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Fouda A, Maallah MT, Kouyoumdjian A, Negi S, Paraskevas S, Tchervenkov J. RORγt inverse agonist TF-S14 inhibits Th17 cytokines and prolongs skin allograft survival in sensitized mice. Commun Biol 2024; 7:454. [PMID: 38609465 PMCID: PMC11014929 DOI: 10.1038/s42003-024-06144-2] [Citation(s) in RCA: 0] [Impact Index Per Article: 0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [What about the content of this article? (0)] [Affiliation(s)] [Abstract] [Key Words] [MESH Headings] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 10/24/2023] [Accepted: 04/04/2024] [Indexed: 04/14/2024] Open
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Chronic antibody mediated rejection (AMR) is the major cause of solid organ graft rejection. Th17 contributes to AMR through the secretion of IL17A, IL21 and IL22. These cytokines promote neutrophilic infiltration, B cell proliferation and donor specific antibodies (DSAs) production. In the current study we investigated the role of Th17 in transplant sensitization. Additionally, we investigated the therapeutic potential of novel inverse agonists of the retinoic acid receptor-related orphan receptor gamma t (RORγt) in the treatment of skin allograft rejection in sensitized mice. Our results show that RORγt inverse agonists reduce cytokine production in human Th17 cells in vitro. In mice, we demonstrate that the RORγt inverse agonist TF-S14 reduces Th17 signature cytokines in vitro and in vivo and leads to blocking neutrophilic infiltration to skin allografts, inhibition of the B-cell differentiation, and the reduction of de novo IgG3 DSAs production. Finally, we show that TF-S14 prolongs the survival of a total mismatch grafts in sensitized mice. In conclusion, RORγt inverse agonists offer a therapeutic intervention through a novel mechanism to treat rejection in highly sensitized patients.
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- Ahmed Fouda
- Division of Surgical and Interventional Sciences, Department of Surgery, McGill University, Montréal, QC, H3G 1A4, Canada.
- Research Institute of the McGill University Health Centre, Montréal, QC, H3H 2R9, Canada.
- McGill University Health Centre, Montréal, QC, H4A 3J1, Canada.
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- Division of Surgical and Interventional Sciences, Department of Surgery, McGill University, Montréal, QC, H3G 1A4, Canada
- Research Institute of the McGill University Health Centre, Montréal, QC, H3H 2R9, Canada
- McGill University Health Centre, Montréal, QC, H4A 3J1, Canada
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- Research Institute of the McGill University Health Centre, Montréal, QC, H3H 2R9, Canada
- McGill University Health Centre, Montréal, QC, H4A 3J1, Canada
- Division of General Surgery, Department of Surgery, McGill University, Montréal, QC, H3G 1A4, Canada
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- Research Institute of the McGill University Health Centre, Montréal, QC, H3H 2R9, Canada
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- Division of Surgical and Interventional Sciences, Department of Surgery, McGill University, Montréal, QC, H3G 1A4, Canada
- Research Institute of the McGill University Health Centre, Montréal, QC, H3H 2R9, Canada
- McGill University Health Centre, Montréal, QC, H4A 3J1, Canada
- Division of General Surgery, Department of Surgery, McGill University, Montréal, QC, H3G 1A4, Canada
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- Division of Surgical and Interventional Sciences, Department of Surgery, McGill University, Montréal, QC, H3G 1A4, Canada.
- Research Institute of the McGill University Health Centre, Montréal, QC, H3H 2R9, Canada.
- McGill University Health Centre, Montréal, QC, H4A 3J1, Canada.
- Division of General Surgery, Department of Surgery, McGill University, Montréal, QC, H3G 1A4, Canada.
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Vulesevic B, Lauscher D, Kumar D, Sapir-Pichhadze R, Tchervenkov J, Angel JB, Wolfe C, Costiniuk CT. Policies and practice of solid organ donation amongst people living with HIV in Canada: time for education and re-evaluation. HIV Res Clin Pract 2024; 25:2323848. [PMID: 38529910] [Citation(s) in RCA: 0] [Impact Index Per Article: 0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [What about the content of this article? (0)] [Affiliation(s)] [Abstract] [Key Words] [MESH Headings] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 03/27/2024]
Abstract
The numbers of organ donors in Canada and the USA fall short of increasing demand, resulting in increased morbidity, poor health outcomes, higher medical costs and death of many individuals waitlisted for transplantation. In the US, since 2013 when the US HIV Organ Policy Equity (HOPE) Act lifted the ban on organ donation between people living with HIV, the option of using organs from People with HIV became a reality. In Canada, HIV diagnosis was an exclusion criterion to organ donation until 2017, when permission was granted if requirements for 'exceptional distribution' could be met. Still, donation of organs from people with HIV poses challenges. Herein, we overview policies involving donors with HIV in Canada in order to inform healthcare providers, researchers and the community. We also advocate for the need to reassess these policies, highlight educational needs and engage interest in advancing research to inform policy reforms.
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- Branka Vulesevic
- Division of Infectious Diseases and Chronic Viral Illnesses Service, McGill University Health Centre, Montreal, QC, Canada
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- CIHR Canadian HIV Trials Network, University of British Columbia, Vancouver, BC, Canada
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- Ajmera Transplant Centre, University Health Network, Toronto, ON, Canada
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- Centre for Outcomes Research and Evaluation, Research Institute of McGill University Health Centre, Montreal, QC, Canada
- Department of Epidemiology, Biostatistics, Occupational Health, McGill University, Montreal, QC, Canada
- Division of Nephrology, Department of Medicine, McGill University, Montreal, QC, Canada
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- Multiorgan Transplant Program, Departments of Medicine and Surgery, McGill University Health Centre, Montreal, QC, Canada
- Division of Experimental Medicine, McGill University Health Centre, Montreal, QC, Canada
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- Division of Infectious Diseases, Ottawa Hospital-General Campus, Ottawa, ON, Canada
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- Division Division of Transplant Infectious Diseases, Department of Medicine, Duke University Medical Center, Durham, NC, USA
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- Division of Infectious Diseases and Chronic Viral Illnesses Service, McGill University Health Centre, Montreal, QC, Canada
- Division of Experimental Medicine, McGill University Health Centre, Montreal, QC, Canada
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Sandal S, Cantarovich M, Cardinal H, Ramankumar AV, Senecal L, Collette S, Saw CL, Paraskevas S, Tchervenkov J. Predicting Long-term Outcomes in Deceased Donor Kidney Transplant Recipients Using Three Short-term Graft Characteristics. Kidney360 2023; 4:e809-e816. [PMID: 37211638 PMCID: PMC10371380 DOI: 10.34067/kid.0000000000000154] [Citation(s) in RCA: 0] [Impact Index Per Article: 0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [What about the content of this article? (0)] [Affiliation(s)] [Abstract] [Key Words] [MESH Headings] [Track Full Text] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 12/15/2022] [Accepted: 03/28/2023] [Indexed: 05/23/2023]
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Key Points Delayed graft function is not an ideal measure of graft function, yet is used to assess risk in kidney transplantation. We propose a model that combines it with two other measures of 90-day graft function to identify recipients at incremental risk of inferior long-term outcomes. Background Delayed graft function (DGF) in kidney transplant recipients is used to determine graft prognosis, make organ utilization decisions, and as an important end point in clinical trials. However, DGF is not an ideal measure of graft function. We aimed to develop and validate a model that provides incremental risk assessment for inferior patient and graft outcomes. Methods We included adult kidney-only deceased donor transplant recipients from 1996 to 2016. In addition to DGF, two short-term measures were used to assess risk: renal function recovery <100% (attaining half the donor's eGFR) and recipient's 90-day eGFR <30. Recipients were at no, low, moderate, or high risk if they met zero, one, two, or all criteria, respectively. Cox proportional hazard models were used to assess the independent relationship between exposure and death-censored graft failure (DCGF) and mortality. Results Of the 792 eligible recipients, 24.5% experienced DGF, 40.5% had renal function recovery <100%, and 6.9% had eGFR <30. Over a median follow-up of 7.3 years, the rate of DCGF was 18.7% and mortality was 25.1%. When compared with recipients at no risk, those at low, moderate, and high risk were noted to have an increase in risk of DCGF (adjusted hazard ratio [aHR], 1.53; 95% confidence interval [CI], 1.03 to 2.27; aHR, 2.84; 95% CI, 1.68 to 4.79; aHR, 15.46; 95% CI, 8.04 to 29.71) and mortality (aHR, 1.16; 95% CI, 0.84 to 1.58; aHR, 1.85; 95% CI, 1.13 to 3.07; aHR, 2.66; 95% CI, 1.19 to 5.97). When using a hierarchical approach, each additional exposure predicted the risk of DCGF better than DGF alone and 100 random bootstrap replications supported the internal validity of the risk model. In an external validation cohort deemed to be at lower risk of DCGF, similar nonsignificant trends were noted. Conclusion We propose a risk model that provides an incremental assessment of recipients at higher risk of adverse long-term outcomes than DGF alone. This can help advance the field of risk assessment in transplantation and inform therapeutic decision making in patients at the highest spectrum of inferior outcomes.
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- Shaifali Sandal
- Division of Nephrology, Department of Medicine, McGill University Health Centre, Montreal, Quebec, Canada
- Research Institute of the McGill University Health Centre, Montreal, Quebec, Canada
- Multiorgan Transplant Program, Departments of Medicine and Surgery, McGill University Health Centre, Montreal, Quebec, Canada
- Division of Experimental Medicine, McGill University Health Centre, Montreal, Quebec, Canada
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- Division of Nephrology, Department of Medicine, McGill University Health Centre, Montreal, Quebec, Canada
- Research Institute of the McGill University Health Centre, Montreal, Quebec, Canada
- Multiorgan Transplant Program, Departments of Medicine and Surgery, McGill University Health Centre, Montreal, Quebec, Canada
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- Department of Medicine, University of Montreal, Montreal, Quebec, Canada
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- Department of Medicine, Hôpital Maisonneuve-Rosemont, Montreal, Quebec, Canada
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- Department of Medicine, Hôpital Maisonneuve-Rosemont, Montreal, Quebec, Canada
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- Multiorgan Transplant Program, Departments of Medicine and Surgery, McGill University Health Centre, Montreal, Quebec, Canada
- Division of Hematology, Department of Medicine, McGill University Health Centre, Montreal, Quebec, Canada
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- Research Institute of the McGill University Health Centre, Montreal, Quebec, Canada
- Multiorgan Transplant Program, Departments of Medicine and Surgery, McGill University Health Centre, Montreal, Quebec, Canada
- Department of Surgery, McGill University Health Centre, Montreal, Quebec, Canada
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- Research Institute of the McGill University Health Centre, Montreal, Quebec, Canada
- Multiorgan Transplant Program, Departments of Medicine and Surgery, McGill University Health Centre, Montreal, Quebec, Canada
- Department of Surgery, McGill University Health Centre, Montreal, Quebec, Canada
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Fouda A, Negi S, Zaremba O, Gaidar RS, Moroz YS, Rusanov E, Paraskevas S, Tchervenkov J. Discovery, Synthesis, and In Vitro Characterization of 2,3 Derivatives of 4,5,6,7-Tetrahydro-Benzothiophene as Potent Modulators of Retinoic Acid Receptor-Related Orphan Receptor γt. J Med Chem 2023. [PMID: 37172324 DOI: 10.1021/acs.jmedchem.3c00021] [Citation(s) in RCA: 1] [Impact Index Per Article: 1.0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [What about the content of this article? (0)] [Affiliation(s)] [Abstract] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 05/14/2023]
Abstract
Retinoic acid receptor-related orphan receptor γ t (RORγt) is a nuclear receptor expressed in a variety of tissues and is a potential drug target for the treatment of inflammatory and auto-immune diseases, metabolic diseases, and resistant cancer types. We herein report the discovery of 2,3 derivatives of 4,5,6,7-tetrahydro-benzothiophene modulators of RORγt. We also report the solubility in acidic/neutral pH, mouse/human/dog/rat microsomal stability, Caco-2, and MDR1-MDCKII permeabilities of a set of these derivatives. For this group of modulators, inverse agonism by steric clashes and push-pull mechanisms induce greater instability to protein conformation compared to agonist lock hydration. Independent of the two mechanisms, we observed a basal modulatory activity of the tested 2,3 derivatives of 4,5,6,7-tetrahydro-benzothiophene toward RORγt due to the interactions with the Cys320-Glu326 and Arg364-Phe377 hydrophilic regions. The drug discovery approach reported in the current study can be employed to discover modulators of nuclear receptors and other globular protein targets.
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- Ahmed Fouda
- Department of Experimental Surgery, McGill University, Montréal, Québec H3G 1A4, Canada
- Research Institute of the McGill University Health Centre, Montréal, Québec H3H 2R9, Canada
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- Research Institute of the McGill University Health Centre, Montréal, Québec H3H 2R9, Canada
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- Chemspace LLC, Kyïv 02094, Ukraine
- Taras Shevchenko National University of Kyïv, Kyïv 01601, Ukraine
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- Institute of Organic Chemistry, National Academy of Sciences of Ukraine, Kyïv 02094, Ukraine
- Department of Chemistry and Applied Biosciences, ETH Zürich, Zürich CH-8093, Switzerland
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- Department of Experimental Surgery, McGill University, Montréal, Québec H3G 1A4, Canada
- Research Institute of the McGill University Health Centre, Montréal, Québec H3H 2R9, Canada
- Department of Surgery, McGill University, Montréal, Québec H3G 1A4, Canada
- McGill University Health Centre, Montréal, Québec H4A 3J1, Canada
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- Department of Experimental Surgery, McGill University, Montréal, Québec H3G 1A4, Canada
- Research Institute of the McGill University Health Centre, Montréal, Québec H3H 2R9, Canada
- Department of Surgery, McGill University, Montréal, Québec H3G 1A4, Canada
- McGill University Health Centre, Montréal, Québec H4A 3J1, Canada
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Tchervenkov J, Harden P, Coates P, Kadatz M, BORNSTEIN J, Gill J. WCN23-0454 TEGOPRUBART FOR THE PREVENTION OF REJECTION IN KIDNEY TRANSPLANT RECIPIENTS: A SNAPSHOT OF EMERGING DATA FROM AN ONGOING TRIAL. Kidney Int Rep 2023. [DOI: 10.1016/j.ekir.2023.02.879] [Citation(s) in RCA: 0] [Impact Index Per Article: 0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [What about the content of this article? (0)] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 03/22/2023] Open
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Kouyoumdjian A, Tchervenkov J, Paraskevas S. TFNR2 in Ischemia-Reperfusion Injury, Rejection, and Tolerance in Transplantation. Front Immunol 2022; 13:903913. [PMID: 35874723 PMCID: PMC9300818 DOI: 10.3389/fimmu.2022.903913] [Citation(s) in RCA: 0] [Impact Index Per Article: 0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [What about the content of this article? (0)] [Affiliation(s)] [Abstract] [MESH Headings] [Grants] [Track Full Text] [Download PDF] [Figures] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 03/24/2022] [Accepted: 06/10/2022] [Indexed: 11/28/2022] Open
Abstract
Tumor necrosis factor receptor 2 (TNFR2) has been shown to play a crucial role in CD4+ T regulatory cells (CD4+Tregs) expansion and suppressive function. Increasing evidence has also demonstrated its role in a variety of immune regulatory cell subtypes such as CD8+ T regulatory cells (CD8+ Tregs), B regulatory cells (Bregs), and myeloid-derived suppressor cells (MDSCs). In solid organ transplantation, regulatory immune cells have been associated with decreased ischemia-reperfusion injury (IRI), improved graft survival, and improved overall outcomes. However, despite TNFR2 being studied in the context of autoimmune diseases, cancer, and hematopoietic stem cell transplantation, there remains paucity of data in the context of solid organ transplantation and islet cell transplantation. Interestingly, TNFR2 signaling has found a clinical application in islet transplantation which could guide its wider use. This article reviews the current literature on TNFR2 expression in immune modulatory cells as well as IRI, cell, and solid organ transplantation. Our results highlighted the positive impact of TNFR2 signaling especially in kidney and islet transplantation. However, further investigation of TNFR2 in all types of solid organ transplantation are required as well as dedicated studies on its therapeutic use during induction therapy or treatment of rejection.
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- Araz Kouyoumdjian
- Division of Experimental Surgery, Faculty of Medicine and Health Sciences, McGill University, Montreal, QC, Canada
- Division of General Surgery, Department of Surgery, McGill University, Montreal, QC, Canada
- *Correspondence: Araz Kouyoumdjian,
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- Division of Experimental Surgery, Faculty of Medicine and Health Sciences, McGill University, Montreal, QC, Canada
- Division of General Surgery, Department of Surgery, McGill University, Montreal, QC, Canada
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- Division of Experimental Surgery, Faculty of Medicine and Health Sciences, McGill University, Montreal, QC, Canada
- Division of General Surgery, Department of Surgery, McGill University, Montreal, QC, Canada
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Rutman AK, Negi S, Saberi N, Khan K, Tchervenkov J, Paraskevas S. Extracellular Vesicles From Kidney Allografts Express miR-218-5p and Alter Th17/Treg Ratios. Front Immunol 2022; 13:784374. [PMID: 35281056 PMCID: PMC8906931 DOI: 10.3389/fimmu.2022.784374] [Citation(s) in RCA: 1] [Impact Index Per Article: 0.5] [Reference Citation Analysis] [What about the content of this article? (0)] [Affiliation(s)] [Abstract] [Key Words] [Track Full Text] [Download PDF] [Figures] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 09/27/2021] [Accepted: 02/03/2022] [Indexed: 01/18/2023] Open
Abstract
Delayed graft function (DGF) in kidney transplantation is associated with ischemic injury and carries long term functional and immunological risks. Extracellular vesicles (EV) released from allografts may signal a degree of ischemic stress, and are thought to play an important role in the development of anti-donor immunity. Here, we show that kidney perfusate-derived extracellular vesicles (KP-EV) express donor-specific human leukocyte antigen. KP-EV from kidneys that experience DGF increase the T-helper 17 (Th17) to T-regulatory (Treg) ratio in third party peripheral blood mononuclear cells to a greater degree than those from kidneys with immediate function. We report miR-218-5p upregulation in KP-EV of kidney transplant recipients with DGF. Levels of miR-218-5p in KP-EV inversely correlated with recipient eGFR at multiple time points following transplantation. Additionally, the degree of increase in Th17/Treg ratio by KP-EV positively correlated with miR-218-5p expression in KP-EV samples. Taken together, these data provide evidence that KP-EV may contribute to modulating immune responses in transplant recipients. This could lead to novel intervention strategies to inhibit DGF in order to improve graft function and survival.
