Canadian Surgery Forum1 Laparoscopic sleeve gastrectomy: superobese patients (BMI > 50 kg/m²) may require a second stage procedure2 Weight loss after duodenal switch without gastrectomy for the treatment of severe obesity: review of a single-institution case series of duodeno-ileal intestinal bypass3 Laparoscopic bariatric surgery for treatment of complicated type 2 diabetes in obese patients: a prospective randomized controlled: a pilot study4 Laparoscopic sleeve gastrectomy in type II diabetic bariatric patients: promising early results5 Early experience with Roux-en-Y gastric bypass surgery for obesity in Saskatchewan6 Low complication rate with staple line reinforcement in laparoscopic sleeve gastrectomy7 (CAGS Basic Science Award) Surgical stress promotes the development of cancer metastases by a coagulation-dependent mechanism8 (CAGS Clinical Research Award) Updated meta-analysis of laparoscopic versus open hepatectomy for benign and malignant tumours9 Uptake of enhanced recovery after surgery (ERAS) strategies is variable at academic teaching hospitals10 Improved outcomes in pediatric intestinal failure with aggressive intestinal rehabilitation11 Planned ilio-inguinal excision for prevention of chronic pain after inguinal hernia repair: a meta-analysis12 Evaluating the long-term impact of the trauma team training program in Guyana: a mixed methods approach13 Selecting patients for watchful waiting14 Knowledge transfer strategy is effective in improving surgical site infection prevention15 Single-centre experience of radiation exposure in acute surgical patients: assessment of therapeutic impact and future recommendations16 Development of a novel measure of surgical recovery17 Blunt carotid and vertebral artery injuries after cervical spine fracture: 10-year experience at a Canadian lead trauma hospital18 The C-reactive protein to prealbumin ratio as a predictor of fistula closure19 Effect of the Accreditation Council of Graduate Medical Education work-hour restrictions on surgical patients: a meta-analysis20 Are recent general surgery graduates prepared for practice?21 A tool for the training and evaluation of laparoscopic inguinal hernia22 Short stay surgery: What really happens after discharge?23 Patients admitted with acute abdominal conditions are at high risk for development of symptomatic venous thromboembolism (VTE) but often fail to receive adequate prophylaxis24 Evaluation of surgical performance during laparoscopic incisional hernia repair: a multicentre study25 Radiation dose from computed tomography in trauma: effective dose during resuscitation, hospital stay and 6 months posttrauma26 General surgery: Who wants it? Addressing perceptions and misconceptions27 The influence of general surgery clerkship rotation on the attitude of McMaster medical students toward general surgery as a future career: preliminary findings28 Teaching management skills to surgical residents: a preliminary experience29 Sentinel node frozen section: Should it be done?30 Sharps handling practices among junior surgical residents: a video analysis31 Application of the goals rating scale to complex laparoscopic procedures: understanding the skill set32 Surgical approach and outcomes following paraesophageal hernia repair33 Postearthquake Haiti: assessing patterns of injury and developing capacity for surgical response34 Laparoscopic fundoplication is superior to proton pump inhibitor therapy in controlling gastroesophageal reflux disease–related cough: results of a randomized controlled trial35 Canadian general surgeons’ opinion about clinical practice audit: preliminary data36 Surgical experiences in postearthquake Haiti37 Noncontrast sestamibi computed tomography/single photon emission computed tomography for preoperative localization in primary hyperparathyroidism38 Survey of current practice patterns in the management of colorectal cancer liver metastases in Ontario39 Genicular collateral arterial circulation40 Knowing the operative game plan: a pilot study of a surgical cognitive competence assessment tool41 A population-based study of emergency room presentation in colorectal cancer42 Laparoscopic assisted gastrectomy for gastric adenocarcinoma: Does it measure up to open procedure? A retrospective comparative study of 60 cases43 Cardioprotective effects of cyclosporine in a newborn piglet model of asphyxia: a dose–response study44 An assessment of the impact of dedicated research resources on resident attitudes toward academic research during residency: literature review and survey of a general surgery program45 Practice patterns and perceptions of margin status for breast conserving surgery: national survey of Canadian general surgeons46 Reduction in overall cost of deep venous thrombosis (DVT) prophylaxis in general surgery patients: a lesson in using evidence-based medicine guidelines to implement change in practice to reduce hospital costs47 Use of human patient simulation and validation of the Team Situation Awareness Global Assessment Technique (TSAGAT): a multidisciplinary team assessment tool in trauma education48 Using the zebra fish model determine the role of the HACE1 tumour suppressor in normal development and tumourigenesis49 Comparison