Can J Surg 2008;51(6)
Editorial • Éditorial
CJS evolves
G.L. Warnock
Le JCC en évolution
G.L. Warnock
Original Articles • Articles originaux
Preoperative autologous blood donation reduces the need for allogeneic blood products: a prospective randomized study
D. Bouchard, B. Marcheix, S. Al-Shamary, F. Vanden Eynden, P. Demers, D. Robitaille, M. Pellerin, L.P. Perrault, M. Carrier
Patient characteristics affecting the prognosis of total hip and knee joint arthroplasty: a systematic review
P.L. Santaguida, G.A. Hawker, P.L. Hudak, R. Glazier, N.N. Mahomed, H.J. Kreder, P.C. Coyte, J.G. Wright
Mesenteric angiography for the localization and treatment of acute lower gastrointestinal bleeding
P.J. Karanicolas, P.H. Colquhoun, E. Dahlke, G.H. Guyatt
Drilling sounds are used by surgeons and intermediate residents, but not novice orthopedic trainees, to guide drilling motions
M. Praamsma, H. Carnahan, D. Backstein, C.J.H. Veillette, D. Gonzalez, A. Dubrowski
Barriers to breast reconstruction after mastectomy in Nova Scotia
G.P. Barnsley, L. Sigurdson, S. Kirkland
Geographic variation and physician specialization in the use of percutaneous biopsy for breast cancer diagnosis
C.M.B. Holloway, R. Saskin, L. Paszat
Review Article • Article de revue
Imaging and transcatheter arterial embolization for traumatic splenic injuries: review of the literature
A. Raikhlin, M.O. Baerlocher, M.R. Asch, A. Myers
Online case notes
Retrorectal cystic hamartoma associated with malignant disease
S. Jarboui, H. Jarraya, M.B. Mihoub, M.M. Abdesselem, A. Zaouche
Echinococcal disease with bronchobiliary fistula
K. Rando, M. Harguindeguy, G. Zunini
Role of capsule endoscopy in blue rubber bleb nevus syndrome
A. Barlas, E. Avsar, A. Bozbas, C. Yegen
Atypical presentation of spinal tuberculosis
A. Sarangapani, A. Fallah, J. Provias, N.K. Jha
Ruptured solitary internal iliac artery aneurysm: a rare cause of large-bowel obstruction
S. Elkouri, J.-F. Blair, N. Beaudoin, L. Bruneau
Rare cause of an inguinal mass in pregnancy
E. Meen, A. Vergis
A rational, structured approach to primary aortoenteric fistula
P. Rhéaume, R. Labbé, É. Thibault, J.-P. Gagné
Paraduodenal hernia: a rare cause of abdominal pain
V. Kuzinkovas, K. Haghighi, R. Singhal, N.J. Andrews
Acute acalculous cholecystitis: an unusual presenting feature of Churg–Strauss vasculitis
V. Francescutti, A.K. Ellis, J.M. Bourgeois, C. Ward
Unusual combination of adenocarcinoma in the sigmoid colon and giant cystic retroperitoneal lymphangioma
V.N. Papadopoulos, A. Michalopoulos, D. Paramythiotis, E. Fahantidis
Use of N-acetylcysteine for postnecrosectomy peripancreatic collections in a patient with severe, acute pancreatitis
S. Narasimhan, H.A. Khwaja, S. Dutta, P. Mitchenere
Continuing Medical Education • Formation médicale continue
Surgical images: soft tissue
An unusual presentation of perforated sigmoid colon
T.K. Asano, A. Burns, B. Pinchuk, Y. Shargall
Evidence-Based Surgery • Chirurgie factuelle
Users’ guide to the surgical literature: how to assess power and sample size
M. Cadeddu, F. Farrokhyar, A. Thoma, T. Haines, A. Garnett, C.H. Goldsmith; for the Evidence-Based Surgery Working Group
Canadian Association of General Surgeons and American College of Surgeons Evidence-Based Reviews in Surgery. 27.
Quality-of-life outcomes with sentinel node biopsy versus standard axillary treatment in patients with operable breast cancer
S. Latosinsky, K. Dabbs, F. Moffat; for the members of the Evidence-Based Reviews in Surgery Group
Brief Communication • Communication abrégée
Bizarre parosteal osteochondromatous proliferation (Nora lesion): a report of 3 cases and a review of the literature
G. Gruber, C. Giessauf, A. Leithner, M. Zacherl, H. Clar, K. Bodo, R. Windhager