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- Alissa K Rutman
- Department of Surgery, McGill University, Montréal, QC, Canada.,Transplantation Immunology Laboratory, Research Institute of the McGill University Health Centre, Montréal, QC, Canada
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- Department of Surgery, McGill University, Montréal, QC, Canada.,Transplantation Immunology Laboratory, Research Institute of the McGill University Health Centre, Montréal, QC, Canada
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- Department of Surgery, McGill University, Montréal, QC, Canada
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- Division of Cardiology and Cardiac Surgery, McGill University Health Centre, Montréal, QC, Canada
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- Department of Surgery, McGill University, Montréal, QC, Canada.,Transplantation Immunology Laboratory, Research Institute of the McGill University Health Centre, Montréal, QC, Canada
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- Department of Surgery, McGill University, Montréal, QC, Canada.,Transplantation Immunology Laboratory, Research Institute of the McGill University Health Centre, Montréal, QC, Canada
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Hajjar R, Lafrance JP, Tchervenkov J, Gingras S, Boutin L, Elftouh N, Andalib A, Pescarus R, Garneau PY, Chan G. Successful surgical weight loss with laparoscopic sleeve gastrectomy for morbid obesity prior to kidney transplantation. Transpl Int 2021; 34:964-973. [PMID: 33630394 DOI: 10.1111/tri.13855] [Citation(s) in RCA: 2] [Impact Index Per Article: 0.7] [Reference Citation Analysis] [What about the content of this article? (0)] [Affiliation(s)] [Abstract] [Key Words] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 12/13/2020] [Revised: 01/18/2021] [Accepted: 02/23/2021] [Indexed: 01/07/2023]
Abstract
Morbid obesity in kidney transplant (KT) candidates is associated with increased complications and graft failure. Multiple series have demonstrated rapid and significant weight loss after laparoscopic sleeve gastrectomy (LSG) in this population. Long-term and post-transplant weight evolutions are still largely unknown. A retrospective review was performed in eighty patients with end-stage kidney disease (ESKD) who underwent LSG in preparation for KT. From a median initial BMI of 43.7 kg/m2 , the median change at 1-year was -10.0 kg/m2 . Successful surgical weight loss (achieving a BMI < 35 kg/m2 or an excess body weight loss >50%) was attained in 76.3% and was associated with male gender, predialysis status, lower obesity class and lack of coronary artery disease. Thirty-one patients subsequently received a KT with a median delay of 16.7 months. Weight regain (increase in BMI of 5 kg/m2 postnadir) and recurrent obesity (weight regain + BMI > 35) remain a concern, occurring post-KT in 35.7% and 17.9%, respectively. Early LSG should be considered for morbidly obese patients with ESKD for improved weight loss outcomes. Early KT after LSG does not appear to affect short-term surgical weight loss. Candidates with a BMI of up to 45 kg/m2 can have a reasonable expectation to achieve the limit within 1 year.
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- Roy Hajjar
- General Surgery Service, Hôpital Maisonneuve-Rosemont, Université de Montréal, Montréal, QC, Canada.,Division of General Surgery, Department of Surgery, Université de Montréal, Montréal, QC, Canada
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- Nephrology Service, Hôpital Maisonneuve-Rosemont, Université de Montréal, Montréal, QC, Canada.,Centre de Recherche de l'Hôpital Maisonneuve-Rosemont, Montréal, QC, Canada.,Département de Pharmacologie et Physiologie, Université de Montréal, Montréal, QC, Canada
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- Department of Surgery, Royal Victoria Hospital, McGill University, Montréal, QC, Canada
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- General Surgery Service, Hôpital Maisonneuve-Rosemont, Université de Montréal, Montréal, QC, Canada
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- Nephrology Service, Hôpital Maisonneuve-Rosemont, Université de Montréal, Montréal, QC, Canada
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- Nephrology Service, Hôpital Maisonneuve-Rosemont, Université de Montréal, Montréal, QC, Canada
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- Department of Surgery, Centre for Bariatric Surgery, McGill University, Montréal, QC, Canada
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- Hôpital Sacré-Cœur de Montréal, Université de Montréal, Montréal, QC, Canada
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- Hôpital Sacré-Cœur de Montréal, Université de Montréal, Montréal, QC, Canada
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- General Surgery Service, Hôpital Maisonneuve-Rosemont, Université de Montréal, Montréal, QC, Canada.,Division of General Surgery, Department of Surgery, Université de Montréal, Montréal, QC, Canada
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MacIsaac S, Ramanakumar AV, Saw C, Naessens V, Saberi N, Cantarovich M, Baran D, Paraskevas S, Tchervenkov J, Chaudhury P, Sandal S. Relative decrease in hemoglobin and outcomes in patients undergoing kidney transplantation surgery: A retrospective cohort study. Am J Surg 2021; 222:825-831. [PMID: 33707078 DOI: 10.1016/j.amjsurg.2021.03.002] [Citation(s) in RCA: 0] [Impact Index Per Article: 0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [What about the content of this article? (0)] [Affiliation(s)] [Abstract] [Key Words] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 10/26/2020] [Revised: 02/09/2021] [Accepted: 03/01/2021] [Indexed: 11/29/2022]
Abstract
BACKGROUND Recent surgical literature suggests that a relative decrease in hemoglobin (ΔHb) is predictive of adverse outcomes regardless of the absolute level. We aimed to examine the association between perioperative ΔHb and kidney transplantation (KT) outcomes. METHODS This was a retrospective cohort study of transplant recipients, where ΔHb = [Hb0- Hb1Hb0]x 100 (Hb0 = hemoglobin pre-KT and Hb1 = lowest hemoglobin 24-h post-KT). The main outcome of interest was immediate graft function (IGF). RESULTS Of the 899 eligible patients, 38% experienced IGF, and ΔHb was associated with 36% lower odds of IGF. Also, ΔHb was associated with higher all-cause graft failure and longer length of stay but not death-censored graft failure or mortality. ΔHb ≥30% was the threshold beyond which the odds of IGF were significantly lower even if Hb1 was ≥7 g/dL. CONCLUSION ΔHb is associated with inferior outcomes independent of Hb1; whether it can be used to guide transfusion practices should be explored.
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- Sarah MacIsaac
- Faculty of Medicine, McGill University, Montreal, Quebec, Canada.
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- Research Institute of the McGill University Health Centre, Montreal, Quebec, Canada; Division of Hematology, Department of Medicine, McGill University Health Centre, Montreal, Quebec, Canada.
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- Division of Hematology, Department of Medicine, McGill University Health Centre, Montreal, Quebec, Canada.
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- Department of Surgery, McGill University Health Centre, Montreal, Quebec, Canada.
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- Division of Nephrology, Department of Medicine, McGill University Health Centre, Montreal, Quebec, Canada.
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- Division of Nephrology, Department of Medicine, McGill University Health Centre, Montreal, Quebec, Canada.
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- Department of Surgery, McGill University Health Centre, Montreal, Quebec, Canada.
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- Department of Surgery, McGill University Health Centre, Montreal, Quebec, Canada.
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- Department of Surgery, McGill University Health Centre, Montreal, Quebec, Canada.
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- Research Institute of the McGill University Health Centre, Montreal, Quebec, Canada; Division of Nephrology, Department of Medicine, McGill University Health Centre, Montreal, Quebec, Canada.
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Saha-Chaudhuri P, Rabin C, Tchervenkov J, Baran D, Morein J, Sapir-Pichhadze R. Predicting Clinical Outcome in Expanded Criteria Donor Kidney Transplantation: A Retrospective Cohort Study. Can J Kidney Health Dis 2020; 7:2054358120924305. [PMID: 32637142 PMCID: PMC7315672 DOI: 10.1177/2054358120924305] [Citation(s) in RCA: 1] [Impact Index Per Article: 0.3] [Reference Citation Analysis] [What about the content of this article? (0)] [Affiliation(s)] [Abstract] [Key Words] [Track Full Text] [Download PDF] [Figures] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 12/09/2019] [Accepted: 03/30/2020] [Indexed: 11/15/2022] Open
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Background: The gaps in organ supply and demand necessitate the use of expanded criteria donor (ECD) kidneys. Objective: To identify which pre-transplant and post-transplant predictors are most informative regarding short- and long-term ECD transplant outcomes. Design: Retrospective cohort study. Setting: Single center, Quebec, Canada. Patients: The patients were 163 consecutive first-time ECD kidney only transplant recipients who underwent transplantation at McGill University Health Centre (MUHC) between January 1, 2008 and December 31, 2014 and had frozen section wedge procurement biopsies. Measurements: Short-term graft outcomes, including delayed graft function and 1-year estimated glomerular filtration rate (eGFR), as well as long-term outcomes including all-cause graft loss (defined as return to dialysis, retransplantation, and death with function). Methods: Pre-transplant donor, recipient, and transplant characteristics were assessed as predictors of transplant outcomes. The added value of post-transplant predictors, including longitudinal eGFR, was also assessed using time-varying Cox proportional hazards models. Results: In univariate analyses, among the pre-transplant donor characteristics, histopathologic variables did not show evidence of association with delayed graft function, 1-year post-transplant eGFR or all cause graft loss. Recipient age was associated with all-cause graft loss (hazard ratio: 1.038 [95% confidence interval: 1.002-1.075] and the model produced only modest discrimination (C-index: 0.590; standard error [SE]: 0.045). Inclusion of time-dependent post-transplant eGFR improved the model’s prediction accuracy (C-index: 0.711; SE = 0.047). Pre-transplant ECD characteristics were not associated with long-term survival, whereas post-transplant characteristics allowed better model discrimination. Limitations: Single-center study, small sample size, and potential incomplete capture of all covariate data. Conclusions: Incorporation of dynamic prediction models into electronic health records may enable timely mitigation of ECD graft failure risk and/or facilitate planning for renal replacement therapies. Histopathologic findings on preimplantation biopsies have a limited role in predicting long-term ECD outcomes. Trial registration: Not applicable.
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- Paramita Saha-Chaudhuri
- Department of Epidemiology, Biostatistics & Occupational Health, McGill University, Montréal, QC, Canada
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- Department of Pediatrics, State University of New York Downstate Medical Center, Brooklyn, NY, USA
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- Division of Nephrology and the Multi Organ Transplant Program, Royal Victoria Hospital, McGill University Health Centre, Montréal, QC, Canada
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- Department of Medicine, University of Western Ontario, London, ON, Canada
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- Department of Epidemiology, Biostatistics & Occupational Health, McGill University, Montréal, QC, Canada.,Division of Nephrology and the Multi Organ Transplant Program, Royal Victoria Hospital, McGill University Health Centre, Montréal, QC, Canada.,Centre for Outcomes Research & Evaluation, Research Institute of the McGill University Health Centre, Montréal, QC, Canada
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Diab C, Almarzouq A, Ajise O, Barkati S, Tchervenkov J, Andonian S. Renal actinomycosis presenting as uro-cutaneous fistula. Urol Case Rep 2019; 28:101054. [PMID: 31709154 PMCID: PMC6833357 DOI: 10.1016/j.eucr.2019.101054] [Citation(s) in RCA: 1] [Impact Index Per Article: 0.2] [Reference Citation Analysis] [What about the content of this article? (0)] [Affiliation(s)] [Abstract] [Key Words] [Track Full Text] [Download PDF] [Figures] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 09/26/2019] [Accepted: 10/16/2019] [Indexed: 11/19/2022] Open
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Renal actinomycosis is a rare clinical entity. Diagnosis is usually made after resection. A 36-year-old male presented with uro-cutaneous fistula and left xanthogranulomatous pyelonephritis. He was offered left open radical nephrectomy. Intra-operatively, there was “woody” inflammation of the left kidney fistulizing to the splenic flexure of the colon. We successfully resected it and a segment of the colon that had fistulized. His tissue cultures grew Actinomyces odontolyticus. Post-operatively, he received 6 weeks of intravenous beta-lactam antibiotic. He recovered well without any complications. In conclusion, renal actinomycosis can be challenging to diagnose, operate and eradicate. Perioperative considerations are presented for successful management.
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- Christian Diab
- Division of Urology, Department of Surgery, McGill University, Montreal, QC, Canada
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- Division of Urology, Department of Surgery, McGill University, Montreal, QC, Canada
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- Division of Pathology, McGill University, Montreal, QC, Canada
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- Division of Medical Microbiology and division of Infectious Diseases, McGill University, Montreal, QC, Canada
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- Division of Hepato-biliary Service, Department of Surgery, McGill University, Montreal, QC, Canada
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- Division of Urology, Department of Surgery, McGill University, Montreal, QC, Canada
- Corresponding author. McGill University Health Centre, 1001 Boulevard Decarie, D05.5331, Montreal, QC, H4A 3J1, Canada.
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Rutman AK, Negi S, Gasparrini M, Hasilo CP, Tchervenkov J, Paraskevas S. Immune Response to Extracellular Vesicles From Human Islets of Langerhans in Patients With Type 1 Diabetes. Endocrinology 2018; 159:3834-3847. [PMID: 30307543 DOI: 10.1210/en.2018-00649] [Citation(s) in RCA: 28] [Impact Index Per Article: 4.7] [Reference Citation Analysis] [What about the content of this article? (0)] [Affiliation(s)] [Abstract] [MESH Headings] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Submit a Manuscript] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 07/10/2018] [Accepted: 10/01/2018] [Indexed: 12/14/2022]
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The autoimmune response that characterizes type 1 diabetes (T1D) has no clear cause. Extracellular vesicles (EVs) play an important role in triggering the immune response in other contexts. Here, we propose a model by which EVs isolated from human islets stimulate proinflammatory immune responses and lead to peripheral blood mononuclear cell (PBMC) activation. We show that human islet EVs are internalized by monocytes and B cells and lead to an increase in T-helper 1, 2, and 17 cytokine expression, as well as T and B cell proliferation. Importantly, we demonstrate memory T and B cell activation by EVs selectively in PBMCs of patients with T1D. Additionally, human islet EVs induce an increase in antibodies against glutamic acid decarboxylase 65 (GAD65) in T1D PBMCs. Furthermore, pretreatment of T1D PBMCs with ibrutinib, an inhibitor of Bruton tyrosine kinase, dampens EV-induced memory B cell activation and GAD65 antibody production. Collectively, our findings indicate a role for human islet EVs in mediating activation of B and T cells and GAD65 autoantibody production.
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- Alissa K Rutman
- Human Islet Transplant Laboratory, Department of Surgery, McGill University Health Centre, Montréal, Québec, Canada
- Center of Excellence in Translational Immunology, Research Institute of the McGill University Health Centre, Montréal, Québec, Canada
- Canadian National Transplant Research Program, Edmonton, Alberta, Canada
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- Human Islet Transplant Laboratory, Department of Surgery, McGill University Health Centre, Montréal, Québec, Canada
- Center of Excellence in Translational Immunology, Research Institute of the McGill University Health Centre, Montréal, Québec, Canada
- Canadian National Transplant Research Program, Edmonton, Alberta, Canada
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- Human Islet Transplant Laboratory, Department of Surgery, McGill University Health Centre, Montréal, Québec, Canada
- Center of Excellence in Translational Immunology, Research Institute of the McGill University Health Centre, Montréal, Québec, Canada
- Canadian National Transplant Research Program, Edmonton, Alberta, Canada
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- Human Islet Transplant Laboratory, Department of Surgery, McGill University Health Centre, Montréal, Québec, Canada
- Canadian National Transplant Research Program, Edmonton, Alberta, Canada
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- Human Islet Transplant Laboratory, Department of Surgery, McGill University Health Centre, Montréal, Québec, Canada
- Center of Excellence in Translational Immunology, Research Institute of the McGill University Health Centre, Montréal, Québec, Canada
- Canadian National Transplant Research Program, Edmonton, Alberta, Canada
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- Human Islet Transplant Laboratory, Department of Surgery, McGill University Health Centre, Montréal, Québec, Canada
- Center of Excellence in Translational Immunology, Research Institute of the McGill University Health Centre, Montréal, Québec, Canada
- Canadian National Transplant Research Program, Edmonton, Alberta, Canada
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Trinh E, Alam A, Tchervenkov J, Cantarovich M. Impact of acute kidney injury following liver transplantation on long-term outcomes. Clin Transplant 2016; 31. [DOI: 10.1111/ctr.12863] [Citation(s) in RCA: 26] [Impact Index Per Article: 3.3] [Reference Citation Analysis] [What about the content of this article? (0)] [Affiliation(s)] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Accepted: 10/13/2016] [Indexed: 12/31/2022]
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- Emilie Trinh
- Division of Nephrology; Multi-Organ Transplant Program; McGill University Health Center; Montreal QC Canada
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- Division of Nephrology; Multi-Organ Transplant Program; McGill University Health Center; Montreal QC Canada
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- Division of General Surgery; Multi-Organ Transplant Program; McGill University Health Center; Montreal QC Canada
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- Division of Nephrology; Multi-Organ Transplant Program; McGill University Health Center; Montreal QC Canada
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Hassanain M, Simoneau E, Doi SA, Hebert MJ, Metrakos P, Tchervenkov J. An Improved Classification of Kidney Function Recovery Using Estimated Glomerular Filtration Rate Slope Post-transplantation. Transplant Proc 2016; 48:1993-8. [PMID: 27569934 DOI: 10.1016/j.transproceed.2016.03.055] [Citation(s) in RCA: 0] [Impact Index Per Article: 0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [What about the content of this article? (0)] [Affiliation(s)] [Abstract] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 10/28/2015] [Revised: 03/18/2016] [Accepted: 03/30/2016] [Indexed: 10/21/2022]
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BACKGROUND The impact of renal function recovery on graft survival was examined using estimated glomerular filtration rate (eGFR) slope after kidney transplantation (GAP classification); this was compared to the conventional classification of immediate graft function (IGF), slow graft function (SGF), and delayed graft function (DGF). MATERIALS AND METHODS Overall, 541 cases of cadaveric renal transplants were reviewed from a prospective transplant database. eGFR and its slope were measured using the harmonic mean over the first week post-transplantation. Next, 495 kidney transplant recipients from an independent institution were assessed to determine the prognostic value of graft function based on the eGFR slope. RESULTS The main discrimination of eGFR slopes occurred within the first 7 days. Three groups in the GAP classification (Good graft function, Average graft function, Poor graft function) were defined based on eGFR slope tertiles: good graft function (GGF), average graft function (AGF), and poor graft function (PGF) were defined based on the ΔCrCL per day over the first 7 days: <1 mL/min, 1-4 mL/min, and >4 mL/min, respectively. When applied to the validation cohort, the 5-year graft failure was 20% for the PGF group, 4% for the AGF group, and 3% for the GGF group. Multivariable Cox regression analysis demonstrated better prediction of long-term graft function with the new classification (C statistic 0.49 [old)] vs 0.61 [new]). CONCLUSION The new GAP criteria were better at predicting long-term graft survival and renal function compared to the conventional classification system, and deserve further consideration in future studies.
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- M Hassanain
- Department of Surgery, College of Medicine, King Saud University, Riyadh, Saudi Arabia; Section of Hepatobiliary Surgery and Solid Organ Transplant, Department of Surgery, McGill University Health Center, Montréal, Québec, Canada
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- Section of Hepatobiliary Surgery and Solid Organ Transplant, Department of Surgery, McGill University Health Center, Montréal, Québec, Canada
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- Research School of Population Health, Australian National University, Canberra, Australia
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- Département of Médicine, CHUM-Hôpital Notre-Dame, Médicine, Montréal, Québec, Canada
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- Section of Hepatobiliary Surgery and Solid Organ Transplant, Department of Surgery, McGill University Health Center, Montréal, Québec, Canada
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- Section of Hepatobiliary Surgery and Solid Organ Transplant, Department of Surgery, McGill University Health Center, Montréal, Québec, Canada.
