Purpose: The Royal College of Physicians and Surgeons of Canada (RCPSC) has mandated
the transition of postgraduate medical training in Canada to a competency-based medical …

Background Generalized lymphatic anomaly previously known as diffuse systemic
lymphangiomatosis is a rare multisystem congenital disease arising from the lymphatic system, and it …

BACKGROUND/OBJECTIVE: Liver biopsy has been the gold standard for grading and
staging chronic hepatitis C virus (HCV)-mediated liver injury. Traditionally, this has been …

Purpose: To evaluate if implementation of the 2019 Society of Interventional Radiology (SIR)
guidelines for periprocedural management of bleeding risk in patients undergoing …

We present the case of a 53-year-old man who experienced a postoperative chyle leak after
minimally invasive esophagectomy with mass ligation of the thoracic duct; conservative …

Results All occlusions were successfully traversed except for one patient, who required
open endarterectomy through a flank incision. To date, there have been no stent occlusions. …

Background: One in five women suffer from abnormal uterine bleeding and endometrial
ablation often successfully treats refractory abnormal uterine bleeding. The second-generation …

INTRODUCTION AND OBJECTIVE: The optimal approach for management of varicocele is
currently unknown. Existing evidence is of low quality with no randomized controlled studies …

We report an unusual case of spontaneous and complete healing of a severe iatrogenic
midureteral injury. Following percutaneous nephrostomy and 3 months on our surgical waiting …

Purpose To develop a tool for the external and self-evaluation of residents in the Communicator,
Collaborator, and Professional CanMEDS roles. Methods An academic teaching …