BACKGROUND: Inguinal hernia repair is a common operative procedure, but the development
of chronic postoperative pain is a dreaded potential complication. The role of neurectomy …

Objective Current Kidney Disease Outcomes Quality Initiative guidelines do not incorporate
age in determining autogenous arteriovenous hemodialysis access placement, and the …

Objective Previous investigations have suggested that a minimum venous outflow diameter (MVOD)
and perianastomotic arterial diameter are associated with successful autogenous …

Objective Preliminary outcomes for percutaneous endovascular autogenous access (endoAVF)
have shown promising results; however, comparisons with surgical cohorts in dialysis …

Background Adjuncts for early detection and treatment of spinal cord ischemia (SCI) in
thoracic aortic surgery are supported by robust clinical experience in open repair. The utility of …

Objective Percutaneous access for endovascular aortic aneurysm repair (P-EVAR) is less
invasive compared with surgical access for endovascular aortic aneurysm repair (S-EVAR). P-…

Background Within Southwestern Ontario, abdominal aortic aneurysm (AAA) surgery has
been centralized to a single university-affiliated medical center. The referral area serves 1.9 …

Background: Simple hepatic cysts are common and infrequently develop into large
symptomatic cysts that require surgical therapy. These benign cysts have been shown to be …

The cumulative experience with endovascular aortic repair in the descending thoracic and
infrarenal aorta has led to increased interest in endovascular aortic arch reconstruction. Open …

Background In Canada, provincial cancer registries have been established to provide
rigorous population-based data for patients with colorectal cancer. Databases maintained by …