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Wan SS, Cantarovich M, Mucsi I, Baran D, Paraskevas S, Tchervenkov J. Early renal function recovery and long-term graft survival in kidney transplantation. Transpl Int 2016; 29:619-26. [DOI: 10.1111/tri.12775] [Citation(s) in RCA: 9] [Impact Index Per Article: 1.1] [Reference Citation Analysis] [What about the content of this article? (0)] [Affiliation(s)] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 06/14/2015] [Revised: 07/17/2015] [Accepted: 03/04/2016] [Indexed: 11/30/2022]
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- Susan S. Wan
- Division of Nephrology; Department of Medicine; Multi-Organ Transplant Program; Royal Victoria Hospital; McGill University Health Centre; Montreal QC Canada
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- Division of Nephrology; Department of Medicine; Multi-Organ Transplant Program; Royal Victoria Hospital; McGill University Health Centre; Montreal QC Canada
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- Division of Nephrology; Department of Medicine; Multi-Organ Transplant Program; Royal Victoria Hospital; McGill University Health Centre; Montreal QC Canada
- Division of Nephrology; Department of Medicine; Multi-Organ Transplant Program; Toronto General Hospital; University Health Network; Toronto ON Canada
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- Division of Nephrology; Department of Medicine; Multi-Organ Transplant Program; Royal Victoria Hospital; McGill University Health Centre; Montreal QC Canada
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- Division of General Surgery; Department of Surgery; Multi-Organ Transplant Program; Royal Victoria Hospital; McGill University Health Centre; Montreal QC Canada
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- Division of General Surgery; Department of Surgery; Multi-Organ Transplant Program; Royal Victoria Hospital; McGill University Health Centre; Montreal QC Canada
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Sahakian S, Nguyen M, Liu S, Paraskevas S, Tchervenkov J. Sensitization to MHC Antigen Is Characterized By Heightened Early Proinflammatory Cytokine Release Rather Than Lymphocyte Proliferation: Implications for Sensitization After Allograft Rejection. Transplantation 2014. [DOI: 10.1097/00007890-201407151-00964] [Citation(s) in RCA: 0] [Impact Index Per Article: 0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [What about the content of this article? (0)] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 11/25/2022]
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Saw CL, Baran D, Mucsi I, Tchervenkov J, Paraskevas S, Cantarovich M. 71-P. Hum Immunol 2013. [DOI: 10.1016/j.humimm.2013.08.146] [Citation(s) in RCA: 0] [Impact Index Per Article: 0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [What about the content of this article? (0)] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 11/30/2022]
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Saw CL, Baran D, Mucsi I, Tchervenkov J, Paraskevas S, McIntyre C, Cantarovich M. 41-P. Hum Immunol 2013. [DOI: 10.1016/j.humimm.2013.08.116] [Citation(s) in RCA: 0] [Impact Index Per Article: 0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [What about the content of this article? (0)] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 10/26/2022]
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Netchiporouk E, Tchervenkov J, Paraskevas S, Sasseville D, Billick R. Evaluation of Herpes Simplex Virus Infection Morbidity and Mortality in Pancreas and Kidney-Pancreas Transplant Recipients. Transplant Proc 2013; 45:3343-7. [DOI: 10.1016/j.transproceed.2013.05.002] [Citation(s) in RCA: 6] [Impact Index Per Article: 0.5] [Reference Citation Analysis] [What about the content of this article? (0)] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 04/26/2013] [Accepted: 05/09/2013] [Indexed: 10/26/2022]
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Netchiporouk E, Tchervenkov J, Paraskevas S, Sasseville D, Billick R. Evaluation of Varicella Zoster Virus Infection Morbidity and Mortality in Pancreas and Kidney-Pancreas Transplant Recipients. Transplant Proc 2013; 45:701-4. [DOI: 10.1016/j.transproceed.2012.10.022] [Citation(s) in RCA: 12] [Impact Index Per Article: 1.1] [Reference Citation Analysis] [What about the content of this article? (0)] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 09/17/2012] [Accepted: 10/09/2012] [Indexed: 01/09/2023]
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Walsh C, Barkun J, Tchervenkov J, Deschenes M, Ghali P, Wong P, Chaudhury P, Paraskevas S, Metrakos P, Cantarovich M. Anti-CD25 monoclonal antibody replacement therapy for chronic kidney disease in liver transplant recipients. Transplantation 2013; 95:495-500. [PMID: 23296149 DOI: 10.1097/tp.0b013e318277230e] [Citation(s) in RCA: 1] [Impact Index Per Article: 0.1] [Reference Citation Analysis] [What about the content of this article? (0)] [Affiliation(s)] [Abstract] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 11/25/2022]
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BACKGROUND Chronic kidney disease (CKD) is a frequent complication after liver transplantation (LT) and is associated with increased mortality. Strategies to reduce calcineurin inhibitor (CNI) dose or conversion to either mycophenolate mofetil and/or rapamycin resulted in variable results and side-effect profiles. METHODS We evaluated the effectiveness of CNI conversion to long-term anti-CD25 monoclonal antibody (mAb)-based immunosuppression in 15 adult LT patients with CKD at 7.6±4 years posttransplant (intervention group). Three patients had been previously switched to rapamycin, and 12 patients were on CNI. The control group included 15 LT patients on CNI with stable renal function over a similar posttransplant follow-up period. RESULTS Anti-CD25 mAb were given over a period of 26±15 months (range, 2-51 months) and were well tolerated. The slope of calculated creatinine clearance was -0.66 mL/min/month over 6 months before conversion and -0.05 mL/min/month after conversion to anti-CD25 mAb (P=0.16 and P=0.86 vs. controls). Three acute rejection episodes occurred in the intervention group. Acute rejection was reversible in two patients. However, one patient died of chronic rejection 1 year after having been switched to tacrolimus. Anti-CD25 mAb were replaced with either CNI or rapamycin in six patients (acute rejection [n=2], progression to end-stage renal disease [n=2], poor venous status [n=1], increased liver enzymes [n=1]). CONCLUSION The use of long-term anti-CD25 mAb therapy as a replacement to CNI and rapamycin-based immunosuppression may be feasible. It is crucial that rejection surveillance is intensified. A randomized controlled trial is required to confirm the benefits of this strategy.
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- Chris Walsh
- Department of Medicine, McGill University Health Center, Montreal, Quebec, Canada
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Fayez R, AlMuntashery A, Bodie G, Almamar A, Gill R, Raîche I, Mueller C, AlMuntashery A, Fayez R, AlMuntashery A, Moustarah F, Khokhotva M, Anvari M, Kwong J, Elkassem S, Bonrath E, Zevin B, Sockalingam S, Smith C, Smith C, Whitlock K, Gill R, Suri M, Palter V, Wakeam E, Khan R, Martelli V, Malik A, Young P, Daigle C, McCreery G, Seth R, Paskar D, Sudarshan M, Richardson D, Haggar F, Davis V, Rivard J, Agzarian J, Racz J, Winocour J, Zilbert N, Decker C, Neumann K, Gosney J, Wissanji H, Chadi S, Alhabboubi M, Partridge E, Alhabboubi M, Olszewski M, Chan R, Nadler A, Hameed U, Brotherhood H, Menezes A, MacDonald B, Rakovich G, Hilsden R, Merani S, Davis P, Davis P, Cools-Lartigue J, Ojah J, Julien F, Carter D, Pitt D, Banks B, Rudovics A, Ravichandran P, Anantha R, Aad I, Kholdebarin R, Aird L, Wong S, Payne J, Hallet J, Farries L, Raiche I, Botkin C, Morency D, Berger-Richardson D, Isa A, Dupuis I, Schweigert M, Koubi S, Ernjakovic M, Grant K, Cools-Lartigue J, Carrott P, Stafford T, Malthaner R, Sudarshan M, Hanna W, Lee L, Markar S, Razzak R, Bharadwaj S, Ashrafi A, Ouellette D, Fergusson D, Forster A, Boushey R, Porter G, Johnson P, Gomes T, Chan B, Auer R, Moloo H, Mamdani M, Markar S, Al-Omran M, Al-Obaid O, Boushey R, Lim DR, Min BS, Baik SH, Gordon P, Kim NK, Lo A, Pinsk I, Bottoni D, Brown C, Raval M, Cheng H, Wong C, Johnston N, Farrokhyar F, Stephen W, Kelly S, Lindsay L, Forbes S, Knickle C, Bouchard A, Parry N, Leslie K, Ott M, Coughlin S, Gazala S, Gazala S, Donahoe L, Walker K, Li C, Alnasser S, Schweigert M, Schweigert M, Zhuruk A, Hanouf A, Vanounou T, Karanicolas P, Aubin JM, Yeung J, Dumitra S, Simoneau E, Vanounou T, Howe B, Hawel J, Jang JH, Bertens K, Rekman J, Wei A, Dumitra S, Koubi S, Ouellet JF, Wei A, Covelli A, Maniar R, Sun S, Davis V, Brackstone M, Boissonneault R, Kim S, Baliski C, Gazala S, Hameed U, Sudarshan M, Arnaout A, Wedman D, Nostedt M, Hebbard P, Shetty S, Dixon M, Wei A, Dixon M, Kazazian K, Lemke M, Wells B, Musselman R, Zih FSW, Menezes A, Nassif M, Leon-Carlyle M, Wei A, Krotneva S, Bradley N, Trabulsi N, Trabulsi N, Chin-Lenn L, Cheng H, Petrucci A, Sandhu L, Neville A, Lee L, Li C, Yang I, Prabhu KL, Melich G, Knowles S, Richardson D, Borowiec A, Hallet J, Boissonneault R, Kolozsvari N, Hallet J, Tuttle P, VanHouwelingen L, Haggar F, Boulanger-Gobeil C, Chan B, Chan B, Richardson D, Musselman R, Melich G, Phang P, Goldstein L, Wen C, Lebrun A, Chadi S, Roy M, Villeneuve S, AlMuntashery A, Demyttenaere S, Christou N, Court O, Fayez R, Demyttenaere S, Christou N, Court O, Bonrath E, Hagen J, Okrainec A, Sullivan P, Grantcharov T, Sharma A, Karmali S, Birch D, Majumdar S, Wang X, Tuepah R, Klarenbach S, Birch D, Karmali S, Sharma A, Padwal R, Smith C, Haggar F, Moloo H, Poulin E, Martel G, Yelle JD, Mamazza J, Jackson T, Penner T, Pitzul K, Urbach D, Okrainec A, Villeneuve S, Roy M, Fayez R, Demyttenaere S, Christou N, Court O, Roy M, Villeneuve S, AlMuntashery A, Demyttenaere S, Christou N, Court O, Fayez R, Demyttenaere S, Court O, Christou N, Biertho L, Hould FS, Lebel S, Lescelleur O, Marceau S, Marceau P, Biron S, Grantcharov T, Sharma A, Yusuf S, Okrainec A, Pitzul K, Urbach D, Jackson T, Lindsay D, Sullivan P, Smith L, Zevin B, Dedy N, Grantcharov T, Bonrath E, Aggarwal R, Grantcharov T, Cassin S, Crawford S, Pitzul K, Khan A, Hawa R, Jackson T, Okrainec A, Brar B, Mamazza J, Raîche I, Yelle JD, Haggar F, Moloo H, Brar B, Haggar F, Dent R, Mamazza J, Raîche I, Moloo H, Gill R, Ali T, Shi X, Birch D, Karmali S, Whitlock K, Shi X, Sarkhosh K, Birch D, Karmali S, Turner J, Nation P, Wizzard P, Brubaker P, Gisalet D, Wales P, Grantcharov T, Tien H, Spencer F, Brenneman F, Kowal J, Wiseman S, Fraser S, Vedel I, Deban M, Holcroft C, Monette M, Monette J, Bergman S, Bell C, Stukel T, Urbach D, Mueller T, Lucykx V, Lukowski C, Compston C, Churchill T, Khadaroo R, Grantcharov T, Vogt K, Dubois L, Gray D, Ananth A, Tai LH, Lam T, Falls T, Souza C, Bell J, Auer R, Crawford S, Parry N, Leslie K, Alhabboubi M, St-Louis E, Deckelbaum D, Razek T, Feldman L, Khwaja K, Porter G, Johnson P, Boushey R, Moloo H, Raiche I, Mamazza J, Schiller D, Eurich D, Sawyer M, Vergis A, Unger B, Hardy K, Andrew C, Gillman L, Park J, Prodger J, Kelly W, Kelly S, Prodger D, Ewara E, Martin J, Sarma S, Chu M, Schlachta C, Zaric G, Al-Ali K, Briggs K, George R, Murnaghan M, Leung A, Regehr G, Moulton CA, Mahmud S, Metcalfe J, McKay A, Park J, Hochman D, Burkle F, Redmond A, McQueen K, Desrosiers E, Gilbert A, Leslie K, Ott M, Sudarshan M, Jessula S, Alburakan A, Deckelbaum D, Razek T, Iqbal S, Khwaja K, Aikins C, Sudarshan M, Deckelbaum D, Iqbal S, Khwaja K, Razek T, Roberts N, Moulton CA, Murnaghan M, Cil T, Marshall J, Pederson K, Erichsen S, White J, Aarts MA, Okrainec A, Victor J, Pearsall E, McLeod R, Jackson T, Okrainec A, Penner T, Urbach D, Karimuddin A, Hall C, Bawan S, Malik S, Hayashi A, Gill R, McAlister C, Zhang N, DesRosiers E, Mills A, Crozier M, Lee L, Maxwell J, Partridge E, Chad S, Steigerwald S, Mapiour D, Roberts D, MacPherson C, Donahoe L, Mercer D, Hopman W, Latulippe JF, Knowles S, Moffat B, Parry N, Leslie K, Switzer N, Khadaroo R, Tul Y, Widder S, Molinari M, Levy A, Johnson P, Bailey J, Molinari M, Hayden J, Johnson P, Benlolo S, Marcus V, Ferri L, Finley R, Anderson D, Gagné JP, Chan S, Wong S, Li J, Michael A, Choi D, Liu E, Hoogenes J, Dath D, Aubin JM, Mew D, McConnell Y, Classen D, Kanthan S, Croome K, Kovacs M, Lazo-Langner A, Hernandez-Alejandro R, Vogt K, Crawford S, Parry N, Leslie K, Khoshgoo N, Iwasiow B, Keijzer R, Brown C, Isa D, Pace D, Widder S, Tul Y, Primrose M, Hudson D, Khadaroo R, Lauzier F, Mailloux O, Trottier V, ARchambault P, Zarychanski R, Turgeon A, Mailloux O, Hardy P, Muirhead R, Masters J, Haggar F, Poulin HME, Martel G, Mamazza J, Milbrandt C, Keijzer R, Sideris L, Grenier-Vallée P, Latulippe JF, Dubé P, Kurashima Y, Kaneva P, Feldman L, Fried G, Vassiliou M, Kwan AL, Fraser S, Solymosi N, Rauh N, Dubecz A, Renz M, 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Mayrand S, Franco E, Ferri L, Dubecz A, Renz M, Stadlhuber R, Ofner D, Stein H, Renz M, Dubecz A, Solymosi N, Thumfart L, Ofner D, Stein H, Croome K, Leeper R, Hernandez R, Livingstone S, Sapp J, Woodhall D, Alwayn I, Bergman S, Lam-McCulloch J, Balaa F, Jayaraman S, Quan D, Wei A, Guyatt G, Rekman J, Fairfull-Smith R, Mimeault R, Balaa F, Martel G, Boehnert M, Bazerbachi F, Knaak J, Selzner N, McGilvray I, Rotstein O, Adeyi O, Levy G, Keshavjee S, Grant D, Selzner M, Khalil JA, Jamal M, Chaudhury P, Zogopoulos G, Petrakos P, Tchervenkov J, Barkun J, Jamal M, Hassanain M, Chaudhury P, Wong S, Salman A, Tran T, Metrakos P, Groeschl R, Geller D, Marsh J, Gamblin T, Croome K, Croome K, Quan D, Hernandez R, Kim P, Greig PD, Gallinger S, Moulton CA, Wei A, Fischer S, Cleary S, Vogt K, Hernandez-Alejandro R, Gray D, Aubin J, Fairfull-Smith J, Mimeault R, Balaa F, Martel G, Devitt K, Ramjaun A, Gallingher S, Alabbad S, Constantinos D, Hassanein M, Barkun J, Metrakos P, Paraskevas S, Chaudhury 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Canadian Surgery Forum1 Is laparoscopic sleeve gastrectomy a reasonable stand-alone procedure for super morbidly obese patients?2 Postoperative monitoring requirements of patients with obstructive sleep apnea undergoing bariatric surgery3 Role of relaparoscopy in the diagnosis and treatment of bariatric complications in the early postoperative period4 Changes of active and total ghrelin, GLP-1 and PYY following restrictive bariatric surgery and their impact on satiety: comparison of sleeve gastrectomy and adjustable gastric banding5 Prioritization and willingness to pay for bariatric surgery: the patient perspective6 Ventral hernia at the time of laparoscopic gastric bypass surgery: Should it be repaired?7 Linear stapled gastrojejunostomy with transverse handsewn enterotomy closure significantly reduces strictures for laparoscopic Roux-en-Y bypass8 Laparoscopic biliopancreatic diversion with duodenal switch as second stage for super super morbidly obese patients. Do all patients benefit?9 Sleeve gastrectomy in the super super morbidly obese (BMI > 60 kg/m2): a Canadian experience10 Laparoscopic gastric bypass for the treatment of refractory idiopathic gastroparesis: a report of 2 cases11 Duodeno-ileal switch as a primary bariatric and metabolic surgical option for the severely obese patient with comorbidities: review of a single-institution case series of duodeno-ileal intestinal bypass12 Management of large paraesophageal hernias in morbidly obese patients with laparoscopic sleeve gastrectomy: a case series13 Early results of the Ontario bariatric surgical program: using the bariatric registry14 Improving access to bariatric surgical care: Is universal health care the answer?15 Early and liberal postoperative exploration can reduce morbidity and mortality in patients undergoing bariatric surgery16 Withdrawn17 Identification and assessment of technical errors in laparoscopic Roux-en-Y gastric bypass18 A valid and reliable tool for assessment of surgical skill in laparoscopic Roux-en-Y gastric bypass19 Psychiatric predictors of presurgery drop-out following suitability assessment for bariatric surgery20 Predictors of outcomes following Roux-en-Y gastric bypass surgery at The Ottawa Hospital21 Prophylactic management of cholelithiasis in bariatric patients: Is routine cholecystectomy warranted?22 Early outcomes of Roux-en-Y gastric bypass in a publicly funded obesity program23 Similar incidence of gastrojejunal anastomotic stricture formation with hand-sewn and 21 mm circular stapler techniques during Roux-en-Y gastric bypass24 (CAGS Basic Science Award) Exogenous glucagon-like peptide-1 improves clinical, morphological and histological outcomes of intestinal adaptation in a distal-intestinal resection piglet model of short bowel syndrome25 (CAGS Clinical Research Award) Development and validation of a comprehensive curriculum to teach an advanced minimally invasive procedure: a randomized controlled trial26 Negative-pressure wound therapy (iVAC) on closed, high-risk incisions following abdominal wall reconstruction27 The impact of seed granting on research in the University of British Columbia Department of Surgery28 Quality of surgical care is inadequate for elderly patients29 Recurrence of inguinal hernia in general and hernia specialty hospitals in Ontario, Canada30 Oncostatin M receptor deficiency results in increased mortality in an intestinal ischemia reperfusion model in mice31 Laparoscopic repair of large paraesophageal hernias with anterior gastropexy: a multicentre trial32 Response to preoperative medical therapy predicts success of laparoscopic splenectomy for immune thrombocytopenic purpura33 Perioperative sepsis, but not hemorrhagic shock, promotes the development of cancer metastases in a murine model34 Measuring the impact of implementing an acute care surgery service on the management of acute biliary disease35 Patient flow and efficiency in an acute care surgery service36 The relationship between treatment factors and postoperative complications after radical surgery for rectal cancer37 Risk of ventral hernia after laparoscopic colon surgery38 Urinary metabolomics as a tool for early detection of Barrett’s and esophageal cancer39 Construct validity of individual and summary performance metrics associated with a computer-based laparo-scopic simulator40 Impact of a city-wide health system reorganization on emergency department visits in hospitals in surrounding communities41 Transcatheter aortic valve implantation for the nonoperative management of aortic stenosis: a cost-effectiveness analysis42 Breast cancer: racial differences in age of onset. A potential confounder in Canadian screening recommendations43 Risk taking in surgery: in and out of the comfort zone44 A tumour board in the office: Track those cancer patients!45 Increased patient BMI is not associated with advanced colon cancer stage or grade on presentation: a retrospective chart review46 Consensus statements regarding the multidisciplinary care of limb amputation patients in disasters or humanitarian emergencies. Report of the 2011 Humanitarian Action Summit Surgical Working Group on amputations following disasters or conflict47 Learning the CanMEDS role of professional: a pilot project of supervised discussion groups addressing the hidden curriculum48 Assessing the changing scope of training in Canadian general surgery programs: expected versus actual experience49 Predicting need for surgical management for massive gastrointestinal hemorrhage50 International health care experience: using CanMEDS to evaluate learning outcomes following a surgical mission in Mampong, Ghana51 The open abdomen: risk factors for mortality and rates of closure52 How surgeons think: an exploration of mental practice in surgical preparation53 The surgery wiki: a novel method for delivery of under-graduate surgical education54 Understanding surgical residents’ postoperative practices before implementing an enhanced recovery after surgery (ERAS) guideline at the University of Toronto55 From laparoscopic transabdominal to posterior retroperitoneal adrenalectomy: a paradigm shift in operative approach56 A retrospective audit of outcomes in patients over the age of 80 undergoing acute care abdominal surgery57 Canadian general surgery residents’ perspectives on work-hour regulations58 Timing of surgical intervention and its outcomes in acute appendicitis59 Preparing surgical trainees to deal with adverse events. An outline