Table of Contents
August 01, 2009; Volume 52,Issue 4
Editorial · Éditorial
- You have accessToward a platform for training and practice standards in advanced minimally invasive surgeryGarth L. WarnockCan J Surg August 01, 2009 52 (4) 268-269;
- You have accessVers un modèle de normes de formation et de pratique en techniques avancées de chirurgie minimalement invasiveGarth L. WarnockCan J Surg August 01, 2009 52 (4) 269-270;
Research · Recherche
- You have accessInfluence of delays to nonemergent colon cancer surgery on operative mortality, disease-specific survival and overall survivalMarko Simunovic, Eddy Rempel, Marc-Erick Thériault, Nancy N. Baxter, Beth A. Virnig, Neal J. Meropol and Mark N. LevineCan J Surg August 01, 2009 52 (4) E79-E86;
- You have accessPredictors of laparotomy and mortality in polytrauma patients with pelvic fracturesJameel Ali, Khaled Al Ahmadi and Jack I. WilliamsCan J Surg August 01, 2009 52 (4) 271-276;
- You have accessThe interobserver reliability of classification systems for radial head fractures: the Hotchkiss modification of the Mason classification and the AO classification systemsDavid M. Sheps, Krystina R.L. Kiefer, Richard S. Boorman, John Donaghy, Aleem Lalani, Richard Walker and Kevin A. HildebrandCan J Surg August 01, 2009 52 (4) 277-282;
- You have accessThe who, what and when of surgery for the degenerative lumbar spine: a population-based study of surgeon factors, surgical procedures, recent trends and reoperation ratesS. Samuel Bederman, Hans J. Kreder, Iris Weller, Joel A. Finkelstein, Michael H. Ford and Albert J.M. YeeCan J Surg August 01, 2009 52 (4) 283-290;
- You have accessAdvanced laparoscopic training and outcomes in laparoscopic cholecystectomyLinda Bohacek and David E. PaceCan J Surg August 01, 2009 52 (4) 291-294;
- You have accessFactors affecting perioperative blood loss and transfusion rates in primary total joint arthroplasty: a prospective analysis of 1642 patientsTimothy H. Bell, Donna Berta, Fiona Ralley, Steven J. MacDonald, Richard W. McCalden, Robert B. Bourne, Cecil H. Rorabeck and Douglas D.R. NaudieCan J Surg August 01, 2009 52 (4) 295-301;
- You have accessMortality and complications following stabilization of femoral metastatic lesions: a population-based study of regional variation and outcomeBill Ristevski, Richard J. Jenkinson, David J.G. Stephen, Joel Finkelstein, Emil H. Schemitsch, Michael D. McKee and Hans J. KrederCan J Surg August 01, 2009 52 (4) 302-308;
- You have accessEvaluation of preoperative and perioperative operating room briefings at the Hospital for Sick ChildrenAmir Khoshbin, Lorelei Lingard and James G. WrightCan J Surg August 01, 2009 52 (4) 309-315;
Review · Revue
- You have accessThe history of women in surgeryDebrah A. WirtzfeldCan J Surg August 01, 2009 52 (4) 317-320;
- You have accessCanadian consensus conference on the development of training and practice standards in advanced minimally invasive surgeryDaniel W. Birch, H. Jaap Bonjer, Claire Crossley, Gayle Burnett, Chris de Gara, Anthony Gomes, John Hagen, Angus G. Maciver, C. Dale Mercer, O. Neely Panton, Chris M. Schlachta, Andy J. Smith and Garth L. Warnock; Consensus panel membersCan J Surg August 01, 2009 52 (4) 321-327;
Continuing Medical Education · Formation Médicale Continue
Case Notes
- You have accessSeven-year survival after intralesional resection and adjuvant radiotherapy for a giant-cell tumour of the sixth cervical vertebraBernard Rerri and Temilolu OpadeleCan J Surg August 01, 2009 52 (4) E87-E90;
- You have accessSubtotal splenectomy for splenic abscessRachid G. Nagem and Andy PetroianuCan J Surg August 01, 2009 52 (4) E91-E92;
