department of Surgery, University of Calgary, Calgary, Alta.
J. Clifton
Department of Thoracic Surgery, Vancouver General Hospital, University of British Columbia, Vancouver, BC
G. Suarez
Department of Thoracic Surgery, Vancouver General Hospital, University of British Columbia, Vancouver, BC
B. Ross
Department of Thoracic Surgery, Vancouver General Hospital, University of British Columbia, Vancouver, BC
K. Evans
Department of Thoracic Surgery, Vancouver General Hospital, University of British Columbia, Vancouver, BC
R.J. Finley
Department of Thoracic Surgery, Vancouver General Hospital, University of British Columbia, Vancouver, BC
J. Yee
Department of Thoracic Surgery, Vancouver General Hospital, University of British Columbia, Vancouver, BC
E.H. Spratt
Division of Thoracic Surgery, Department of Surgery, University of Toronto, St. Joseph’s Health Centre, Toronto, Ont.
C.G. Compeau
Division of Thoracic Surgery, Department of Surgery, University of Toronto, St. Joseph’s Health Centre, Toronto, Ont.
Y. Shargall
Division of Thoracic Surgery, Department of Surgery, University of Toronto, St. Joseph’s Health Centre, Toronto, Ont.
N. Leighl
Departments of Thoracic Surgery, Medical Oncology, Laboratory Medicine, Diagnostic Imaging, University Health Network, University of Toronto, Toronto, Ont.
A. Salvarrey
Departments of Thoracic Surgery, Medical Oncology, Laboratory Medicine, Diagnostic Imaging, University Health Network, University of Toronto, Toronto, Ont.
A. Sakurada
Departments of Thoracic Surgery, Medical Oncology, Laboratory Medicine, Diagnostic Imaging, University Health Network, University of Toronto, Toronto, Ont.
N. Paul
Departments of Thoracic Surgery, Medical Oncology, Laboratory Medicine, Diagnostic Imaging, University Health Network, University of Toronto, Toronto, Ont.
S. Boerner
Departments of Thoracic Surgery, Medical Oncology, Laboratory Medicine, Diagnostic Imaging, University Health Network, University of Toronto, Toronto, Ont.
W. Geddie
Departments of Thoracic Surgery, Medical Oncology, Laboratory Medicine, Diagnostic Imaging, University Health Network, University of Toronto, Toronto, Ont.
G. Pond
Departments of Thoracic Surgery, Medical Oncology, Laboratory Medicine, Diagnostic Imaging, University Health Network, University of Toronto, Toronto, Ont.
F.A. Shepherd
Departments of Thoracic Surgery, Medical Oncology, Laboratory Medicine, Diagnostic Imaging, University Health Network, University of Toronto, Toronto, Ont.
M.S. Tsao
Departments of Thoracic Surgery, Medical Oncology, Laboratory Medicine, Diagnostic Imaging, University Health Network, University of Toronto, Toronto, Ont.
T.K. Waddell
Departments of Thoracic Surgery, Medical Oncology, Laboratory Medicine, Diagnostic Imaging, University Health Network, University of Toronto, Toronto, Ont.
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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
K.M. Devon, A. Murata, K. Jones, A. Scheer, C.J. Brown, T.D. Walters, D. Richardson, J. Shum, G.N. Polyhronopoulos, P.M. Chiasson, A. Omiccioli, P. Lemieux, B.A. Mrad, J. Chen, S. Turcotte, P.M. Garzon, P.S. Tawadros, A. Mihailovic, A. Govindarajan, F. Haggar, Y. McConnell, A. Govindarajan, C. White, A.M. Borowiec, G.N. Polyhronopoulos, M. Keshoofy, N.V. Christou, S. Al-Sabah, S.K. Thompson, B. Poole, F. Tuma, M. Hamoud, J.R. MacKenzie, K.E. Hsu, K.E. Hsu, M.C. Taylor, A. Burtally, G. Martel, S. Deen, H. Cox, Z.E. Parr, M. Bélanger, H. Moloo, H. Moloo, A. Reso, C. O’Neill, A.S. Hodder, T.K. Chuah, D. Trottier, R. Singh, A. Omiccioli, R. Singh, S. Sampath, P. Lemieux, A. El fitori, G.L. Warnock, S.A. Krajewski, M. Simunovic, A. McGuire, R. Berg, E.D. McAlister, P.K. Stotland, N. Hodgson, I. Apriasz, C.M. Schlachta, P.C. Hebbard, Q.H.P. Huynh, G. Xeroulis, A. Mihailovic, G. Sawisky, B.H. Dickie, L. Bohacek, P.J. Karanicolas, M.S. Butler, M. Boutros, C. Finley, S. Quadri, C. Schieman, M. de Perrot, P.J. Villeneuve, G. Rakovich, D. Low, S. Mohan, M. Blitz, J. Kondra, H. Sugimura, H. Lara-Guerra, O. Vergara, J.C. Victor, C.J. Swallow, Z. Cohen, R. Gryfe, H.M. MacRae, R.S. McLeod, P.T. Phang, N. Merritt, P. Belliveau, D. Hurlbut, E. Sabri, H. Moloo, E.C. Poulin, J. Mamazza, R. Boushey, H. Zhang, S. Gallinger, R. Gryfe, R.S. McLeod, A.H. Steinhart, C. Bernstein, W. Tremaine, B.G. Wolff, S. Ross, R. Parkes, M. McKenzie, R.S. McLeod, S. deMontbrun, P.B. McIntyre, P.M. Johnson, P.H.D. Colquhoun, B.M. Taylor, L.S. Feldman, A.L. McCluney, J. Buithieu, J. Martinie, P. Metrakos, G.M. Fried, S.E. Burpee, R. Corrigan, P. Manson, R. Singh, S.G. Hegge, C.A. McKinley, P. Rhéaume, I. Lévesque, E. Bujold, G. Brochu, C. Johnson Stoklossa, D.W. Birch, N.V. Christou, M-A Forget, D. Beauseigle, R. Lapointe, S.A. Shah, A.C. Wei, N. Girgrah, G.A. Levy, P. Wong, L.B. Lilly, D.R. Grant, M.S. Cattral, I. McGilvary, P.D. Greig, Z. Wang, S. Birch, K. Szaszi, A. Kapus, O.D. 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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. 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