of learning issues60 Acute care surgical service: surgeon agreement at the time of handover61 Predicting discharge of elderly patients to prehospitalization residence following emergency general surgery62 Morbidity and mortality after emergency abdominal surgery in octo- and nonagenarians63 The impact of acute abdominal illness and urgent admission to hospital on the living situation of elderly patients64 A comparison of laparoscopic versus open subtotal gastrectomy for antral gastric adenocarcinoma: a North American perspective65 Minimally invasive excision of ectopic mediastinal parathyroid adenomas66 Perioperative outcomes of laparoscopic hernia repair in a tertiary care centre: a single institution’s experience67 Evaluation of a student-run, practical and didactic curriculum for preclerkship medical students68 Joseph Lister: Father of Modern Surgery69 Comparisons of melanoma sentinel lymph node biopsy prediction nomograms in a cohort of Canadian patients70 Local experience with myocutaneous flaps after extensive pelvic surgery71 The treatment of noncirrhotic splanchnic vein thrombosis: Is anticoagulation enough?72 Implementation of an acute care surgery service does not affect wait-times for elective cancer surgeries: an institutional experience73 Use of human collagen mesh for closure of a large abdominal wall defect, after colon cancer surgery, a case report74 The role of miR-200b in pulmonary hypoplasia associated with congenital diaphragmatic hernia75 Systematic review and meta-analysis of electrocautery versus scalpel for incising epidermis and dermis76 Accuracy of sentinel lymph node biopsy for early breast cancer in the community setting in St. John’s, New-foundland: results of a retrospective review77 Acute surgical outcomes in the 80 plus population78 The liberal use of platelets transfusions in the acute phase of trauma resuscitation: a systematic review79 Implementation of an acute care surgical on call program in a Canadian community hospital80 Short-term outcomes following paraesophageal hernia repair in the elderly patient81 First experience with single incision surgery: feasibility in the pediatric population and cost evaluation82 The impact of the establishment of an acute care surgery unit on the outcomes of appendectomies and cholecystectomies83 Description and preliminary evaluation of a low-cost simulator for training and evaluation of flexible endoscopic skills84 Tumour lysis syndrome in metastatic colon cancer: a case report85 Acute care surgery service model implementation study at a single institution86 Colonic disasters approached by emergent subtotal and total colectomy: lessons learned from 120 consecutive cases87 Acellular collagen matrix stent to protect bowel anastomoses88 Lessons we learned from preoperative MRI-guided wire localization of breast lesions: the University Health Network (UHN) experience89 Interim cost comparison for the use of platinum micro-coils in the operative localization of small peripheral lung nodules90 Routine barium esophagram has minimal impact on the postoperative management of patients undergoing esophagectomy for esophageal cancer91 Iron deficiency anemia is a common presenting issue with giant paraesophageal hernia and resolves following repair92 A randomized comparison of different ventilation strategies during thoracotomy and lung resection93 The Canadian Lung Volume Reduction Surgery study: an 8-year follow-up94 A comparison of minimally invasive versus open Ivor-Lewis esophagectomy95 A new paradigm in the follow-up after curative resection for lung cancer: minimal-dose CT scan allows for early detection of asymptomatic cancer activity96 Predictors of lymph node metastasis in early esophageal adenocarcinoma: Is endoscopic resection worth the risk?97 How well can thoracic surgery residents operate? Comparing resident and program director opinions98 The impact of extremes of age on short- and long-term outcomes following surgical resection of esophageal malignancy99 Epidermal growth factor receptor targeted gold nanoparticles for the enhanced radiation treatment of non–small cell lung cancer100 Laparoscopic Heller myotomy results in excellent outcomes in all subtypes of achalasia as defined by the Chicago classification101 Neoadjuvant chemoradiation versus surgery in managing esophageal cancer102 Quality of life postesophagectomy for cancer!103 The implementation, evolution and translocation of standardized clinical pathways can improve perioperative outcomes following surgical treatment of esophageal cancer104 A tissue-mimicking phantom for applications in thoracic surgical simulation105 Sublobar resection compared with lobectomy for early stage non–small cell lung cancer: a single institution study106 Not all reviews are equal: the quality of systematic reviews and meta-analyses in thoracic surgery107 Do postoperative complications affect health-related quality of life after video-assisted thoracoscopic lobectomy for patients with lung cancer? A cohort study108 Thoracoscopic plication for palliation of dyspnea secondary to unilateral diaphragmatic paralysis: A worthwhile venture?109 Thoracic surgery experience in Canadian general surgery residency programs110 Perioperative morbidity and pathologic response rates following neoadjuvant chemotherapy and chemoradiation for locally advanced esophageal carcinoma111 An enhanced recovery pathway reduces length of stay after esophagectomy112 Predictors of dysplastic and neoplastic progression of Barrett’s esophagus113 Recurrent esophageal cancer complicated by tracheoesophageal fistula: management by means of palliative airway stenting114 Pancreaticopleural fistula-induced empyema thoracis: principles and results of surgical management115 Prognostic factors of early postoperative mortality following right extended hepatectomy116 Optimizing steatotic livers for transplantation using a cell-penetrating peptide CPP-fused heme oxygenase117 Video outlining the technical steps for a robot-assisted laparoscopic pancreaticoduodenectomy118 Establishment of a collaborative group to conduct innovative clinical trials in Canada119 Hepatic resection for metastatic malignant melanoma: a systematic review and meta-analysis120 Acellular normothermic ex vivo liver perfusion for donor liver preservation121 Pancreatic cancer and predictors of survival: comparing the CA 19–9/bilirubin ratio with the McGill Brisbane Scoring System122 Staged liver resections for bilobar hepatic colorectal metastases: a single centre experience123 Economic model of observation versus immediate resection of hepatic adenomas124 Resection of colorectal liver metastasis in the elderly125 Acceptable long-term survival in patients undergoing liver resection for metastases from noncolorectal, non-neuroendocrine, nonsarcoma malignancies126 Patient and clinicopathological features and prognosis of CK19+ hepatocellular carcinomas: a case–control study127 The management of blunt hepatic trauma in the age of angioembolization: a single centre experience128 Liver resections for noncolorectal and non-neuroendocrine metastases: an evaluation of oncologic outcomes129 Developing an evidence-based clinical pathway for patients undergoing pancreaticoduodenectomy130 Hepatitis C infection and hepatocellular carcinoma in liver transplant: a 20 year experience131 The effect of medication on the risk of post-ERCP pancreatitis132 Temporal trends in the use of diagnostic imaging for patients with hepato-pancreato-biliary (HPB) conditions: How much ionizing radiation are we really using?196 A phase II study of aggressive metastasectomy for intra-and extrahepatic metastases from colorectal cancer133 Why do women choose mastectomy for breast cancer treatment? A conceptual framework for understanding surgical decision-making in early-stage breast cancer134 Synoptic operative reporting: documentation of quality of care data for rectal cancer surgery135 Learning curve analysis for cytoreductive surgery: a useful application of the cumulative sum (CUSUM) method136 Pancreatic cancer is strongly associated with a unique urinary metabolomic signature137 Concurrent neoadjuvant chemo/radiation in locally advanced breast cancer138 Impact of positron emission tomography on clinical staging of newly diagnosed rectal cancer: a specialized single centre retrospective study139 An evaluation of intraoperative Faxitron microradiography versus conventional specimen radiography for the excision of nonpalpable breast lesions140 Comparison of breast cancer treatment wait-times in the Southern Interior of British Columbia in 2006 and 2010141 Factors affecting lymph nodes harvest in colorectal carcinoma142 Laparoscopic adrenalectomy for metastases143 You have a message! Social networking as a motivator for fundamentals of laparoscopic surgery (FLS) training144 The evaluation and validation of a rapid diagnostic and support clinic for women assessment for breast cancer145 Oncoplastic breast surgery: oncologic benefits and limitations146 A qualitative study on rectal cancer patients’ preferences for location of surgical care147 The effect of surgery on local recurrence in young women with breast cancer148 Elevated IL-6 and IL-8 levels in tumour microenvironment is not associated with increased serum levels in humans with Pseudomyxoma peritonei and peritoneal mesothelioma149 Conversion from laparoscopic to open approach during gastrectomy: a population-based analysis150 A scoping review of surgical process improvement tools (SPITs) in cancer surgery151 Splenectomy during gastric cancer surgery: a population-based study152 Defining the polo-like kinase 4 (Plk4) interactome in cancer cell protrusions153 Neoadjuvant imatinib mesylate for locally advanced gastrointestinal stromal tumours154 Implementing results from ACOSOG Z0011: Practice-changing or practice-affirming?155 Should lymph node retrieval be a surgical quality indicator in colon cancer?156 Long-term outcomes following resection of retroperitoneal recurrence of colorectal cancer157 Clinical research in surgical oncology: an analysis of clinicaltrials.gov158 Radiation therapy after breast conserving surgery: When are we missing the mark?159 The accuracy of endorectal ultrasound in staging rectal lesions in patients undergoing transanal endoscopic microsurgery160 Quality improvement in gastrointestinal cancer surgery: expert panel recommendations for priority research areas161 Factors influencing the quality of local management of ductal carcinoma in situ: a cohort study162 Papillary thyroid microcarcinoma: Does size matter?163 Hyperthermic isolated limb perfusion for extremity soft tissue sarcomas: systematic review of clinical efficacy and quality assessment of reported trials164 Adherence to antiestrogen therapy in seniors with breast cancer: How well are we doing?165 Parathyroid carcinoma: Challenging the surgical dogma?166 A qualitative assessment of the journey to delayed breast reconstruction195 The role of yoga therapy in breast cancer patients167 Outcomes reported in comparative studies of surgical interventions168 Enhanced recovery pathways decrease length of stay following colorectal surgery, but how quickly do patients actually recover?169 The impact of complications on bed utilization after elective colorectal resection170 Impact of trimodal prehabilitation program on functional recovery after colorectal cancer surgery: a pilot study171 Complex fistula-in-ano: Should the plug be abandoned in favour of the LIFT or BioLIFT?172 Prognostic utility of cyclooxygenase-2 expression by colon and rectal cancer173 Laparoscopic right hemicolectomy with complete mesocolic excision provides acceptable perioperative outcomes but is complex and time-consuming: analysis of learning curves for a novice minimally invasive surgeon174 Intraoperative quality assessment following double stapled circular colorectal anastomosis175 Improving patient outcomes through quality assessment of rectal cancer care176 Are physicians willing to accept a decrease in treatment effectiveness for improved functional outcomes for low rectal cancer?177 Turnbull-Cutait delayed coloanal anastomosis for the treatment of distal rectal cancer: a prospective cohort study178 Preoperative high-dose rate brachytherapy in preparation for sphincter preservation surgery for patients with advanced cancer of the lower rectum179 Impact of an enhanced recovery program on short-term outcomes after scheduled laparoscopic colon resection180 The clinical results of the Turnbull-Cutait delayed coloanal anastomosis: a systematic review181 Is a vertical rectus abdominus flap (VRAM) necessary? An analysis of perineal wound complications182 Fistula plug versus endorectal anal advancement flap for the treatment of high transsphincteric cryptoglandular anal fistulas: a systematic review and meta-analysis183 Maternal and neonatal outcomes following colorectal cancer surgery184 Transanal drainage to treat anastomotic leaks after low anterior resection for rectal cancer: a valuable option185 Trends in colon cancer in Ontario: 2002–2009186 Validation of electronically derived short-term outcomes in colorectal surgery187 A population-based assessment of transanal and endoscopic resection for adenocarcinoma of the rectum188 Laparoscopic colorectal surgery in the emergency setting: trends in the province of Ontario from 2002 to 2009189 Prevention of perineal hernia after laparoscopic and robotic abdominoperineal resection: review with case series of internal hernia through pelvic mesh which was placed in attempt to prevent perineal hernia190 Effect of rectal cancer treatments on quality of life191 The use of antibacterial sutures as an adjunctive preventative strategy for surgical site infection in Canada: an economic analysis192 Impact of socioeconomic status on colorectal cancer screening and stage at presentation: preliminary results of a population-based study from an urban Canadian centre193 Initial perioperative results of the first transanal endoscopic microsurgery (TEM) program in the province of Quebec194 Use of negative pressure wound therapy decreases perineal wound infections following abdominal perineal resection. 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Ghane Sharbaf F, Bitzan M, Szymanski KM, Bell LE, Gupta I, Tchervenkov J, Capolicchio JP. Native nephrectomy prior to pediatric kidney transplantation: biological and clinical aspects. Pediatr Nephrol 2012; 27:1179-88. [PMID: 22366876 PMCID: PMC3362721 DOI: 10.1007/s00467-012-2115-y] [Citation(s) in RCA: 37] [Impact Index Per Article: 3.1] [Reference Citation Analysis] [What about the content of this article? (0)] [Affiliation(s)] [Abstract] [Key Words] [MESH Headings] [Track Full Text] [Download PDF] [Figures] [Journal Information] [Submit a Manuscript] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 12/31/2010] [Revised: 01/10/2012] [Accepted: 01/18/2012] [Indexed: 12/30/2022]
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BACKGROUND Pre-transplant nephrectomy is performed to reduce risks to graft and recipient. The aims of this study were to evaluate (1) indications, surgical approach, and morbidity of native nephrectomy and (2) the effects of kidney removal on clinical and biological parameters. METHODS This study was designed as a single-center retrospective cohort study in which 49 consecutive patients with uni- or bilateral native nephrectomies were identified from a total of 126 consecutive graft recipients in our pediatric kidney transplantation database between 1992 and 2011. Demographic, clinical, and laboratory details were extracted from charts and electronic records, including operation reports and pre- and post-operative clinic notes. RESULTS Of the 49 nephrectomized patients, 47% had anomalies of the kidneys and urinary tract, 22% had cystinosis, 12% had focal segmental glomerulosclerosis, and 6% had congenital nephrotic syndrome. Nephrectomy decisions were based on clinical judgment, taking physiological and psychosocial aspects into consideration. Nephrectomy was performed in patients with polyuria (>2.5 ml/kg/h) and/or large proteinuria (>40 mg/m(2)/h), recurrent urinary tract infection or (rarely) hypertension. Urine output decreased from (median) 3.79 to 2.32 ml/kg/h (-34%), and proteinuria from 157 to 100 mg/m(2)/h (-40%) after unilateral nephrectomy (p=0.005). After bilateral nephrectomy, serum albumin, protein and fibrinogen concentrations normalized in 93, 73, and 55% of nephrectomized patients, respectively. Clinically relevant procedure-related complications (peritoneal laceration, hematoma) occurred in five patients. CONCLUSION In summary, we demonstrate quantitatively that native nephrectomy prior to transplantation improved serum protein levels and anticipated post-transplant fluid intake needs in select children, reducing the risk of graft hypoperfusion and its postulated consequences for graft outcome.
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- Fatemeh Ghane Sharbaf
- Division of Nephrology, Montreal Children’s Hospital and McGill University, 2300, rue Tupper—E222, Montreal, Quebec Canada H3H 1P3
- Department of Pediatrics, Dr. Sheikh Hospital, Mashhad University of Medical Sciences, Mashhad, Islamic Republic of Iran
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- Division of Nephrology, Montreal Children’s Hospital and McGill University, 2300, rue Tupper—E222, Montreal, Quebec Canada H3H 1P3
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- Division of Urology, Montreal Children’s Hospital and McGill University, Montreal, Quebec Canada
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- Division of Nephrology, Montreal Children’s Hospital and McGill University, 2300, rue Tupper—E222, Montreal, Quebec Canada H3H 1P3
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- Division of Nephrology, Montreal Children’s Hospital and McGill University, 2300, rue Tupper—E222, Montreal, Quebec Canada H3H 1P3
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- Department of Surgery and Multiorgan Transplant Program, Royal Victoria Hospital and McGill University, Montreal, Quebec Canada
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- Division of Urology, Montreal Children’s Hospital and McGill University, Montreal, Quebec Canada
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Vrochides D, Hassanain M, Metrakos P, Tchervenkov J, Barkun J, Chaudhury P, Cantarovich M, Paraskevas S. Prolonged lymphopenia following anti-thymocyte globulin induction is associated with decreased long-term graft survival in liver transplant recipients. Hippokratia 2012; 16:66-70. [PMID: 23930061 PMCID: PMC3738397] [Citation(s) in RCA: 0] [Impact Index Per Article: 0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [What about the content of this article? (0)] [Affiliation(s)] [Abstract] [Key Words] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 06/02/2023]
Abstract
BACKGROUND AND AIM Induction with anti-thymocyte globulin (ATG) during solid organ transplantation is associated with an improved clinical course and leads to prolonged lymphopenia. This study aims to investigate whether prolonged lymphopenia, caused by ATG induction, has an impact on patient and graft survival following liver and kidney transplantation. PATIENTS AND METHODS This was a single-center, retrospective study. A total of 292 liver and 417 kidney transplants were performed with ATG induction (6 mg/kgr, divided into four doses), and the transplant recipients were followed for at least three months. The average lymphocyte count for the first 30 days after the operation was calculated, and the cut-off value for defining lymphopenia was arbitrarily set to ≤ 500 cells/mm(3). RESULTS There were 210 liver transplant recipients (71.9%) who achieved prolonged lymphopenia, whereas the remaining 82 recipients (28.1%) did not. The mean survival time of these patient groups was 10.27 and 12.71 years, respectively (p = 0.1217), and the mean graft survival time was 8.98 and 12.25 years, respectively (p = 0.0147). Of the kidney transplant patients, 330 (79.1%) recipients achieved prolonged lymphopenia, whereas the remaining 87 (20.9%) did not. The mean survival time of these patient groups was 13.94 and 14.59 years, respectively, (p = 0.4490), and the mean graft survival time was 11.84 and 11.54 years, respectively (p = 0.7410). CONCLUSION The efficacy and safety of ATG induction partially depend on decreased total lymphocyte counts. Following ATG induction in liver transplant recipients, a reasonable average lymphocyte count during the first postoperative month would be above 500 cells/mm(3).