- You have accessPrimary myxoid sarcoma of the pleuraWalid Abu Arab, Vincent Echavé, Marco Sirois, Francois Bénard and Marcio M. GomesCan J Surg August 01, 2009 52 (4) E93-E94;
- You have accessAn unusual case of free airKelly N. Vogt, Shona E. Smith, Roya Etemad-Rezai, Shiva Jayaraman and Ward DaviesCan J Surg August 01, 2009 52 (4) E95-E96;
- You have accessParadoxical carbon dioxide embolism during laparoscopic unroofing of a recurrent nonparasitic liver cystWolfgang Sendt, Wolfram Schummer, Annelore Altendorf-Hofmann and Thomas WeberCan J Surg August 01, 2009 52 (4) E97-E98;
- You have accessExtra-axial medulloblastoma in the cerebellopontine angleAria Fallah, Sarfaraz M. Banglawala, John Provias and Neilank K. JhaCan J Surg August 01, 2009 52 (4) E101-E102;
- You have accessIntestinal duplication presenting with recurrent abdominal painJoseph M. Plummer, Michael E. McFarlane, Dianne E. Torrence, Newton Duncan, Sundeep Shah and Patrick RobertsCan J Surg August 01, 2009 52 (4) E103-E104;
- You have accessLymphatic cording or axillary web syndrome after breast cancer surgeryAndrea Tilley, Roanne Thomas-MacLean and Winkle KwanCan J Surg August 01, 2009 52 (4) E105-E106;
- You have accessMalakoplakia of the neck in a patient with cancer of the colonMowafak Hamodat, Bibi Naghibi and George M. YousefCan J Surg August 01, 2009 52 (4) E107-E108;
- You have accessMassive hemobiliaSebastian V. Demyttenaere, Mazen Hassanain, Yasmin Halwani, David Valenti and Jeffrey S. BarkunCan J Surg August 01, 2009 52 (4) E109-E110;
- You have accessNodular ganglioneuroblastoma in adultsThierry Peycru, Jérôme Guiramand, Eric Tardat, Pierre-Henri Savoie, Jean-Phillipe Avaro and Paul BalandraudCan J Surg August 01, 2009 52 (4) E111-E113;
- You have accessUnexpected bile duct stones formed around surgical clips 4 years after laparoscopic cholecystectomyLiesbeth M. Kager and Cyriel Y. PonsioenCan J Surg August 01, 2009 52 (4) E114-E116;
- You have accessCerebellar liponeurocytomaNikita Patel, Aria Fallah, John Provias and Neilank K. JhaCan J Surg August 01, 2009 52 (4) E117-E119;
- You have accessSpontaneous intrahepatic echinococcal cyst rupture in a patient with chronic hepatitis C infectionManousos M. Konstadoulakis, Ilias P. Gomatos, Levon Toufektzian, Stylianos Katsaragakis, John Koskinas, Pantelis Antonakis, Nikolaos Nikiteas, Emmanuel Leandros and Christos TsigrisCan J Surg August 01, 2009 52 (4) E120-E122;
- You have accessLymphoma following ileal pouch anal anastomosisJossie Swett Cosentino, Richard J. Davies, Robin S. McLeod and Zane CohenCan J Surg August 01, 2009 52 (4) E123-E126;
Users' Guide to the Surgical Literature
- You have accessHow to use an article about prognosisRobert R. Hansebout, Sylvie D. Cornacchi, Ted Haines and Charlie H. Goldsmith; for the Evidence-Based Surgery Working GroupCan J Surg August 01, 2009 52 (4) 328-336;
Surgical Biology for the Clinician
- You have accessOperating on a patient with hepatitis CSonal Asthana and Norman KnetemanCan J Surg August 01, 2009 52 (4) 337-342;
Radiology for the Surgeon
- You have accessSoft tissue case 61Lisa Aird, Pari Tiwari and Carl J. BrownCan J Surg August 01, 2009 52 (4) 343-344;
Letters · Lettres
- You have accessCriteria for a diagnosis of abdominal compartment syndromeMichael L. Cheatham, Jan De Waele, Andrew Kirkpatrick, Michael Sugrue, Manu LN Malbrain, Rao R. Ivatury, Zsolt Balogh and Scott D’AmoursCan J Surg August 01, 2009 52 (4) 315-316;
- You have accessThe authors replyK.S. Amitha Vikrama, Shyamkumar Nidugala Keshava, Moses Vinu, Philip Joseph, Frederick Vyas and Sitaram VenkatramaniCan J Surg August 01, 2009 52 (4) 316;
Abstracts · Résumés
