Canadian journal of surgery. Journal canadien de chirurgie

BackgroundFew studies have compared the surgical results of single-incision robotic cholecystectomy (SIRC) with those of conventional laparoscopic cholecystectomy (CLC). The purpose of this study was to evaluate the relative clinical effica…

BACKGROUND: It is unknown why some cases of Barrett’s esophagus progress to invasive malignant disease rapidly while others do so more slowly or not at all. The aim of this study was to identify demographic and endoscopic factors that predi…

BACKGROUND: We sought to determine the association between the presence of a fecalith and acute/nonperforated appendicitis, gangrenous/perforated appendicitis and the healthy appendix. METHODS: We retrospectively analyzed appendectomies pe…

Endometriosis is defined as a growth of ectopic endometrial tissue outside the uterine cavity that responds to hormonal stimulation. It occurs most commonly in pelvic sites such as the ovaries, posterior cul-de-sac, ligaments of the uterus,…

BACKGROUND: Observation and repeated examination may lead to favourable clinical outcomes in the ever-challenging diagnosis of appendicitis. The goal of this study was to evaluate clinical performance in the diagnosis of suspected appendici…

OBJECTIVE: To determine whether rate-based funding using resource intensity weights (RIWs) adequately represents trauma case costs. DESIGN: A prospective time-in-motion resource utilization pilot study to assure the effectiveness of the co…

Injury to the ureter is a risk of any pelvic or abdominal surgery, including laparoscopy and ureteroscopy. The morbidity associated with such injury may be serious, resulting in increased hospital stay, compromise of the original surgical o…

The clinical features of a patient with an intra-abdominal cystic mass do not lead to a specific diagnosis. Aspiration is usually ineffective because the mass recurs and cytologic investigation is often non-diagnostic. Conservative manageme…

Ampullary tumours are uncommon. They may occur with familial polyposis syndromes or neurofibromatosis. It can be difficult to distinguish them from their periampullary counterparts on clinical, radiologic or histologic grounds. Because most…

Dysfunctional uterine bleeding is defined as abnormal uterine bleeding in the absence of organic disease. It is the result of anovulation or the abnormal local production of prostaglandins, and in each case the primary fault is inappropriat…

Endometriosis is related to retrograde menstruation or coelomic metaplasia and depends on the presence of estrogen. It is a consequence of menstruation into an area that has no outlet for menstrual blood. As a result, antigenic substances a…

Endometriosis is a common disorder, affecting women in the child-bearing years. While urologic involvement is rare, the bladder is more often affected than the ureter. The authors describe the case of a 30-year-old woman who had unilateral …