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- D Vrochides
- Department of Surgery, Multi-Organ Transplant Program, McGill University, Montreal, Quebec, Canada
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Chiu JC, Shi X, Karmali S, Birch DW, Apriasz I, Alkhamesi NA, Lal A, Schlachta CM, Christou NV, Elkassem S, Lindsay D, Smith L, Sullivan P, Sockalingam S, Hawa R, Wnuk S, Jackson T, Okrainec A, Fayez R, Christou NV, Court O, Mueller C, Okrainec A, Sockalingham S, Jackson T, Mueller C, Swanson T, Daigle C, Okrainec A, Pitzul K, Penner T, Urbach DR, Jackson T, Sandhu L, Maciver A, McCall M, Edgar R, Thiesen A, Bigam D, Churchill T, Shapiro AMJ, Luu S, Regehr G, Murnaghan ML, Gallinger S, Moulton CA, Palter V, Grantcharov T, Dath D, Hoogenes J, Matsumoto E, Szalay D, Fox A, Pitzul K, Bhojani F, Kaplan M, Wei A, McGilvray I, Cleary SP, Okrainec A, Alqahtani A, Parsyan A, Payne R, Tabah R, Anantha R, Vogt K, Crawford S, Parry N, Leslie K, Ochs A, Matthew K, Khadaroo R, Churchill T, Lavoie JM, Zalai C, Vasilevsky CA, Booy J, Takata J, Tomlinson G, Urbach DR, Lim D, Tomlinson C, LaBossiere J, Rommens K, Birch DW, Brenneman F, MacLellan S, Simpson J, Asai K, Elgadi K, Ali S, Sawyer J, Helewa R, Turner D, Wirtzfeld D, Park J, Czaykowski P, Mak G, Hochman D, McKay A, Gill R, Al-Adra D, Shi X, Sample C, Armstrong J, Lester L, Vogt K, Brackstone M, Lee L, Kaneva P, Liberman S, Charlebois P, Stein B, Fried G, Feldman L, Kanji A, Sharon E, Asai K, Jacks L, McCready D, Ghazarian D, Leong WL, Wu R, Okrainec A, Penner T, Ball C, Kirkpatrick A, Vasquez A, Balakrishnan L, Miller G, Awan S, Azadeh NR, Hoogenes J, Dath D, Jain V, Busato GM, Cristea O, Landau J, Moreland R, Johnson M, Ramage D, Browning D, Ullah S, Cristea O, Bodrogi A, Johnson M, McAlister V, Palisoc J, Anderson J, Kiladze R, Ciar J, Bancel I, Pitzul K, Leake PA, Okrainec A, Dalvi A, McLean R, Stephen W, Loeb M, Smith R, Christoffersen E, Forbes S, Kidane B, Vogt K, Vinden C, Ahmadi N, Dubois L, McKenzie M, Baxter N, Brown C, Chaudhury P, Dixon E, Fitzgerald W, Henteleff H, Kirkpatrick A, Latosinsky S, MacLean A, McLeod R, Pearsall E, Aarts MA, Meghji Z, McLeod R, Okrainec A, Tran T, Kaneva P, Fried G, Mayo N, Feldman L, Newman D, Bergman S, Cummings BA, Delisle M, Whitehead V, Chertkow H, Chan T, Cicero M, Perampaladas K, Bandukwala T, Struble J, Moser M, Young P, Groeneveld A, Chan P, Smith S, Khadaroo R, Buczkowski A, Hameed M, Tan-Tam C, Meneghetti A, Simons R, Panton N, Elnahas A, Ghaderi I, Madani A, de Gara C, Schlachta CM, Kalechstein S, Pitzul K, Henao O, Okrainec A, Paskar D, Croome K, Hernandez R, Knapp G, Howatt N, Foster S, Cameron B, Austin J, Mack L, Temple W, Puloski S, Schachar N, Gill T, Doris P, Tecson A, Kolozsvari N, Andalib A, Kaneva P, Cao J, Vassiliou M, Fried G, Feldman L, Kolozsvari N, Kaneva P, Vassiliou M, Fried G, Feldman L, Kolozsvari N, Kaneva P, Brace C, Chartrand G, Vaillancourt M, Cao J, Banaszek D, Vassiliou M, Fried G, Feldman L, Fraser S, Bergman S, Deobald R, Chad J, Di Gregorio C, Johnstone J, Kenyon C, Lees M, Auger-Dufour E, Fried G, Feldman L, Ferri L, Vassiliou M, Alqahtani A, Perlman R, Holcroft C, Gordon PH, Szilagyi A, Iradukunda D, Moser MAJ, Rodych N, Shaw JM, Ahmed N, Chiu M, Kurabi B, Qureshi A, Nathens A, Conn LG, Pandya A, Kitto S, Ma G, Pooni A, Forbes S, Eskicioglu C, Pearsall E, Brenneman F, McLeod R, Rockx MA, McAlister V, Roberts D, Ouellet J, Kirkpatrick A, Lall R, Sutherland F, Ball C, Chackungal S, Knowlton LM, Dahn B, McQueen K, Morrison JA, Lent B, Brown J, Fluit M, Herbert C, Deen S, Deutschmann M, McFadden S, Gelfand G, Bosch D, Grimmer L, Milman S, Ng T, Gill R, Perry T, Abele J, Bedard E, Schiller D, Coughlin S, Stewart TC, Parry N, Gray D, Williamson J, Malthaner R, Bottoni D, Perri M, Trejos AL, Naish M, Patel R, Malthaner R, Ashrafi A, Bond J, Ong S, Yamashita M, Ahmadi S, Abdulmosen M, Miller J, Finley C, Ostrander K, Shargall Y, Lee L, Hanley S, Robineau C, Sirois C, Mulder D, Ferri L, Humphrey R, Inculet R, Fortin D, Arab A, Malthaner R, Ashrafi A, Bond J, Ong S, Yamashita M, Ahmadi S, McGuire A, Reid K, Petsikas D, Hopman W, Basi A, Basi S, Irshad K, Hanna W, Croome KP, Marotta P, McAlister V, Quan D, Wall W, Hernandez-Alejandro R, de Mestral C, Zagorski B, Rotstein O, Gomez D, Haas B, Laupacis A, Sharma S, Bridge J, Nathens A, Bhojani F, Fox A, Pitzul K, Moulton CA, Wei A, Okrainec A, Cleary S, Bertens K, Croome KP, Mujoomdar A, Peck D, Rankin R, Quan D, Kakani N, Hernandez-Alejandro R, Suri R, Marcaccio M, Ruo L, Jamal M, Khalil JA, Simoneau-Beaudry E, Dumitra S, Edwards M, Yousef Y, Jiffry MA, Metrakos P, Tchervenkov J, Doi S, Barkun J, Obayan A, Meiers S, Keith R, Elkassem S, Church N, Mitchell P, Turbide C, Dixon E, Debru E, Shum J, Wall WJ, Maniar R, Hochman D, Wirtzfeld D, Yaffe C, Yip B, McKay A, Silverman R, Park J, Francescutti V, Rivera L, Kane JM, Skitzki JJ, Lovrics P, Hodgson N, O'Brien MA, Thabane L, Cornacchi S, Heller B, Reid S, Sanders K, Kittmer T, Simunovic M, Duhaime S, Fong B, Deria M, Acton C, El-Maadawy M, Lad S, Arnaout A, Omole M, Pemberton J, Lovrics P, Bischof D, Stotland P, Hagen J, Swallow C, Klein L, Van Koughnett JA, Ahmad T, Ainsworth P, Brackstone M, Kanagaratnam S, Groot G, VanderBeek L, Francescutti V, Farrokhyar F, Strang B, Kahnamoui K, MacLellan S, MacKay H, Ringash J, Jacks L, Kassam Z, Khalili I, Conrad T, Okrainec A, Chagpar R, Xing Y, You N, Yi-Ju C, Feig B, Chang G, Cormie J, Gervais MK, Sideris L, Drolet P, Mitchell A, Leblanc G, Dubé P, Merchant S, Knowling M, Cheifetz R, Raval M, Heidary B, Kalikias S, Raval D, Phang T, Brown C, Scheer A, O'Connor A, Chan B, Moloo H, Poulin E, Mamazza J, Auer R, Boushey R, Hardy K, Vergis A, Sullivan P, Musselman R, Gomes T, Chan B, Auer R, Moloo H, Poulin E, Mamazza J, Al-Khayal K, Al-Omran M, Mamdani M, AlObeed O, Boushey R, Martel G, Crawford A, Barkun J, Ramsay C, Fergusson D, Boushey R, Williams L, Crawford A, McLaughlin K, Mackey M, Moloo H, Mamazza J, Poulin E, Friedlich M, Boushey R, Auer R, Bellolio F, Cohen Z, MacRae H, O'Connor B, Huang H, Victor JC, McLeod R, Hardy K, Pitzul K, Kwong J, Vergis A, Urbach D, Okrainec A, Vogt K, Dubois L, Vinden C, Chan B, Scheer A, Menezes A, Moloo H, Poulin E, Boushey R, Mamazza J, Bellolio F, MacRae H, Cohen Z, O'Connor B, Huang H, McLeod R, Godbout-Simard C, Azar J, Psaradellis F, Sampalis J, Morin N, Brown C, Kalikias S, Heidary B, Raval D, Phang PT, Raval M, Archibald A, Hurlbut D, Vanner S, Zalai C, Vasilevsky CA, Simunovic M, Cadeddu M, Forbes S, Kelly S, Stephen W, Grubac V, Marcinow M, Coates A, Aslani N, Phang PT, Raval M, Brown C, Scheer A, Carrier M, Boushey R, Asmis T, Wells P, Jonker D, Auer R, Azer N, Gill R, de Gara C, Birch DW, Karmali S, Roxin G, Drolet S, MacLean A, Buie WD, Heine J, Agzarian J, Forbes S, Stephen W, Kelly S, Churchill P, Corner T, Kelly S, Forbes S, Lindsay L, Stephen W, Scheer A, O'Connor A, Chan B, Moloo H, Poulin E, Mamazza J, Auer R, Boushey R, Denis J, Hochman D, Recsky M, Phang PT, Raval M, Cheung W, Brown C, Alkhamesi N, Schlachta CM, Tiwari T, Brown C, Raval MJ, Phang PT. Canadian Surgery Forum: Abstracts of presentations to the Annual Meetings of the Canadian Association of Bariatric Physicians and Surgeons, Canadian Association of General Surgeons, Canadian Association of Thoracic Surgeons, Canadian Hepato-Pancreato-Biliary Society, Canadian Society of Surgical Oncology, Canadian Society of Colon and Rectal Surgeons, London, Ont. Sept. 15-18, 2011. Can J Surg 2011; 54:S57-S104. [PMID: 35488394 PMCID: PMC3191910] [Citation(s) in RCA: 0] [Impact Index Per Article: 0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [What about the content of this article? (0)] [Affiliation(s)] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 06/14/2023] Open
Affiliation(s)
- J C Chiu
- From the University of Alberta, Royal Alexandra Hospital, Edmonton, Alta
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- From the University of Alberta, Royal Alexandra Hospital, Edmonton, Alta
| | - S Karmali
- From the University of Alberta, Royal Alexandra Hospital, Edmonton, Alta
| | - D W Birch
- From the University of Alberta, Royal Alexandra Hospital, Edmonton, Alta
| | - I Apriasz
- From the Schulich School of Medicine and Dentistry and the London Health Sciences Centre, London, Ont
| | - N A Alkhamesi
- From the Schulich School of Medicine and Dentistry and the London Health Sciences Centre, London, Ont
| | - A Lal
- From the Schulich School of Medicine and Dentistry and the London Health Sciences Centre, London, Ont
| | - C M Schlachta
- From the Schulich School of Medicine and Dentistry and the London Health Sciences Centre, London, Ont
| | | | - S Elkassem
- From the University of Toronto, Toronto, Ont
| | - D Lindsay
- From the University of Toronto, Toronto, Ont
| | - L Smith
- From the University of Toronto, Toronto, Ont
| | - P Sullivan
- From the University of Toronto, Toronto, Ont
| | - S Sockalingam
- From the University Health Network, Toronto Western Hospital, University of Toronto, Toronto, Ont
| | - R Hawa
- From the University Health Network, Toronto Western Hospital, University of Toronto, Toronto, Ont
| | - S Wnuk
- From the University Health Network, Toronto Western Hospital, University of Toronto, Toronto, Ont
| | - T Jackson
- From the University Health Network, Toronto Western Hospital, University of Toronto, Toronto, Ont
| | - A Okrainec
- From the University Health Network, Toronto Western Hospital, University of Toronto, Toronto, Ont
| | - R Fayez
- From the McGill University Health Centre, Montréal, Que
| | - N V Christou
- From the McGill University Health Centre, Montréal, Que
| | - O Court
- From the McGill University Health Centre, Montréal, Que
| | - C Mueller
- From the Division of General Surgery and Division of Psychiatry, University Health Network, Department of Surgery, University of Toronto, Toronto, Ont
| | - A Okrainec
- From the Division of General Surgery and Division of Psychiatry, University Health Network, Department of Surgery, University of Toronto, Toronto, Ont
| | - S Sockalingham
- From the Division of General Surgery and Division of Psychiatry, University Health Network, Department of Surgery, University of Toronto, Toronto, Ont
| | - T Jackson
- From the Division of General Surgery and Division of Psychiatry, University Health Network, Department of Surgery, University of Toronto, Toronto, Ont
| | - C Mueller
- From the Division of General Surgery, University Health Network, Department of Surgery, University of Toronto, Toronto, Ont
| | - T Swanson
- From the Division of General Surgery, University Health Network, Department of Surgery, University of Toronto, Toronto, Ont
| | - C Daigle
- From the Division of General Surgery, University Health Network, Department of Surgery, University of Toronto, Toronto, Ont
| | - A Okrainec
- From the Division of General Surgery, University Health Network, Department of Surgery, University of Toronto, Toronto, Ont
| | - K Pitzul
- From the Division of General Surgery, University Health Network, Department of Surgery, University of Toronto, Toronto, Ont
| | - T Penner
- From the Division of General Surgery, University Health Network, Department of Surgery, University of Toronto, Toronto, Ont
| | - D R Urbach
- From the Division of General Surgery, University Health Network, Department of Surgery, University of Toronto, Toronto, Ont
| | - T Jackson
- From the Division of General Surgery, University Health Network, Department of Surgery, University of Toronto, Toronto, Ont
| | - L Sandhu
- From the University of Toronto, Toronto, Ont
| | - A Maciver
- From the University of Alberta, Edmonton, Alta
| | - M McCall
- From the University of Alberta, Edmonton, Alta
| | - R Edgar
- From the University of Alberta, Edmonton, Alta
| | - A Thiesen
- From the University of Alberta, Edmonton, Alta
| | - D Bigam
- From the University of Alberta, Edmonton, Alta
| | - T Churchill
- From the University of Alberta, Edmonton, Alta
| | | | - S Luu
- From the Wilson Centre, University Health Network, Department of Surgery, University of Toronto, Hospital for Sick Children, Toronto, Ont., and the Centre for Health Education Scholarship, University of British Columbia, Vancouver, BC
| | - G Regehr
- From the Wilson Centre, University Health Network, Department of Surgery, University of Toronto, Hospital for Sick Children, Toronto, Ont., and the Centre for Health Education Scholarship, University of British Columbia, Vancouver, BC
| | - M L Murnaghan
- From the Wilson Centre, University Health Network, Department of Surgery, University of Toronto, Hospital for Sick Children, Toronto, Ont., and the Centre for Health Education Scholarship, University of British Columbia, Vancouver, BC
| | - S Gallinger
- From the Wilson Centre, University Health Network, Department of Surgery, University of Toronto, Hospital for Sick Children, Toronto, Ont., and the Centre for Health Education Scholarship, University of British Columbia, Vancouver, BC
| | - C-A Moulton
- From the Wilson Centre, University Health Network, Department of Surgery, University of Toronto, Hospital for Sick Children, Toronto, Ont., and the Centre for Health Education Scholarship, University of British Columbia, Vancouver, BC
| | - V Palter
- From St. Michael's Hospital, University of Toronto, Toronto, Ont
| | - T Grantcharov
- From St. Michael's Hospital, University of Toronto, Toronto, Ont
| | - D Dath
- From McMaster University, Hamilton, Ont
| | | | | | - D Szalay
- From McMaster University, Hamilton, Ont
| | - A Fox
- From University of Toronto, Toronto Western Hospital, Toronto, Ont
| | - K Pitzul
- From University of Toronto, Toronto Western Hospital, Toronto, Ont
| | - F Bhojani
- From University of Toronto, Toronto Western Hospital, Toronto, Ont
| | - M Kaplan
- From University of Toronto, Toronto Western Hospital, Toronto, Ont
| | - A Wei
- From University of Toronto, Toronto Western Hospital, Toronto, Ont
| | - I McGilvray
- From University of Toronto, Toronto Western Hospital, Toronto, Ont
| | - S P Cleary
- From University of Toronto, Toronto Western Hospital, Toronto, Ont
| | - A Okrainec
- From University of Toronto, Toronto Western Hospital, Toronto, Ont
| | | | - A Parsyan
- From McGill University, Montréal, Que
| | - R Payne
- From McGill University, Montréal, Que
| | - R Tabah
- From McGill University, Montréal, Que
| | - R Anantha
- From the Division of General Surgery, Victoria Hospital, London Health Sciences Centre, University of Western Ontario, London, Ont
| | - K Vogt
- From the Division of General Surgery, Victoria Hospital, London Health Sciences Centre, University of Western Ontario, London, Ont
| | - S Crawford
- From the Division of General Surgery, Victoria Hospital, London Health Sciences Centre, University of Western Ontario, London, Ont
| | - N Parry
- From the Division of General Surgery, Victoria Hospital, London Health Sciences Centre, University of Western Ontario, London, Ont
| | - K Leslie
- From the Division of General Surgery, Victoria Hospital, London Health Sciences Centre, University of Western Ontario, London, Ont
| | - A Ochs
- From the University of Alberta, Edmonton, Alta
| | - K Matthew
- From the University of Alberta, Edmonton, Alta
| | - R Khadaroo
- From the University of Alberta, Edmonton, Alta
| | - T Churchill
- From the University of Alberta, Edmonton, Alta
| | | | - C Zalai
- From McGill University, Montréal, Que
| | | | - J Booy
- From the University Health Network, Toronto, Ont
| | - J Takata
- From the University Health Network, Toronto, Ont
| | - G Tomlinson
- From the University Health Network, Toronto, Ont
| | - D R Urbach
- From the University Health Network, Toronto, Ont
| | - D Lim
- From the University of Alberta, Edmonton, Alta
| | - C Tomlinson
- From the University of Alberta, Royal Alexandra Hospital, Edmonton, Alta
| | - J LaBossiere
- From the University of Alberta, Royal Alexandra Hospital, Edmonton, Alta
| | - K Rommens
- From the University of Alberta, Royal Alexandra Hospital, Edmonton, Alta
| | - D W Birch
- From the University of Alberta, Royal Alexandra Hospital, Edmonton, Alta
| | - F Brenneman
- From Sunnybrook Health Sciences Centre, University of Toronto, Toronto, Ont
| | - S MacLellan
- From Sunnybrook Health Sciences Centre, University of Toronto, Toronto, Ont
| | - J Simpson
- From Sunnybrook Health Sciences Centre, University of Toronto, Toronto, Ont
| | - K Asai
- From Sunnybrook Health Sciences Centre, University of Toronto, Toronto, Ont
| | - K Elgadi
- From Sunnybrook Health Sciences Centre, University of Toronto, Toronto, Ont
| | - S Ali
- From Sunnybrook Health Sciences Centre, University of Toronto, Toronto, Ont
| | - J Sawyer
- From Sunnybrook Health Sciences Centre, University of Toronto, Toronto, Ont
| | - R Helewa
- From the University of Manitoba, CancerCare Manitoba, Winnipeg, Man
| | - D Turner
- From the University of Manitoba, CancerCare Manitoba, Winnipeg, Man
| | - D Wirtzfeld
- From the University of Manitoba, CancerCare Manitoba, Winnipeg, Man
| | - J Park
- From the University of Manitoba, CancerCare Manitoba, Winnipeg, Man
| | - P Czaykowski
- From the University of Manitoba, CancerCare Manitoba, Winnipeg, Man
| | - G Mak
- From the University of Manitoba, CancerCare Manitoba, Winnipeg, Man
| | - D Hochman
- From the University of Manitoba, CancerCare Manitoba, Winnipeg, Man
| | - A McKay
- From the University of Manitoba, CancerCare Manitoba, Winnipeg, Man
| | - R Gill
- From the University of Alberta, Edmonton, Alta
| | - D Al-Adra
- From the University of Alberta, Edmonton, Alta
| | - X Shi
- From the University of Alberta, Edmonton, Alta
| | - C Sample
- From the University of Alberta, Edmonton, Alta
| | - J Armstrong
- From the University of Western Ontario, London, Ont
| | - L Lester
- From the University of Western Ontario, London, Ont
| | - K Vogt
- From the University of Western Ontario, London, Ont
| | - M Brackstone
- From the University of Western Ontario, London, Ont
| | - L Lee
- From the McGill University Health Centre, Montréal, Que
| | - P Kaneva
- From the McGill University Health Centre, Montréal, Que
| | - S Liberman
- From the McGill University Health Centre, Montréal, Que
| | - P Charlebois
- From the McGill University Health Centre, Montréal, Que
| | - B Stein
- From the McGill University Health Centre, Montréal, Que
| | - G Fried
- From the McGill University Health Centre, Montréal, Que
| | - L Feldman
- From the McGill University Health Centre, Montréal, Que
| | - A Kanji
- From the University of Toronto, University Health Network, Toronto, Ont
| | - E Sharon
- From the University of Toronto, University Health Network, Toronto, Ont
| | - K Asai
- From the University of Toronto, University Health Network, Toronto, Ont
| | - L Jacks
- From the University of Toronto, University Health Network, Toronto, Ont
| | - D McCready
- From the University of Toronto, University Health Network, Toronto, Ont
| | - D Ghazarian
- From the University of Toronto, University Health Network, Toronto, Ont
| | - W-L Leong
- From the University of Toronto, University Health Network, Toronto, Ont
| | - R Wu
- From The Ottawa Hospital, Ottawa and Toronto Western Hospital, Toronto, Ont
| | - A Okrainec
- From The Ottawa Hospital, Ottawa and Toronto Western Hospital, Toronto, Ont
| | - T Penner
- From The Ottawa Hospital, Ottawa and Toronto Western Hospital, Toronto, Ont
| | - C Ball
- From the University of Calgary, Calgary, Alta
| | | | - A Vasquez
- From the University of Saskatchewan, Saskatoon, Sask
| | | | - G Miller
- From the University of Saskatchewan, Saskatoon, Sask
| | - S Awan
- From the University of Saskatchewan, Saskatoon, Sask
| | | | | | - D Dath
- From McMaster University, Hamilton, Ont
| | - V Jain
- From the University of Western Ontario, London, Ont
| | - G-M Busato
- From the Schulich School of Medicine and Dentistry, and Canadian Surgical Technologies and Advanced Robotics, London, Ont