- You have accessBethune Round Table 2009 9th Annual Conference: Clinical Care in ContextWork-related operating theatre accidents among surgical residents in Addis Ababa, EthiopiaTraditional bone setter and orthopedic fracture care: reasons for preference in a Southern Nigerian communityUrology development in AfricaUpper gastrointestinal endoscopy by clinical officers at a central hospital in MalawiSustaining academic surgery in resource-limited settingse-Learning in postgraduate surgical training: an African pilotThe use of the internet and web-conferencing software to facilitate postgraduate surgical training in GuyanaDo foreign physicians understand lectures?Open reduction and internal fixation of fractures in the Third World: Myth or reality?Multiple levels of delay in treatment of children with hydrocephalus in Addis Ababa, EthiopiaSixty-second screening identifies persons at risk for diabetic foot ulcersMotorcycle road traffic injuries in Southern Nigeria: the small motorcycle as a prevention strategyInternational collaboration in Guyana to reduce amputations in persons with diabetesSurgical education needs assessment: the first step toward establishing collaboration between the University of Toronto and Addis Ababa UniversityTeaching the trainers in simulation-based education for sub-Saharan Africa: initial analysisEvaluating the impact of the Essential Surgical Skills (ESS) course in TanzaniaDeveloping a pediatric tumour database in NigeriaA comparison of the Kampala Trauma Score II with the new Injury Severity Score in predicting in-hospital mortality for road traffic injury patients presenting to a regional referral hospitalAssessment of emergency obstetric and newborn care (EmONC) services in Addis Ababa, EthiopiaTrauma team training in GuyanaThe impact of yearly minimally invasive surgery (MIS) workshops and ongoing mentorship on MIS in BotswanaA 10-country coordinated program of clubfoot training and care: preliminary resultsEffectiveness of a basic prehospital trauma care program for lay first-responders in Kampala, UgandaManagement of intussusception in children in a developing country: the role of pneumatic reductionExperience with glabrous skin of the sole instep in the management of postburn palmodigital contractures in Nigerian childrenComparison of total versus partial excision in the surgical treatment of earlobe keloids using triamcinolone acetonide as adjunct therapyExperience with post-trauma lower extremity reconstruction in a tertiary Third World hospitalA. Bekele, T.E. Nottidge, M. Labib, T.J. Wilhelm, E.A. Ameh, M. Labib, R. Sukhraj, R.J. Cusimano, A.O. Ifesanya, L. Luketic, B. Ostrow, T.E. Nottidge, R.G. Sibbald, M. Blankstein, M. Derbew, S.S. Fung, E.A. Ameh, S.M. Mutooro, B.E. Astil, C. Prashad, B. Bakanisi, N. Penny, J. Mabweijano, F.A. Abantanga, M.K. Chira, R.E. Nnabuko, M.K. Chira, B. Kotisso, S. Shiferaw, E.M. Essien, T.O. Alonge, M. Malunga, D. Chiwewe, B. Mwatibu, H. Mothes, G. Kaehler, S.W. Ogendo, T. Rushdy, F. Walsh, S. Tierney, C. Martin, M. Rambaran, B.H. Cameron, B. Ostrow, Q. Fu, P. Han, T.O. Alonge, A. Belah, M. Derbrew, A. Howard, S. Woodrow, R. Gary Sibbald, K. Woo, M. Rambaran; for the Guyana Diabetic Foot Team, US Ekanem, S.O. Ogunlade, N.E. Ngim, E.S. Mkpouto-Obong, K. Woo, B. Ostrow, M. Rambaran; for the Guyana Diabetic Foot Team, D.W. Cadotte, C. Pain, M. Derbew, A. Bekele, S. Dessalegn, M. Bernstein, A. Howard, N. Byrne, R. Kneebone, R. Pittini, T. Tajirian, A. Barnet, F. Bello, A. Dubrowski, A. Scheer, K. Chilonga, T.K. Asano, P. Moroz, R. Fairfull-Smith, P.M. Mshelbwala, G.O. Ogunrinde, A. Musa, M.A. Anumah, A. Gomna, B.A. Jabo, C.S. Lukong, E. Mutakooha, P. Kyamanywa, M.N. Belatchew, Y. Berhan, M. Rambaran, S. Amir, B.H. Cameron, R. Lett, A. Bedada, J. Fourie, I. Joubert, L. Smith, A. Okrainec, G. Azzie, C. Lavy, A. Mayo, J. Morcuende, S. Jayaraman, M. Lipnick, N. Caldwell, J. Miyamoto, R. Wangoda, C. Mijumbi, R. Hsia, R. Dicker, D. Ozgediz, B. Nimako, M. Amoah, K.P. Yankey, J.A. Akindipe and C. AhachiCan J Surg August 01, 2009 52 (4) 346-356;
