Introduction: Natural orifice transluminal endoscopic surgery (NOTES) is a surgical approach in development which appears as less invasive than laparoscopic surgery and supposes aesthetic, analgesic and potentially economic benefits. There are a large number of reports detailing surgical procedures and technologic development surrounding NOTES, but there are only a few reports about patients and surgeons […]
Background:Benign shwannomas are tumors arising from the neural sheath of peripheral nerves (schwannoma cells).The Schwannoma is the most common benign retroperitoneal tumor in adults. Few cases have been reported in the presacral space. Complete resection is treatment of choice for these tumors. To our knowledge not many reports describe the laparoscopic approach for resection of […]
Introduction: Innovations in surgery and perioperative care enable rapid hospital discharge after a variety of procedures. While length of hospital stay is commonly used as a surrogate outcome for surgical recovery, it is not applicable in the setting of short-stay surgery (<24 hours). The objective of our study was to describe the trajectory of recovery […]
Background: Considering today’s increased longevity in the elderly population, and the increased size of that population major abdominal intervention is more frequently performed in octogenarians.Objective: To compare the surgical and postoperative outcomes of laparoscopic colorectal resections to open surgery in the octogenarian population. Methods: A retrospective analysis based on a prospectively maintained database of octogenarians […]
Introduction: General surgeons’ perceptions regarding resident laparoscopic training remains poorly defined. The objective of this survey was to identify and evaluate teaching experiences with laparoscopic procedures in general surgical programs on a national level. Methods: Staff surgeons were identified and contacted across Canada through the Canadian Association of General Surgeons at their annual meeting in […]