| | - O Cristea
- From the Schulich School of Medicine and Dentistry, and Canadian Surgical Technologies and Advanced Robotics, London, Ont
| | - J Landau
- From the Schulich School of Medicine and Dentistry, and Canadian Surgical Technologies and Advanced Robotics, London, Ont
| | - R Moreland
- From the Schulich School of Medicine and Dentistry, and Canadian Surgical Technologies and Advanced Robotics, London, Ont
| | - M Johnson
- From the Schulich School of Medicine and Dentistry, and Canadian Surgical Technologies and Advanced Robotics, London, Ont
| | - D Ramage
- From the Schulich School of Medicine and Dentistry, and Canadian Surgical Technologies and Advanced Robotics, London, Ont
| | - D Browning
- From the Schulich School of Medicine and Dentistry, and Canadian Surgical Technologies and Advanced Robotics, London, Ont
| | - S Ullah
- From the Canadian Forces Medical Service and University of Western Ontario, London, Ont
| | - O Cristea
- From the Canadian Forces Medical Service and University of Western Ontario, London, Ont
| | - A Bodrogi
- From the Canadian Forces Medical Service and University of Western Ontario, London, Ont
| | - M Johnson
- From the Canadian Forces Medical Service and University of Western Ontario, London, Ont
| | - V McAlister
- From the Canadian Forces Medical Service and University of Western Ontario, London, Ont
| | - J Palisoc
- From the Division of General Surgery, University Health Network, University of Toronto, Toronto, Ont
| | - J Anderson
- From the Division of General Surgery, University Health Network, University of Toronto, Toronto, Ont
| | - R Kiladze
- From the Division of General Surgery, University Health Network, University of Toronto, Toronto, Ont
| | - J Ciar
- From the Division of General Surgery, University Health Network, University of Toronto, Toronto, Ont
| | - I Bancel
- From the Division of General Surgery, University Health Network, University of Toronto, Toronto, Ont
| | - K Pitzul
- From the Division of General Surgery, University Health Network, University of Toronto, Toronto, Ont
| | - P-A Leake
- From the Division of General Surgery, University Health Network, University of Toronto, Toronto, Ont
| | - A Okrainec
- From the Division of General Surgery, University Health Network, University of Toronto, Toronto, Ont
| | - A Dalvi
- From the Department of Surgery, Department of Pathology and Molecular Medicine, McMaster University and Hamilton Health Sciences Hamilton, Ont
| | - R McLean
- From the Department of Surgery, Department of Pathology and Molecular Medicine, McMaster University and Hamilton Health Sciences Hamilton, Ont
| | - W Stephen
- From the Department of Surgery, Department of Pathology and Molecular Medicine, McMaster University and Hamilton Health Sciences Hamilton, Ont
| | - M Loeb
- From the Department of Surgery, Department of Pathology and Molecular Medicine, McMaster University and Hamilton Health Sciences Hamilton, Ont
| | - R Smith
- From the Department of Surgery, Department of Pathology and Molecular Medicine, McMaster University and Hamilton Health Sciences Hamilton, Ont
| | - E Christoffersen
- From the Department of Surgery, Department of Pathology and Molecular Medicine, McMaster University and Hamilton Health Sciences Hamilton, Ont
| | - S Forbes
- From the Department of Surgery, Department of Pathology and Molecular Medicine, McMaster University and Hamilton Health Sciences Hamilton, Ont
| | - B Kidane
- From the University of Western Ontario, London, Ont
| | - K Vogt
- From the University of Western Ontario, London, Ont
| | - C Vinden
- From the University of Western Ontario, London, Ont
| | - N Ahmadi
- From the University of Toronto, Toronto, the University of Western Ontario, London, Ont., the Department of Surgery, St. Paul's Hospital, University of British Columbia, Vancouver, BC, McGill University, Montréal, Que., the University of Calgary, Calgary, Alta., Charles S. Curtis Memorial Hospital, St. Anthony, NL, and Dalhousie University, Halifax, NS
| | - L Dubois
- From the University of Toronto, Toronto, the University of Western Ontario, London, Ont., the Department of Surgery, St. Paul's Hospital, University of British Columbia, Vancouver, BC, McGill University, Montréal, Que., the University of Calgary, Calgary, Alta., Charles S. Curtis Memorial Hospital, St. Anthony, NL, and Dalhousie University, Halifax, NS
| | - M McKenzie
- From the University of Toronto, Toronto, the University of Western Ontario, London, Ont., the Department of Surgery, St. Paul's Hospital, University of British Columbia, Vancouver, BC, McGill University, Montréal, Que., the University of Calgary, Calgary, Alta., Charles S. Curtis Memorial Hospital, St. Anthony, NL, and Dalhousie University, Halifax, NS
| | - N Baxter
- From the University of Toronto, Toronto, the University of Western Ontario, London, Ont., the Department of Surgery, St. Paul's Hospital, University of British Columbia, Vancouver, BC, McGill University, Montréal, Que., the University of Calgary, Calgary, Alta., Charles S. Curtis Memorial Hospital, St. Anthony, NL, and Dalhousie University, Halifax, NS
| | - C Brown
- From the University of Toronto, Toronto, the University of Western Ontario, London, Ont., the Department of Surgery, St. Paul's Hospital, University of British Columbia, Vancouver, BC, McGill University, Montréal, Que., the University of Calgary, Calgary, Alta., Charles S. Curtis Memorial Hospital, St. Anthony, NL, and Dalhousie University, Halifax, NS
| | - P Chaudhury
- From the University of Toronto, Toronto, the University of Western Ontario, London, Ont., the Department of Surgery, St. Paul's Hospital, University of British Columbia, Vancouver, BC, McGill University, Montréal, Que., the University of Calgary, Calgary, Alta., Charles S. Curtis Memorial Hospital, St. Anthony, NL, and Dalhousie University, Halifax, NS
| | - E Dixon
- From the University of Toronto, Toronto, the University of Western Ontario, London, Ont., the Department of Surgery, St. Paul's Hospital, University of British Columbia, Vancouver, BC, McGill University, Montréal, Que., the University of Calgary, Calgary, Alta., Charles S. Curtis Memorial Hospital, St. Anthony, NL, and Dalhousie University, Halifax, NS
| | - W Fitzgerald
- From the University of Toronto, Toronto, the University of Western Ontario, London, Ont., the Department of Surgery, St. Paul's Hospital, University of British Columbia, Vancouver, BC, McGill University, Montréal, Que., the University of Calgary, Calgary, Alta., Charles S. Curtis Memorial Hospital, St. Anthony, NL, and Dalhousie University, Halifax, NS
| | - H Henteleff
- From the University of Toronto, Toronto, the University of Western Ontario, London, Ont., the Department of Surgery, St. Paul's Hospital, University of British Columbia, Vancouver, BC, McGill University, Montréal, Que., the University of Calgary, Calgary, Alta., Charles S. Curtis Memorial Hospital, St. Anthony, NL, and Dalhousie University, Halifax, NS
| | - A Kirkpatrick
- From the University of Toronto, Toronto, the University of Western Ontario, London, Ont., the Department of Surgery, St. Paul's Hospital, University of British Columbia, Vancouver, BC, McGill University, Montréal, Que., the University of Calgary, Calgary, Alta., Charles S. Curtis Memorial Hospital, St. Anthony, NL, and Dalhousie University, Halifax, NS
| | - S Latosinsky
- From the University of Toronto, Toronto, the University of Western Ontario, London, Ont., the Department of Surgery, St. Paul's Hospital, University of British Columbia, Vancouver, BC, McGill University, Montréal, Que., the University of Calgary, Calgary, Alta., Charles S. Curtis Memorial Hospital, St. Anthony, NL, and Dalhousie University, Halifax, NS
| | - A MacLean
- From the University of Toronto, Toronto, the University of Western Ontario, London, Ont., the Department of Surgery, St. Paul's Hospital, University of British Columbia, Vancouver, BC, McGill University, Montréal, Que., the University of Calgary, Calgary, Alta., Charles S. Curtis Memorial Hospital, St. Anthony, NL, and Dalhousie University, Halifax, NS
| | - R McLeod
- From the University of Toronto, Toronto, the University of Western Ontario, London, Ont., the Department of Surgery, St. Paul's Hospital, University of British Columbia, Vancouver, BC, McGill University, Montréal, Que., the University of Calgary, Calgary, Alta., Charles S. Curtis Memorial Hospital, St. Anthony, NL, and Dalhousie University, Halifax, NS
| | - E Pearsall
- From the University of Toronto, Toronto, Ont
| | - M-A Aarts
- From the University of Toronto, Toronto, Ont
| | - Z Meghji
- From the University of Toronto, Toronto, Ont
| | - R McLeod
- From the University of Toronto, Toronto, Ont
| | - A Okrainec
- From the University of Toronto, Toronto, Ont
| | - T Tran
- From McGill University, Montréal, Que
| | - P Kaneva
- From McGill University, Montréal, Que
| | - G Fried
- From McGill University, Montréal, Que
| | - N Mayo
- From McGill University, Montréal, Que
| | - L Feldman
- From McGill University, Montréal, Que
| | - D Newman
- From McGill University and the Jewish General Hospital, Montréal, Que
| | - S Bergman
- From McGill University and the Jewish General Hospital, Montréal, Que
| | - B-A Cummings
- From McGill University and the Jewish General Hospital, Montréal, Que
| | - M Delisle
- From McGill University and the Jewish General Hospital, Montréal, Que
| | - V Whitehead
- From McGill University and the Jewish General Hospital, Montréal, Que
| | - H Chertkow
- From McGill University and the Jewish General Hospital, Montréal, Que
| | - T Chan
- From McMaster University, Hamilton, Ont
| | - M Cicero
- From McMaster University, Hamilton, Ont
| | | | | | - J Struble
- From the Department of Surgery, University of Saskatchewan, Saskatoon, Sask
| | - M Moser
- From the Department of Surgery, University of Saskatchewan, Saskatoon, Sask
| | - P Young
- From the University of Alberta, Edmonton, Alta
| | | | - P Chan
- From the University of Alberta, Edmonton, Alta
| | - S Smith
- From the University of Alberta, Edmonton, Alta
| | - R Khadaroo
- From the University of Alberta, Edmonton, Alta
| | - A Buczkowski
- From the University of British Columbia, Vancouver, BC
| | - M Hameed
- From the University of British Columbia, Vancouver, BC
| | - C Tan-Tam
- From the University of British Columbia, Vancouver, BC
| | - A Meneghetti
- From the University of British Columbia, Vancouver, BC
| | - R Simons
- From the University of British Columbia, Vancouver, BC
| | - N Panton
- From the University of British Columbia, Vancouver, BC
| | - A Elnahas
- From McMaster University, Hamilton, Ont
| | - I Ghaderi
- From the University of Western Ontario, London, Ont., and the University of Alberta, Edmonton, Alta
| | - A Madani
- From the University of Western Ontario, London, Ont., and the University of Alberta, Edmonton, Alta
| | - C de Gara
- From the University of Western Ontario, London, Ont., and the University of Alberta, Edmonton, Alta
| | - C M Schlachta
- From the University of Western Ontario, London, Ont., and the University of Alberta, Edmonton, Alta
| | - S Kalechstein
- From McMaster University, Hamilton University Health Network, Hamilton, University of Toronto, Toronto, Ont., and the Hospital Universitario San Vicente Fundacion, Medellin, Colombia
| | - K Pitzul
- From McMaster University, Hamilton University Health Network, Hamilton, University of Toronto, Toronto, Ont., and the Hospital Universitario San Vicente Fundacion, Medellin, Colombia
| | - O Henao
- From McMaster University, Hamilton University Health Network, Hamilton, University of Toronto, Toronto, Ont., and the Hospital Universitario San Vicente Fundacion, Medellin, Colombia
| | - A Okrainec
- From McMaster University, Hamilton University Health Network, Hamilton, University of Toronto, Toronto, Ont., and the Hospital Universitario San Vicente Fundacion, Medellin, Colombia
| | - D Paskar
- From the Department of General Surgery, University of Western Ontario, London, Ont
| | - K Croome
- From the Department of General Surgery, University of Western Ontario, London, Ont
| | - R Hernandez
- From the Department of General Surgery, University of Western Ontario, London, Ont
| | - G Knapp
- From McMaster University, Hamilton, Ont., and Centro Evangelico de Medicina (CEML) Hospital, Lubango, Angola
| | - N Howatt
- From McMaster University, Hamilton, Ont., and Centro Evangelico de Medicina (CEML) Hospital, Lubango, Angola
| | - S Foster
- From McMaster University, Hamilton, Ont., and Centro Evangelico de Medicina (CEML) Hospital, Lubango, Angola
| | - B Cameron
- From McMaster University, Hamilton, Ont., and Centro Evangelico de Medicina (CEML) Hospital, Lubango, Angola
| | - J Austin
- From the Foothills Medical Centre and Tom Baker Cancer Centre, Calgary, Alta
| | - L Mack
- From the Foothills Medical Centre and Tom Baker Cancer Centre, Calgary, Alta
| | - W Temple
- From the Foothills Medical Centre and Tom Baker Cancer Centre, Calgary, Alta
| | - S Puloski
- From the Foothills Medical Centre and Tom Baker Cancer Centre, Calgary, Alta
| | - N Schachar
- From the Foothills Medical Centre and Tom Baker Cancer Centre, Calgary, Alta
| | - T Gill
- From the Surrey Memorial Hospital, New Westminster and Surrey, BC
| | - P Doris
- From the Surrey Memorial Hospital, New Westminster and Surrey, BC
| | - A Tecson
- From the Surrey Memorial Hospital, New Westminster and Surrey, BC
| | - N Kolozsvari
- From the Steinberg-Bernstein Centre for Minimally Invasive Surgery and Innovation, McGill University, Montréal, Que., and Simon Fraser University, Burnaby, BC
| | - A Andalib
- From the Steinberg-Bernstein Centre for Minimally Invasive Surgery and Innovation, McGill University, Montréal, Que., and Simon Fraser University, Burnaby, BC
| | - P Kaneva
- From the Steinberg-Bernstein Centre for Minimally Invasive Surgery and Innovation, McGill University, Montréal, Que., and Simon Fraser University, Burnaby, BC
| | - J Cao
- From the Steinberg-Bernstein Centre for Minimally Invasive Surgery and Innovation, McGill University, Montréal, Que., and Simon Fraser University, Burnaby, BC
| | - M Vassiliou
- From the Steinberg-Bernstein Centre for Minimally Invasive Surgery and Innovation, McGill University, Montréal, Que., and Simon Fraser University, Burnaby, BC
| | - G Fried
- From the Steinberg-Bernstein Centre for Minimally Invasive Surgery and Innovation, McGill University, Montréal, Que., and Simon Fraser University, Burnaby, BC
| | - L Feldman
- From the Steinberg-Bernstein Centre for Minimally Invasive Surgery and Innovation, McGill University, Montréal, Que., and Simon Fraser University, Burnaby, BC
| | - N Kolozsvari
- From the Steinberg-Bernstein Centre for Minimally Invasive Surgery and Innovation, McGill University, Montréal, Que
| | - P Kaneva
- From the Steinberg-Bernstein Centre for Minimally Invasive Surgery and Innovation, McGill University, Montréal, Que
| | - M Vassiliou
- From the Steinberg-Bernstein Centre for Minimally Invasive Surgery and Innovation, McGill University, Montréal, Que
| | - G Fried
- From the Steinberg-Bernstein Centre for Minimally Invasive Surgery and Innovation, McGill University, Montréal, Que
| | - L Feldman
- From the Steinberg-Bernstein Centre for Minimally Invasive Surgery and Innovation, McGill University, Montréal, Que
| | - N Kolozsvari
- From the Steinberg-Bernstein Centre for Minimally Invasive Surgery and Innovation, McGill University, Montréal, Que., and Simon Fraser University, Burnaby, BC
| | - P Kaneva
- From the Steinberg-Bernstein Centre for Minimally Invasive Surgery and Innovation, McGill University, Montréal, Que., and Simon Fraser University, Burnaby, BC
| | - C Brace
- From the Steinberg-Bernstein Centre for Minimally Invasive Surgery and Innovation, McGill University, Montréal, Que., and Simon Fraser University, Burnaby, BC
| | - G Chartrand
- From the Steinberg-Bernstein Centre for Minimally Invasive Surgery and Innovation, McGill University, Montréal, Que., and Simon Fraser University, Burnaby, BC
| | - M Vaillancourt
- From the Steinberg-Bernstein Centre for Minimally Invasive Surgery and Innovation, McGill University, Montréal, Que., and Simon Fraser University, Burnaby, BC
| | - J Cao
- From the Steinberg-Bernstein Centre for Minimally Invasive Surgery and Innovation, McGill University, Montréal, Que., and Simon Fraser University, Burnaby, BC
| | - D Banaszek
- From the Steinberg-Bernstein Centre for Minimally Invasive Surgery and Innovation, McGill University, Montréal, Que., and Simon Fraser University, Burnaby, BC
| | - M Vassiliou
- From the Steinberg-Bernstein Centre for Minimally Invasive Surgery and Innovation, McGill University, Montréal, Que., and Simon Fraser University, Burnaby, BC
| | - G Fried
- From the Steinberg-Bernstein Centre for Minimally Invasive Surgery and Innovation, McGill University, Montréal, Que., and Simon Fraser University, Burnaby, BC
| | - L Feldman
- From the Steinberg-Bernstein Centre for Minimally Invasive Surgery and Innovation, McGill University, Montréal, Que., and Simon Fraser University, Burnaby, BC
| | - S Fraser
- From the Jewish General Hospital, Montréal, Que
| | - S Bergman
- From the Jewish General Hospital, Montréal, Que
| | - R Deobald
- From the Department of General Surgery and West Winds Primary Health Centre, University of Saskatchewan, Saskatoon, Sask
| | - J Chad
- From the Department of General Surgery and West Winds Primary Health Centre, University of Saskatchewan, Saskatoon, Sask
| | - C Di Gregorio
- From the Department of General Surgery and West Winds Primary Health Centre, University of Saskatchewan, Saskatoon, Sask
| | - J Johnstone
- From the Department of General Surgery and West Winds Primary Health Centre, University of Saskatchewan, Saskatoon, Sask
| | - C Kenyon
- From the Department of General Surgery and West Winds Primary Health Centre, University of Saskatchewan, Saskatoon, Sask
| | - M Lees
- From the Department of General Surgery and West Winds Primary Health Centre, University of Saskatchewan, Saskatoon, Sask
| | - E Auger-Dufour
- From the McGill University Health Centre, McGill University, Montréal, Que
| | - G Fried
- From the McGill University Health Centre, McGill University, Montréal, Que
| | - L Feldman
- From the McGill University Health Centre, McGill University, Montréal, Que
| | - L Ferri
- From the McGill University Health Centre, McGill University, Montréal, Que
| | - M Vassiliou
- From the McGill University Health Centre, McGill University, Montréal, Que
| | - A Alqahtani
- From the Division of Colorectal Surgery, Department of Epidemiology, Division of Gastroenterology of the Jewish General Hospital, McGill University School of Medicine, Montréal, Que
| | - R Perlman
- From the Division of Colorectal Surgery, Department of Epidemiology, Division of Gastroenterology of the Jewish General Hospital, McGill University School of Medicine, Montréal, Que
| | - C Holcroft
- From the Division of Colorectal Surgery, Department of Epidemiology, Division of Gastroenterology of the Jewish General Hospital, McGill University School of Medicine, Montréal, Que
| | - P H Gordon
- From the Division of Colorectal Surgery, Department of Epidemiology, Division of Gastroenterology of the Jewish General Hospital, McGill University School of Medicine, Montréal, Que
| | - A Szilagyi
- From the Division of Colorectal Surgery, Department of Epidemiology, Division of Gastroenterology of the Jewish General Hospital, McGill University School of Medicine, Montréal, Que
| | - D Iradukunda
- From the University of Saskatchewan, Saskatoon, Sask
| | - M A J Moser
- From the University of Saskatchewan, Saskatoon, Sask
| | - N Rodych
- From the University of Saskatchewan, Saskatoon, Sask
| | - J M Shaw
- From the University of Saskatchewan, Saskatoon, Sask
| | - N Ahmed
- From the University of Toronto, Toronto, Ont
| | - M Chiu