of 2 ureter anastomosis techniques50 Acute care surgery services: Does it affect the management of acute cholecystitis?51 Single incision laparoscopic surgery: initial Canadian 1-year experience52 Canadian general surgery residents: ready for the 80-hour work week?53 An online video resource to enhance surgical medical education54 The use of cervical spine computed tomography for detecting occult pneumothoraces: Do we really need a CT chest?55 Needlescopic surgery: Are there any benefits to using smaller instruments?56 Milrinone preferred to levosimendan for mesenteric perfusion in hypoxia reoxygenated newborn piglets on Dopamine57 Comparison of mesh and primary repair of paraesophageal hernia58 Formal research training during surgical residency: a scaffold for academic success59 Laparoscopic percutaneous transumbilical cholecystectomy60 Early single parathormone dosage to assess postoperative hypocalcemia: Total thyroidectomy as same-day surgery?61 Monitoring patient conditions while performing laparoscopic procedure in simulated environment62 Correlation between histopathologic and fine-needle aspiration biopsy diagnosis in thyroid nodules: a multi-centre study63 Management of complex intra-abdominal infections: a review of practice at 7 teaching hospitals64 Computed tomography features associated with operative management for nonstrangulating small bowel obstruction65 An acute care surgical service: the full Winnipeg experience66 Should the gallbladder be prophylactically removed in astronauts to prevent acute pancreatitis during extended duration spaceflight?67 Evaluation of a regional acute care surgical service by residents in general surgery68 Pregnancy among residents enrolled in general surgery (PREGS): a survey of residents in a single Canadian training program69 Survival outcomes for node-negative esophageal cancer managed with chemoradiotherapy plus esophagectomy at the Cancer Centre of Southeastern Ontario, 1995–200570 Nontechnical skills assessment in the postoperative setting71 Impact of long-distance endurance training on academic and clinical productivity in a university department of surgery72 A hands-free pointer for surgical instruction in minimally invasive surgery73 The use of prosthetic mesh in paraesophageal hernia repair among Canadian experts: results of a follow-up survey74 A prospective, survey-based, controlled study to examine whether surgeons are satisfying patients’ expectations at first consultation for gallbladder and hernia complaints75 Application of global operative assessment of laparoscopic skills in a trainer box setting76 Surgeons’ involvement in preclinical medical education77 Retrospective review of a single institution’s experience with laparoscopic versus open appendectomy: How do we compare?78 Image-guided video-assisted thoracoscopic (VATS) resection for diagnosis of small peripheral pulmonary nodules (SPN)79 The effect of regionalization on outcome in esophagectomy: a Canadian national study80 The management of dysphagia in inoperable esophageal cancer81 Water seal gets chest tubes out sooner: a systematic review and meta-analysis82 Minimally invasive esophagectomy: the Canadian experience from a community hospital83 Tissue-type plasminogen activator reduces the need for surgical decortication in complex pleural effusions84 The role of neutrophils in lung cancer metastasis: Friend or foe?85 Pathologic response after neoadjuvant carboplatin and weekly paclitaxel for early early non–small cell lung cancer: a Brown University Oncology Group phase II study86 A case–control study of video-assisted thoracoscopic lobectomy: short-term outcomes and safety87 Does conversion to thoracotomy in video-assisted lobectomies have a negative outcome? A cost, length of stay and clinical outcome analysis88 A comparison of laparoscopic versus VATS esophagectomy for distal esophageal cancers89 The likelihood of death after esophagectomy with increasing age90 Outcomes: wedge resection versus lobectomy for non–small cell lung cancer at the Cancer Centre of Southeastern Ontario, 1998–200991 Isolated supraclavicular lymph node metastasis in resected esophageal cancer: Systematic or regional disease?92 Successful implementation of video-assisted thoracoscopic surgery lobectomy in British Columbia: a preliminary experience151 Pulmonary vein compression in post-pneumonectomy patients093 Severe acute pancreatitis and abdominal compartment syndrome: incidence and outcomes of decompressive laporotomy094 The effect on disease burden on the Yttrium-90 radioembolization (TheraSphere) treatment for neuroendocrine liver metastasis095 Long-term outcome after conservative management of nonfunctioning pancreatic neuroendocrine tumours96 Resectability of colorectal liver metastases: an imaging-based survey of concordance between hepatic surgeons in Canada97 Bevacizumab does not decrease liver hypertrophy after portal vein embolization98 Value of prophylactic drainage in distal pancreatic surgery99 Impact of chemotherapy and medical comorbidities on the hepatic volume hypertrophy after portal vein embolization (PVE)100 Morbidity and mortality of liver resection for colorectal metastasis after preoperative portal vein embolization (PVE): a