Background As surgical training is evolving and operative exposure is decreasing, new,
effective, and experiential learning methods are needed to ensure surgical competency and …

Background The optimal method of pain control for patients with traumatic rib fractures is
unknown. The aim of this study was to determine the effect of epidural analgesia on respiratory …

Objective The purpose of this study was to describe bicycle helmet use among Montreal
cyclists as a step towards injury prevention programming. Methods Using a cross-sectional …

Simple Summary The risk of relapse for stage III melanoma remains high. Subsequently,
there has been a surge of interest in the role of contemporary therapies in the neoadjuvant …

Targeted axillary dissection (TAD) is a novel technique in the field of surgical oncology. During
TAD, patients with node-positive breast cancer who clinically responded to neoadjuvant …

Sentinel lymph node biopsy (SLNB) is a decisive step in the staging process of melanoma,
critically impacting patients’ oncological outcome and driving the decision-making process. …

Background Intimidation constitutes a learning barrier for undergraduates and its reporting
rate to authorities remains suboptimal. Methods A randomized controlled trial was conducted …

Background How well imaging size agrees with pathologic size of gastric gastrointestinal
stromal tumors (GISTs) is unknown. GIST risk stratification is based on pathologic size, location…

METHODS: This retrospective study included 380 patients who underwent surgical treatment
for melanoma between 2009 and 2019 at the Ottawa Hospital. Cases were linked to …

A 43-year-old premenopausal female presented with a multicentric infiltrating lobular
carcinoma of the left breast with axillary nodes metastasis. She underwent modified radical …