- From the University of Toronto, Toronto, Ont
| | - B Kurabi
- From the University of Toronto, Toronto, Ont
| | - A Qureshi
- From the University of Toronto, Toronto, Ont
| | - A Nathens
- From the University of Toronto, Toronto, Ont
| | | | - A Pandya
- From the University of Toronto, Toronto, Ont
| | - S Kitto
- From the University of Toronto, Toronto, Ont
| | - G Ma
- From the University of Toronto, Toronto, Ont
| | - A Pooni
- From the University of Toronto, Toronto, Ont
| | - S Forbes
- From the University of Toronto, Toronto, Ont
| | | | - E Pearsall
- From the University of Toronto, Toronto, Ont
| | - F Brenneman
- From the University of Toronto, Toronto, Ont
| | - R McLeod
- From the University of Toronto, Toronto, Ont
| | - M A Rockx
- From the Alberta Medical Association Locum Services and the University of Western Ontario, London, Ont
| | - V McAlister
- From the Alberta Medical Association Locum Services and the University of Western Ontario, London, Ont
| | - D Roberts
- From the University of Calgary, Calgary, Alta
| | - J Ouellet
- From the University of Calgary, Calgary, Alta
| | | | - R Lall
- From the University of Calgary, Calgary, Alta
| | | | - C Ball
- From the University of Calgary, Calgary, Alta
| | - S Chackungal
- From the University of Western Ontario, London, Ont., the University of British Columbia, Vancouver, BC, the Ministry of Health Liberia, Monrovia, Liberia, and Harvard Humanitarian Initiative, Cambridge, Mass
| | - L M Knowlton
- From the University of Western Ontario, London, Ont., the University of British Columbia, Vancouver, BC, the Ministry of Health Liberia, Monrovia, Liberia, and Harvard Humanitarian Initiative, Cambridge, Mass
| | - B Dahn
- From the University of Western Ontario, London, Ont., the University of British Columbia, Vancouver, BC, the Ministry of Health Liberia, Monrovia, Liberia, and Harvard Humanitarian Initiative, Cambridge, Mass
| | - K McQueen
- From the University of Western Ontario, London, Ont., the University of British Columbia, Vancouver, BC, the Ministry of Health Liberia, Monrovia, Liberia, and Harvard Humanitarian Initiative, Cambridge, Mass
| | - J A Morrison
- From the Chatham Kent Health Alliance, Chatham, Ont
| | - B Lent
- From the University of Western Ontario, London, Ont
| | - J Brown
- From the University of Western Ontario, London, Ont
| | - M Fluit
- From the University of Western Ontario, London, Ont
| | - C Herbert
- From the University of Western Ontario, London, Ont
| | - S Deen
- From the University of Calgary, Calgary, Alta
| | | | - S McFadden
- From the University of Calgary, Calgary, Alta
| | - G Gelfand
- From the University of Calgary, Calgary, Alta
| | - D Bosch
- From the University of Calgary, Calgary, Alta
| | - L Grimmer
- From the Brown University School of Medicine, Providence, RI
| | - S Milman
- From the Brown University School of Medicine, Providence, RI
| | - T Ng
- From the Brown University School of Medicine, Providence, RI
| | - R Gill
- From the University of Alberta, the Cross Cancer Institute, Edmonton, Alta
| | - T Perry
- From the University of Alberta, the Cross Cancer Institute, Edmonton, Alta
| | - J Abele
- From the University of Alberta, the Cross Cancer Institute, Edmonton, Alta
| | - E Bedard
- From the University of Alberta, the Cross Cancer Institute, Edmonton, Alta
| | - D Schiller
- From the University of Alberta, the Cross Cancer Institute, Edmonton, Alta
| | - S Coughlin
- From the University of Western Ontario, London Health Sciences Centre, London, Ont
| | - T Charyk Stewart
- From the University of Western Ontario, London Health Sciences Centre, London, Ont
| | - N Parry
- From the University of Western Ontario, London Health Sciences Centre, London, Ont
| | - D Gray
- From the University of Western Ontario, London Health Sciences Centre, London, Ont
| | - J Williamson
- From the University of Western Ontario, London Health Sciences Centre, London, Ont
| | - R Malthaner
- From the University of Western Ontario, London Health Sciences Centre, London, Ont
| | - D Bottoni
- From the London Health Sciences Centre and CSTAR, London, Ont
| | - M Perri
- From the London Health Sciences Centre and CSTAR, London, Ont
| | - A L Trejos
- From the London Health Sciences Centre and CSTAR, London, Ont
| | - M Naish
- From the London Health Sciences Centre and CSTAR, London, Ont
| | - R Patel
- From the London Health Sciences Centre and CSTAR, London, Ont
| | - R Malthaner
- From the London Health Sciences Centre and CSTAR, London, Ont
| | - A Ashrafi
- From the Surrey Memorial Hospital, Surrey, BC
| | - J Bond
- From the Surrey Memorial Hospital, Surrey, BC
| | - S Ong
- From the Surrey Memorial Hospital, Surrey, BC
| | - M Yamashita
- From the Surrey Memorial Hospital, Surrey, BC
| | - S Ahmadi
- From the Surrey Memorial Hospital, Surrey, BC
| | | | - J Miller
- From McMaster University, Hamilton, Ont
| | - C Finley
- From McMaster University, Hamilton, Ont
| | | | | | - L Lee
- From the McGill University Health Centre, Montréal, Que
| | - S Hanley
- From the McGill University Health Centre, Montréal, Que
| | - C Robineau
- From the McGill University Health Centre, Montréal, Que
| | - C Sirois
- From the McGill University Health Centre, Montréal, Que
| | - D Mulder
- From the McGill University Health Centre, Montréal, Que
| | - L Ferri
- From the McGill University Health Centre, Montréal, Que
| | - R Humphrey
- From the University of Western Ontario, Woodstock, and London, Ont
| | - R Inculet
- From the University of Western Ontario, Woodstock, and London, Ont
| | - D Fortin
- From the University of Western Ontario, Woodstock, and London, Ont
| | - A Arab
- From the University of Western Ontario, Woodstock, and London, Ont
| | - R Malthaner
- From the University of Western Ontario, Woodstock, and London, Ont
| | - A Ashrafi
- From the Surrey Memorial Hospital, Surrey, BC
| | - J Bond
- From the Surrey Memorial Hospital, Surrey, BC
| | - S Ong
- From the Surrey Memorial Hospital, Surrey, BC
| | - M Yamashita
- From the Surrey Memorial Hospital, Surrey, BC
| | - S Ahmadi
- From the Surrey Memorial Hospital, Surrey, BC
| | - A McGuire
- From Queen's University, Ottawa and Kingston, Ont
| | - K Reid
- From Queen's University, Ottawa and Kingston, Ont
| | - D Petsikas
- From Queen's University, Ottawa and Kingston, Ont
| | - W Hopman
- From Queen's University, Ottawa and Kingston, Ont
| | - A Basi
- From the University of Western Ontario, London, and the William Osler Health Centre, Brampton, Ont
| | - S Basi
- From the University of Western Ontario, London, and the William Osler Health Centre, Brampton, Ont
| | - K Irshad
- From the University of Western Ontario, London, and the William Osler Health Centre, Brampton, Ont
| | - W Hanna
- From the Toronto General Hospital, Toronto, Ont
| | - K P Croome
- From the University of Western Ontario, London, Ont
| | - P Marotta
- From the University of Western Ontario, London, Ont
| | - V McAlister
- From the University of Western Ontario, London, Ont
| | - D Quan
- From the University of Western Ontario, London, Ont
| | - W Wall
- From the University of Western Ontario, London, Ont
| | | | - C de Mestral
- From the Keenan Research Centre in the Li Ka Shing Knowledge Institute of St. Michael's Hospital, University of Toronto and Institute for Clinical Evaluative Sciences, Toronto, Ont
| | - B Zagorski
- From the Keenan Research Centre in the Li Ka Shing Knowledge Institute of St. Michael's Hospital, University of Toronto and Institute for Clinical Evaluative Sciences, Toronto, Ont
| | - O Rotstein
- From the Keenan Research Centre in the Li Ka Shing Knowledge Institute of St. Michael's Hospital, University of Toronto and Institute for Clinical Evaluative Sciences, Toronto, Ont
| | - D Gomez
- From the Keenan Research Centre in the Li Ka Shing Knowledge Institute of St. Michael's Hospital, University of Toronto and Institute for Clinical Evaluative Sciences, Toronto, Ont
| | - B Haas
- From the Keenan Research Centre in the Li Ka Shing Knowledge Institute of St. Michael's Hospital, University of Toronto and Institute for Clinical Evaluative Sciences, Toronto, Ont
| | - A Laupacis
- From the Keenan Research Centre in the Li Ka Shing Knowledge Institute of St. Michael's Hospital, University of Toronto and Institute for Clinical Evaluative Sciences, Toronto, Ont
| | - S Sharma
- From the Keenan Research Centre in the Li Ka Shing Knowledge Institute of St. Michael's Hospital, University of Toronto and Institute for Clinical Evaluative Sciences, Toronto, Ont
| | - J Bridge
- From the Keenan Research Centre in the Li Ka Shing Knowledge Institute of St. Michael's Hospital, University of Toronto and Institute for Clinical Evaluative Sciences, Toronto, Ont
| | - A Nathens
- From the Keenan Research Centre in the Li Ka Shing Knowledge Institute of St. Michael's Hospital, University of Toronto and Institute for Clinical Evaluative Sciences, Toronto, Ont
| | - F Bhojani
- From the University of Toronto, Toronto, Ont
| | - A Fox
- From the University of Toronto, Toronto, Ont
| | - K Pitzul
- From the University of Toronto, Toronto, Ont
| | - C-A Moulton
- From the University of Toronto, Toronto, Ont
| | - A Wei
- From the University of Toronto, Toronto, Ont
| | - A Okrainec
- From the University of Toronto, Toronto, Ont
| | - S Cleary
- From the University of Toronto, Toronto, Ont
| | - K Bertens
- From the University of Western Ontario, London, Ont
| | - K P Croome
- From the University of Western Ontario, London, Ont
| | - A Mujoomdar
- From the University of Western Ontario, London, Ont
| | - D Peck
- From the University of Western Ontario, London, Ont
| | - R Rankin
- From the University of Western Ontario, London, Ont
| | - D Quan
- From the University of Western Ontario, London, Ont
| | - N Kakani
- From the University of Western Ontario, London, Ont
| | | | - R Suri
- From McMaster University, Hamilton, Ont
| | | | - L Ruo
- From McMaster University, Hamilton, Ont
| | - M Jamal
- From McGill University, Montréal, Que., and University of Queensland, School of Public Health, Brisbane, Queensland, Australia
| | - J Abou Khalil
- From McGill University, Montréal, Que., and University of Queensland, School of Public Health, Brisbane, Queensland, Australia
| | - E Simoneau-Beaudry
- From McGill University, Montréal, Que., and University of Queensland, School of Public Health, Brisbane, Queensland, Australia
| | - S Dumitra
- From McGill University, Montréal, Que., and University of Queensland, School of Public Health, Brisbane, Queensland, Australia
| | - M Edwards
- From McGill University, Montréal, Que., and University of Queensland, School of Public Health, Brisbane, Queensland, Australia
| | - Y Yousef
- From McGill University, Montréal, Que., and University of Queensland, School of Public Health, Brisbane, Queensland, Australia
| | - M Al Jiffry
- From McGill University, Montréal, Que., and University of Queensland, School of Public Health, Brisbane, Queensland, Australia
| | - P Metrakos
- From McGill University, Montréal, Que., and University of Queensland, School of Public Health, Brisbane, Queensland, Australia
| | - J Tchervenkov
- From McGill University, Montréal, Que., and University of Queensland, School of Public Health, Brisbane, Queensland, Australia
| | - S Doi
- From McGill University, Montréal, Que., and University of Queensland, School of Public Health, Brisbane, Queensland, Australia
| | - J Barkun
- From McGill University, Montréal, Que., and University of Queensland, School of Public Health, Brisbane, Queensland, Australia
| | - A Obayan
- From the Department of Surgery, University of Saskatchewan, Saskatoon, Sask., and the Regina General Hospital, Regina, Sask
| | - S Meiers
- From the Department of Surgery, University of Saskatchewan, Saskatoon, Sask., and the Regina General Hospital, Regina, Sask
| | - R Keith
- From the Department of Surgery, University of Saskatchewan, Saskatoon, Sask., and the Regina General Hospital, Regina, Sask
| | - S Elkassem
- From the University of Toronto, Toronto, Ont., and the University of Calgary, Calgary, Alta
| | - N Church
- From the University of Toronto, Toronto, Ont., and the University of Calgary, Calgary, Alta
| | - P Mitchell
- From the University of Toronto, Toronto, Ont., and the University of Calgary, Calgary, Alta
| | - C Turbide
- From the University of Toronto, Toronto, Ont., and the University of Calgary, Calgary, Alta
| | - E Dixon
- From the University of Toronto, Toronto, Ont., and the University of Calgary, Calgary, Alta
| | - E Debru
- From the University of Toronto, Toronto, Ont., and the University of Calgary, Calgary, Alta
| | - J Shum
- From the University of Western Ontario, London, Ont
| | - W J Wall
- From the University of Western Ontario, London, Ont
| | - R Maniar
- From the University of Manitoba, Winnipeg, Man
| | - D Hochman
- From the University of Manitoba, Winnipeg, Man
| | - D Wirtzfeld
- From the University of Manitoba, Winnipeg, Man
| | - C Yaffe
- From the University of Manitoba, Winnipeg, Man
| | - B Yip
- From the University of Manitoba, Winnipeg, Man
| | - A McKay
- From the University of Manitoba, Winnipeg, Man
| | - R Silverman
- From the University of Manitoba, Winnipeg, Man
| | - J Park
- From the University of Manitoba, Winnipeg, Man
| | - V Francescutti
- From the Roswell Park Cancer Institute, Buffalo, New York, NY
| | - L Rivera
- From the Roswell Park Cancer Institute, Buffalo, New York, NY
| | - J M Kane
- From the Roswell Park Cancer Institute, Buffalo, New York, NY
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- From the Roswell Park Cancer Institute, Buffalo, New York, NY
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- From McMaster University, Hamilton, Ont
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- From McMaster University, Hamilton, Ont
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- From McMaster University, Hamilton, Ont
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- From McMaster University, Hamilton, Ont
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- From McMaster University, Hamilton, Ont
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- From McMaster University, Hamilton, Ont
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- From McMaster University, Hamilton, Ont
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- From the University of Ottawa, Ottawa, Ont., and The Ottawa Hospital, Ottawa, Ont
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- From the University of Ottawa, Ottawa, Ont., and The Ottawa Hospital, Ottawa, Ont
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- From the University of Ottawa, Ottawa, Ont., and The Ottawa Hospital, Ottawa, Ont
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- From the University of Ottawa, Ottawa, Ont., and The Ottawa Hospital, Ottawa, Ont
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- From the University of Ottawa, Ottawa, Ont., and The Ottawa Hospital, Ottawa, Ont
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- From the University of Ottawa, Ottawa, Ont., and The Ottawa Hospital, Ottawa, Ont
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- From the University of Ottawa, Ottawa, Ont., and The Ottawa Hospital, Ottawa, Ont
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- From McMaster University, Hamilton, Ont
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- From McMaster University, Hamilton, Ont
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- From North York General Hospital, Mount Sinai Hospital, Humber River Regional Hospital and the University of Toronto, Toronto, Ont
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- From North York General Hospital, Mount Sinai Hospital, Humber River Regional Hospital and the University of Toronto, Toronto, Ont
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- From North York General Hospital, Mount Sinai Hospital, Humber River Regional Hospital and the University of Toronto, Toronto, Ont
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- From North York General Hospital, Mount Sinai Hospital, Humber River Regional Hospital and the University of Toronto, Toronto, Ont
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- From North York General Hospital, Mount Sinai Hospital, Humber River Regional Hospital and the University of Toronto, Toronto, Ont
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- From the Division of General Surgery, University of Western Ontario, and the London Regional Cancer Program, London, Ont
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- From the Division of General Surgery, University of Western Ontario, and the London Regional Cancer Program, London, Ont
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- From the Division of General Surgery, University of Western Ontario, and the London Regional Cancer Program, London, Ont
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- From the Division of General Surgery, University of Western Ontario, and the London Regional Cancer Program, London, Ont
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- From the University of Saskatchewan, Saskatoon, Sask
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- From McMaster University, Hamilton, Ont
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- From the Department of Radiology, Department of Surgery, Princess Margaret Hospital, University Health Network, University of Toronto, Cancer Care Ontario, Toronto, Ont
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- From the Department of Radiology, Department of Surgery, Princess Margaret Hospital, University Health Network, University of Toronto, Cancer Care Ontario, Toronto, Ont
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- From the Department of Radiology, Department of Surgery, Princess Margaret Hospital, University Health Network, University of Toronto, Cancer Care Ontario, Toronto, Ont
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- From the Department of Radiology, Department of Surgery, Princess Margaret Hospital, University Health Network, University of Toronto, Cancer Care Ontario, Toronto, Ont
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- From the Department of Radiology, Department of Surgery, Princess Margaret Hospital, University Health Network, University of Toronto, Cancer Care Ontario, Toronto, Ont
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- From the Department of Radiology, Department of Surgery, Princess Margaret Hospital, University Health Network, University of Toronto, Cancer Care Ontario, Toronto, Ont
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- From the Department of Radiology, Department of Surgery, Princess Margaret Hospital, University Health Network, University of Toronto, Cancer Care Ontario, Toronto, Ont
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- From the Department of Radiology, Department of Surgery, Princess Margaret Hospital, University Health Network, University of Toronto, Cancer Care Ontario, Toronto, Ont
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- From the University of Western Ontario, London, Ont., and the MD Anderson Cancer Center, Houston, Tex
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- From the University of Western Ontario, London, Ont., and the MD Anderson Cancer Center, Houston, Tex
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- From the University of Western Ontario, London, Ont., and the MD Anderson Cancer Center, Houston, Tex
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- From the University of Western Ontario, London, Ont., and the MD Anderson Cancer Center, Houston, Tex
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- From the University of Western Ontario, London, Ont., and the MD Anderson Cancer Center, Houston, Tex