case–control study101 Surgical treatment of liver hydatid cysts: a challenging experience from a nonendemic country102 The indocyanine green retention rate at 15 minutes (ICG15) versus the Model for End-Stage Liver Disease (MELD) as a predictor of postoperative morbidity and liver dysfunction after liver resection in patients with chronic liver disease103 The role of natural killer cells in chimerism induction in the nonobese diabetic mouse104 Up front hepatic resection for metastastatic colorectal cancer results in good long-term survival105 Sociodemographics and comorbidities influence decisions to undergo pancreatic resection for neoplastic lesions106 Expandable metal stents for biliary obstruction in metastatic pancreatic cancer107 Effect of wait time on resectability of pancreatic adenocarcinoma108 Benign histological diagnoses after pancreaticoduodenectomy in patients with suspected malignancy109 Utility of the McGill–Brisbane scoring system in the resectable pancreatic adenocarcinoma110 Predictors of perioperative blood transfusion for surgical resection of hepatobiliary and pancreas cancer111 Interventional radiology assisted endoscopic transgastric peripancreatic fluid collection112 The validation of a classification system for biliary complications following orthotic liver transplantation (OLTx)113 Quality of narrative operative notes in pancreatic surgery114 Revisiting an old indication: liver transplantation for metastases of neuroendocrine tumour in Canada115 A prospective, randomized controlled trial of radio-guided seed localization versus standard wire localization of nonpalpable invasive and in situ breast carcinomas116 Postoperative venous thromboembolism independently predicts disease-specific survival in cancer patients117 Evidence of quality gaps in the use of radiation therapy for rectal cancer: results from the Quality Initiative in Rectal Cancer (QIRC) trial118 A population-based description of the presentation and management of recurrent rectal cancer119 A comparison of instruments to assess male sexual function following treatment for rectal cancer120 Impact of carcinoembryonic antigen-related cell adhesion molecule 1 (CEACAM1) expression in liver metastasis121 Mucinous tumour of the appendix with peritoneal spread: Is there a role for expectant observation?122 Use of adjuvant chemotherapy in elderly colorectal cancer patients: a case–control study123 Local breast cancer recurrence after mastectomy and immediate reconstruction for invasive cancer: a meta-analysis124 Exploring the flavonoid fisetin as a possible novel treatment for breast cancer125 Retroperitoneal sarcoma: time to change126 A structured strategy to develop a combined minimally invasive surgical oncology fellowship program127 Evaluation of a tool for colorectal cancer surveillance128 Initial institutional experience and validation of subareolar injection for sentinel lymph node biopsy in breast cancer patients129 In search of a gold standard scoring system for cosmetic outcomes following breast conserving therapy130 Synoptic reporting in rectal cancer: Has this standardized the quality of reporting between gastrointestinal pathologists?131132 Utilization patterns and oncologic outcomes of laparoscopic colon cancer resection: a real-time synopsis of the BC experience133 Self-reported patterns of rectal cancer care among general surgeons in Canada134 Hand-assisted versus conventional laparoscopic colorectal resections: a systematic review and meta-analysis135 Mortality and major morbidity following rectal cancer surgery in the United States136 Transcolonic peritonoscopy and drainage of abdominal abscess in a canine survival model: experiment a natural orifice transluminal endoscopic surgery (NOTES)137 Laparoscopic and open surgery for colorectal cancer: an overview of reviews138 Development of an evaluation tool to assess technical skill in laparoscopic colorectal surgery: a Delphi approach139 Laparoscopic subtotal colectomy is safe in patients with active Crohn and ulcerative colitis140 Single-port laparoscopic colorectal surgery (SPLS): early clinical experience141 The utility of lighted ureteric stents in laparoscopic colorectal resections: a survey of Canadian surgeons142 Abnormal colonic wall thickening on computed tomography compared with colonoscopy findings: Is colonoscopy indicated when thickening is reported?143 Successful implementation of a novel communities of practice (CoP) model to facilitate quality improvement initiatives in colorectal cancer surgery144 Surgical subspecialization and volume in the management of rectal cancer145 Impact of urgent resection or resection after endoluminal stent on lymph node harvest in obstructing colorectal cancer146 Outcomes of laparoscopic surgery for colorectal cancer: Does sex matter?147 Surveillance versus resection for malignant colorectal polyps148 Rectal cancer pathology reporting in Ontario: results of a 2007 audit of margin and lymph node reporting149 Surgical outcome of mid- and distal T4 rectal cancer in the neoadjuvant era150 The long-term gastrointestinal functional outcomes following curative anterior resection in adults with rectal cancer: a systematic review, meta-analysis and meta-regression