Medical technology itself, including minimally invasive surgery, has no morals; our morality
revolves around when and how we use technology. This often involves the individual …

Background: Although the short-term benefits of laparoscopic splenectomy (LS) have been
well documented, long-term follow-up data of patients who have undergone LS for ITP are …

Background: The purpose of this study was to assess the state of surgical training in minimally
invasive surgery (MIS) within Canadian academic surgical departments. Methods: A …

The ICD‐11 has a new diagnostic system for personality disorder, which includes five optional
trait specifiers to characterize the diagnosed pathology. The current study evaluated the …

OBJECTIVE: To determine the present role of general practitioners (GPs) in the delivery of
surgical and anesthesia services in rural western Canada. DESIGN: Survey by mailed …

Methods A questionnaire was mailed to 390 general surgeons in Ontario. It addressed the
surgeon's practice demographics, performance of both basic and advanced MIS procedures, …

… Pace, DE MD; Seshadri, PA MD; Chiasson, PM MD; Poulin, EC MD; Schlachta, CM MD;
Mamazza, J. MD … Sagar PM, Taylor BA. Pelvic ileal reservoirs: the options. Br J Surg 1994; …

Background: This study is a retrospective analysis of 76 patients who underwent vertical
banded gastroplasty (VBG), in order to determine whether preoperative weight gain correlates …

Pheochromocytoma during pregnancy is a very rare condition; fewer than 200 cases have
been reported in the literature. We present the case of a 24-year-old pregnant woman found …

Background The training of surgeons and residents in laparoscopic surgery has become an
important issue. The purpose of this study is to determine if the training of a laparoscopic …