Can J Surg 2009;52(6)
Editorial • Éditorial
CJS Readership Survey 2009: summary and call for action
G.L. Warnock
Enquête de 2009 auprès des lecteurs du JCC : sommaire et appel à l’action
G.L. Warnock
Research • Recherche
The adoption of laparoscopic colorectal surgery: a national survey of general surgeons
H. Moloo, F. Haggar, G. Martel, J. Grimshaw, D. Coyle, I.D. Graham, E. Sabri, E.C. Poulin, J. Mamazza, F.K. Balaa, R.P. Boushey
Conversion in laparoscopic cholecystectomy after gastric resection: a 15-year review
S.A. Fraser, H. Sigman
Safety and hospital costs of Achilles tendon surgery: the serendipitous impact of a randomized clinical trial
D.P. Goel, D. Chan, K. Watson, N. Mohtadi
Potential triaging of referrals for lumbar spinal surgery consultation: a comparison of referral accuracy from pain specialists, findings from advanced imaging and a 3-item questionnaire
D. Simon, M. Coyle, S. Dagenais, J. O’Neil, E.K. Wai
Factors influencing antibiotic prophylaxis for surgical site infection prevention in general surgery: a review of the literature
A.R. Gagliardi, D. Fenech, C. Eskicioglu, A.B. Nathens, R. McLeod
Effect of hand packing versus cement gun pressurization on cement mantle in total knee arthroplasty
M. Kopec, J.C. Milbrandt, T. Duellman, D. Mangan, D.G. Allan
Impact of orthopedic trauma consolidation on resident education
S. Martins, G. Johnston
Online Research • Recherche en ligne
Pinning technique for shoulder fractures in adolescents: computer modelling of percutaneous pinning of proximal humeral fractures
R. Mehin, A. Mehin, D. Wickham, M. Letts
Antibiotic prophylaxis for total joint replacement surgery: results of a survey of Canadian orthopedic surgeons
J. de Beer, D. Petruccelli, C. Rotstein, B. Weening, K. Royston, M. Winemaker
Motorcycle-related trauma in Alberta: a sad and expensive story
J.P. Monk, R. Buckley, D. Dyer
Outcomes of simultaneous and delayed resections of synchronous colorectal liver metastases
M. Slupski, Z. Wlodarczyk, M. Jasinski, M. Masztalerz, J. Tujakowski
Mammary ductoscopy in the evaluation and treatment of pathologic nipple discharge: a Canadian experience
J.S. Simpson, E.M. Connolly, W.L. Leong, J. Escallon, D. McCready, M. Reedijk, A.M. Easson
Five-year outcomes of laparoscopic adjustable gastric banding and laparoscopic Roux-en-Y gastric bypass in a comprehensive bariatric surgery program in Canada
N. Christou, E. Efthimiou
Translation of the Patient Scar Assessment Scale (PSAS) to French with cross-cultural adaptation, reliability evaluation and validation
V. Deslauriers, D.M. Rouleau, G. Alami, J.C. MacDermid
Hepatic resection in Canada: rates and geographic variation
R.J. McColl, B. Brar, W.A. Ghali, E. Dixon
Can Roux-en-Y gastric bypass provide a lifelong solution for diabetes mellitus?
A. Hussain, H. Mahmood, S. EL-Hasani
Occlusion of the common and internal iliac arteries for aortoiliac aneurysm repair: experience with the Amplatzer vascular plug
S.M. Grenon, J. Gagnon, Y. Hsiang, R. Sidhu, D. Taylor, J. Clement, J. Chen
Adrenal incidentalomas in the laparoscopic era and the role of correct surgical indications: observations from 255 consecutive adrenalectomies in an Italian series
G. Conzo, A. Tricarico, G. Belli, S. Candela, F. Corcione, G. Del Genio, G.P. Ferulano, C. Giardiello, A. Livrea, L.A. Marzano, A. Porcelli, P. Sperlongano, R. Vincenti, A. Palazzo, C. De Martino, M. Musella
Review • Revue
Canadian Association of University Surgeons Annual Symposium: continuity of care
C. de Gara, P.-O. Nyström, S. Hamilton, D.A. Wirtzfeld, B.M. Taylor
Choledochal cysts. Part 2 of 3: Diagnosis
J. Singham, E.M. Yoshida, C.H. Scudamore
Continuing Medical Education • Formation médicale continue
CAGS and ACS Evidence Based Reviews in Surgery. 31
The use of intensive insulin therapy and pentastarch resuscitation in patients with severe sepsis
P. Chaudhury, J. Barkun, J. Marshall, L. Napolitano; for the Members of the Evidence Based Reviews in Surgery Group
Users’ Guide to the Surgical Literature
How to work with a subgroup analysis
B. Dijkman, B. Kooistra, M. Bhandari; for the Evidence-Based Surgery Working Group
Surgical Technique
A simple home-made self-retaining retractor for thyroidectomy
T.-L. Chow, T. Chan, S.-K. Law, S.-H. Lam
Online case notes
Cystic lymphangioma of the jejunal mesentery presenting with acute abdomen in an adult
J.C. Chung, O.P. Song
Primary solid neuroendocrine carcinoma of the breast
W. Stita, A. Trabelsi, O. Gharbi, M. Mokni, S. Korbi
Renal artery avulsion from blunt abdominal trauma in a horseshoe kidney: endovascular management and an unexpected complication
V. Trottier, M.-A. Lortie, É. Gouin, F. Trottier
Thoracic splenosis accompanied by diaphragmatic hernia
E. Sahin, S. Karadayi, A. Nadir, M. Kaptanoglu
An unexpected severe complication after a negative laparoscopic appendectomy
S.M.M. de Castro, I. Songun, B.J. Dwars
Hemocholecyst associated with antithrombotic therapy
F. Zangrandi, A. Piotto, A. Tregnaghi, M.R. Pelizzo
Jejunal carcinoma in a patient with Peutz–Jeghers syndrome
N. Sinha, U. Chatterjee, S. Sarkar
Video-assisted thoracoscopic surgery (VATS) for penetrating chest wound: thoracoscopic exploration and removal of a penetrating foreign body
T. Komatsu, S. Neri, Y. Fuziwara, Y. Takahashi
Huge cystic lymphangioma of the pancreas
J.C. Chung, H.C. Kim, C.W. Chu, E.J. Shin, C.W. Lim, O.P. Song
Successful palliation of diarrhea owing to malignant duodenocolic fistula by octreotide
V. Giridhar, S. Kumar, K. Chethan, P. Seetharam
Primary malignant melanoma of the tongue
H. Khalifa, S. Abdullah, K. Sallam, H. Khalil, I.A. Moneim, A. Elaffandi
Online Correspondence • Correspondance en ligne
Emphasis on Prevention
G. Rakovich
Hemi- versus total hip arthroplasty for femoral neck fixation
A.P. Singh, A.P. Singh, D. Garden, S.R. Vaishya