- You have accessCanadian Society for Vascular Surgery 2009 Annual MeetingRapid occlusion of internal iliac arteries using aortouni-iliac converters in patients with common iliac ectasia to facilitate EVARVisceral branch outcomes and reinterventions following branched endovascular repair of thoracoabdominal aortic aneurysmsMental burden to patients living with abdominal aortic aneurysmsAn experience with a less invasive lower limb fasciotomy techniqueRecipient of the Cook Award Morphometric changes of the perirenal aorta following repair of aortic aneurysms with an endovascular stent which utilizes a double-O nytinol ring: consequences of movement of the sealing rings over time and impact on renal artery patencyAssessment of outcomes in octogenarians with ruptured and nonruptured abdominal aortic aneurysmsDetermining access side for endovascular repair of abdominal aortic aneurysms using bifurcated prosthesesCombined endovascular and open repair of symptomatic aberrant right subclavian artery and Kommerel’s diverticulumCare gap in the treatment of peripheral arterial diseaseMidterm results of the Zenith endograft in relation to neck length: When are fenestrated devices necessary?Is vascular consultation necessary? Identifying learning needs for referring physiciansResults of prosthetic-vein composite graft with remote popliteal arteriovenous fistula in axillopopliteal/tibial bypassScreening for peripheral artery disease among primary care physiciansAssessment of venous duplex reports with a structured audit toolAdequacy of antithrombotic therapy after blunt carotid injury: 10-year experience and follow-up at a level-I trauma centreWait time strategy for urgent vascular surgery in OntarioEarly mortality following endovascular versus open repair of ruptured abdominal aortic aneurysmsFunctional patency of autologous fistulas for dialysis access: results using an aggressive investigation and treatment algorithm in a tertiary dialysis centreComplement activation leads to systemic inflammation after ruptured abdominal aortic aneurysmHealth-related quality of life in patients with symptomatic peripheral vascular diseaseImpact of endovascular surgery on operative experience for vascular fellows and surgery residentsImproving surgical wait times for patients undergoing aortic aneurysm repairCoding accuracy of abdominal aortic aneurysm repair procedures in administrative databases: a note of cautionJ. Pasenau, T.L. Forbes, M.A. Burnett, I. Ali, M. Kilian, R. Warburton, W. Dang, I. Vucemilo, J. Gu, T.L. Forbes, S. Jamshidi, P. Rheaume, E. Wooster, D.L. Wooster, M. Chaput, P.M. Brown, R. Chagpar, M. Chaput, W.S. Johnson, A. Hill, R. Jamjoom, P. Jetty, P. Jetty, S. Mostowy, S.W. Kribs, H.L. Cox, A.G. Lossing, C. Arthur, W. Dang, R. Moore, C. Cinà, B. Ulmer, J. Lim, M. Kilian, M.D. Peterson, C. Cinà, T. Rapanos, C. Zarins, J. Tittley, B. Ulmer, G. Pylypchuk, D.K. Lawlor, G. DeRose, T. Rapanos, D. Szalay, S. MacDonald, R.S. Sidhu, J.D.S. Reid, D. Wooster, A. Dueck, E. Wooster, A. Dueck, E. Moss, A. Verdant, J.-F. Blair, D.T. Zelt, T.L. Forbes, D.K. Lawlor, G. DeRose, K.A. Harris, J. Bejjani, R. Ghali, M. Leblanc, É. St-Sauveur, B. Montreuil, B.B. Rubin, T.F. Lindsay, L. Carvalho Perron, D. Obrand, M.M. Corriveau, O. Steinmetz, C. Abraham, K. MacKenzie, S. Jacob, T. Brandys, G. Hajjar, A. Hill, S. Nagpal and C. van WalravenCan J Surg August 01, 2009 52 (4) 357-365;