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- From the University of Western Ontario, London, Ont., and the MD Anderson Cancer Center, Houston, Tex
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- From the University of Western Ontario, London, Ont., and the MD Anderson Cancer Center, Houston, Tex
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- From Hôpital Maisonneuve-Rosemont, Montréal, Que
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- From Hôpital Maisonneuve-Rosemont, Montréal, Que
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- From Hôpital Maisonneuve-Rosemont, Montréal, Que
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- From Hôpital Maisonneuve-Rosemont, Montréal, Que
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- From Hôpital Maisonneuve-Rosemont, Montréal, Que
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- From Hôpital Maisonneuve-Rosemont, Montréal, Que
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- From the University of British Columbia, General Surgery, and the BC Cancer Agency, Vancouver, BC
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- From the University of British Columbia, General Surgery, and the BC Cancer Agency, Vancouver, BC
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- From the University of British Columbia, General Surgery, and the BC Cancer Agency, Vancouver, BC
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- From the Department of Surgery, St. Paul's Hospital, University of British Columbia, Vancouver, BC
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- From the Department of Surgery, St. Paul's Hospital, University of British Columbia, Vancouver, BC
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- From the Department of Surgery, St. Paul's Hospital, University of British Columbia, Vancouver, BC
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- From the Department of Surgery, St. Paul's Hospital, University of British Columbia, Vancouver, BC
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- From the Department of Surgery, St. Paul's Hospital, University of British Columbia, Vancouver, BC
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- From the Department of Surgery, St. Paul's Hospital, University of British Columbia, Vancouver, BC
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- From The Ottawa Hospital, University of Ottawa, Ottawa, Ont
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- From The Ottawa Hospital, University of Ottawa, Ottawa, Ont
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- From The Ottawa Hospital, University of Ottawa, Ottawa, Ont
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- From The Ottawa Hospital, University of Ottawa, Ottawa, Ont
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- From The Ottawa Hospital, University of Ottawa, Ottawa, Ont
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- From The Ottawa Hospital, University of Ottawa, Ottawa, Ont
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- From The Ottawa Hospital, University of Ottawa, Ottawa, Ont
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- From The Ottawa Hospital, University of Ottawa, Ottawa, Ont
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- From the University of Manitoba, Winnipeg, Man., and the University of Toronto, Toronto, Ont
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- From the University of Manitoba, Winnipeg, Man., and the University of Toronto, Toronto, Ont
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- From the University of Manitoba, Winnipeg, Man., and the University of Toronto, Toronto, Ont
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- From The Ottawa Hospital, University of Ottawa, Ottawa, Institute for Clinical Evaluative Sciences, Li Ka Shing Knowledge Institute of St. Michael's, Toronto, Ont., and King Khalid University Hospital, King Saud University, Riyadh, Saudi Arabia
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- From The Ottawa Hospital, University of Ottawa, Ottawa, Institute for Clinical Evaluative Sciences, Li Ka Shing Knowledge Institute of St. Michael's, Toronto, Ont., and King Khalid University Hospital, King Saud University, Riyadh, Saudi Arabia
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- From The Ottawa Hospital, University of Ottawa, Ottawa, Institute for Clinical Evaluative Sciences, Li Ka Shing Knowledge Institute of St. Michael's, Toronto, Ont., and King Khalid University Hospital, King Saud University, Riyadh, Saudi Arabia
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- From The Ottawa Hospital, University of Ottawa, Ottawa, Institute for Clinical Evaluative Sciences, Li Ka Shing Knowledge Institute of St. Michael's, Toronto, Ont., and King Khalid University Hospital, King Saud University, Riyadh, Saudi Arabia
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- From The Ottawa Hospital, University of Ottawa, Ottawa, Institute for Clinical Evaluative Sciences, Li Ka Shing Knowledge Institute of St. Michael's, Toronto, Ont., and King Khalid University Hospital, King Saud University, Riyadh, Saudi Arabia
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- From The Ottawa Hospital, University of Ottawa, Ottawa, Institute for Clinical Evaluative Sciences, Li Ka Shing Knowledge Institute of St. Michael's, Toronto, Ont., and King Khalid University Hospital, King Saud University, Riyadh, Saudi Arabia
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- From The Ottawa Hospital, University of Ottawa, Ottawa, Institute for Clinical Evaluative Sciences, Li Ka Shing Knowledge Institute of St. Michael's, Toronto, Ont., and King Khalid University Hospital, King Saud University, Riyadh, Saudi Arabia
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- From The Ottawa Hospital, University of Ottawa, Ottawa, Institute for Clinical Evaluative Sciences, Li Ka Shing Knowledge Institute of St. Michael's, Toronto, Ont., and King Khalid University Hospital, King Saud University, Riyadh, Saudi Arabia
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- From The Ottawa Hospital, University of Ottawa, Ottawa, Institute for Clinical Evaluative Sciences, Li Ka Shing Knowledge Institute of St. Michael's, Toronto, Ont., and King Khalid University Hospital, King Saud University, Riyadh, Saudi Arabia
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- From The Ottawa Hospital, University of Ottawa, Ottawa, Institute for Clinical Evaluative Sciences, Li Ka Shing Knowledge Institute of St. Michael's, Toronto, Ont., and King Khalid University Hospital, King Saud University, Riyadh, Saudi Arabia
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- From The Ottawa Hospital, University of Ottawa, Ottawa, Institute for Clinical Evaluative Sciences, Li Ka Shing Knowledge Institute of St. Michael's, Toronto, Ont., and King Khalid University Hospital, King Saud University, Riyadh, Saudi Arabia
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- From The Ottawa Hospital, University of Ottawa, Ottawa, Institute for Clinical Evaluative Sciences, Li Ka Shing Knowledge Institute of St. Michael's, Toronto, Ont., and King Khalid University Hospital, King Saud University, Riyadh, Saudi Arabia
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- From the University of Ottawa, Ottawa, Ont., McGill University, Montréal, Que., and the University of Aberdeen, Aberdeen, Great Britain
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- From the University of Ottawa, Ottawa, Ont., McGill University, Montréal, Que., and the University of Aberdeen, Aberdeen, Great Britain
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- From the University of Ottawa, Ottawa, Ont., McGill University, Montréal, Que., and the University of Aberdeen, Aberdeen, Great Britain
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- From the University of Ottawa, Ottawa, Ont., McGill University, Montréal, Que., and the University of Aberdeen, Aberdeen, Great Britain
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- From the University of Ottawa, Ottawa, Ont., McGill University, Montréal, Que., and the University of Aberdeen, Aberdeen, Great Britain
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- From the University of Ottawa, Ottawa, Ont., McGill University, Montréal, Que., and the University of Aberdeen, Aberdeen, Great Britain
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- From the University of Ottawa, Ottawa, Ont
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- From the University of Ottawa, Ottawa, Ont
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- From the University of Ottawa, Ottawa, Ont
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- From the University of Ottawa, Ottawa, Ont
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- From the University of Ottawa, Ottawa, Ont
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- From the University of Ottawa, Ottawa, Ont
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- From the University of Ottawa, Ottawa, Ont
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- From the University of Ottawa, Ottawa, Ont
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- From the University of Toronto, Toronto, Ont
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- From the University of Toronto, Toronto, Ont
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- From the University of Toronto, Toronto, Ont
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- From the University of Toronto, Toronto, Ont
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- From the University of Toronto, Toronto, Ont
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- From the University of Toronto, Toronto, Ont
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- From the University of Toronto, Toronto, Ont
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- From the University of Manitoba, Winnipeg, Man., the University of Toronto, Toronto, and Queen's University, Kingston, Ont
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- From the University of Manitoba, Winnipeg, Man., the University of Toronto, Toronto, and Queen's University, Kingston, Ont
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- From the University of Manitoba, Winnipeg, Man., the University of Toronto, Toronto, and Queen's University, Kingston, Ont
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- From the University of Manitoba, Winnipeg, Man., the University of Toronto, Toronto, and Queen's University, Kingston, Ont
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- From the University of Manitoba, Winnipeg, Man., the University of Toronto, Toronto, and Queen's University, Kingston, Ont
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- From the University of Manitoba, Winnipeg, Man., the University of Toronto, Toronto, and Queen's University, Kingston, Ont
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- From the London Health Sciences Centre, London, Ont
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- From the London Health Sciences Centre, London, Ont
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- From the London Health Sciences Centre, London, Ont
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- From the University of Ottawa, Ottawa, Ont
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- From the University of Ottawa, Ottawa, Ont
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- From the University of Ottawa, Ottawa, Ont
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- From the University of Ottawa, Ottawa, Ont
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- From the University of Ottawa, Ottawa, Ont
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- From the University of Ottawa, Ottawa, Ont
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- From the University of Ottawa, Ottawa, Ont
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- From the University of Toronto, Toronto, Ont
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- From the University of Toronto, Toronto, Ont
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- From the University of Toronto, Toronto, Ont
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- From the University of Toronto, Toronto, Ont
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- From the University of Toronto, Toronto, Ont
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- From the University of Toronto, Toronto, Ont
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- From the McGill Medical School, JSS Medical Research, Jewish General Hospital, Montréal, Que
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- From the McGill Medical School, JSS Medical Research, Jewish General Hospital, Montréal, Que
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- From the McGill Medical School, JSS Medical Research, Jewish General Hospital, Montréal, Que
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- From the McGill Medical School, JSS Medical Research, Jewish General Hospital, Montréal, Que
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- From the McGill Medical School, JSS Medical Research, Jewish General Hospital, Montréal, Que
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- From the Department of Surgery, St. Paul's Hospital, University of British Columbia, Vancouver, BC
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- From the Department of Surgery, St. Paul's Hospital, University of British Columbia, Vancouver, BC
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- From the Department of Surgery, St. Paul's Hospital, University of British Columbia, Vancouver, BC
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- From the Department of Surgery, St. Paul's Hospital, University of British Columbia, Vancouver, BC
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- From the Department of Surgery, St. Paul's Hospital, University of British Columbia, Vancouver, BC
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- From the Department of Surgery, St. Paul's Hospital, University of British Columbia, Vancouver, BC
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- From the Department of Pathology and the Gastrointestinal Diseases Research Unit, Queen's University, Kingston, Ont
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- From the Department of Pathology and the Gastrointestinal Diseases Research Unit, Queen's University, Kingston, Ont
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- From the Department of Pathology and the Gastrointestinal Diseases Research Unit, Queen's University, Kingston, Ont
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- From McGill University, Montréal, Que
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- From the Juravinski Cancer Centre, McMaster University, Hamilton, Ont
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- From the Juravinski Cancer Centre, McMaster University, Hamilton, Ont
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- From the Juravinski Cancer Centre, McMaster University, Hamilton, Ont
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- From the Juravinski Cancer Centre, McMaster University, Hamilton, Ont
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- From the Juravinski Cancer Centre, McMaster University, Hamilton, Ont
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- From the Juravinski Cancer Centre, McMaster University, Hamilton, Ont
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- From the Juravinski Cancer Centre, McMaster University, Hamilton, Ont
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- From the Juravinski Cancer Centre, McMaster University, Hamilton, Ont
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- From the University of British Columbia, Department of Surgery, St. Paul's Hospital, Vancouver, BC
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- From the University of British Columbia, Department of Surgery, St. Paul's Hospital, Vancouver, BC
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- From the University of British Columbia, Department of Surgery, St. Paul's Hospital, Vancouver, BC
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- From the University of British Columbia, Department of Surgery, St. Paul's Hospital, Vancouver, BC
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- From The Ottawa Hospital, Ottawa, Ont
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- From The Ottawa Hospital, Ottawa, Ont
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- From The Ottawa Hospital, Ottawa, Ont
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- From The Ottawa Hospital, Ottawa, Ont
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- From The Ottawa Hospital, Ottawa, Ont
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- From The Ottawa Hospital, Ottawa, Ont
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- From The Ottawa Hospital, Ottawa, Ont
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- From the University of Alberta, Royal Alexandra Hospital, Edmonton, Alta
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- From the University of Alberta, Royal Alexandra Hospital, Edmonton, Alta
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- From the University of Alberta, Royal Alexandra Hospital, Edmonton, Alta
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- From the University of Alberta, Royal Alexandra Hospital, Edmonton, Alta
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- From the University of Alberta, Royal Alexandra Hospital, Edmonton, Alta
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- From the University of Calgary, Calgary, Alta
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- From the University of Calgary, Calgary, Alta
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- From the University of Calgary, Calgary, Alta
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- From the University of Calgary, Calgary, Alta
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- From the University of Calgary, Calgary, Alta
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- From McMaster University Hamilton, Ont., and the Harvard School of Public Health, Boston, Mass
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- From McMaster University Hamilton, Ont., and the Harvard School of Public Health, Boston, Mass
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- From McMaster University Hamilton, Ont., and the Harvard School of Public Health, Boston, Mass
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- From McMaster University Hamilton, Ont., and the Harvard School of Public Health, Boston, Mass
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- From McMaster University, Hamilton Health Sciences Hamilton, Ont
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- From McMaster University, Hamilton Health Sciences Hamilton, Ont
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- From McMaster University, Hamilton Health Sciences Hamilton, Ont
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- From McMaster University, Hamilton Health Sciences Hamilton, Ont
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- From McMaster University, Hamilton Health Sciences Hamilton, Ont
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- From McMaster University, Hamilton Health Sciences Hamilton, Ont
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- From The University of Ottawa, The Ottawa Hospital, Ottawa, Ont
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- From The University of Ottawa, The Ottawa Hospital, Ottawa, Ont
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- From The University of Ottawa, The Ottawa Hospital, Ottawa, Ont
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- From The University of Ottawa, The Ottawa Hospital, Ottawa, Ont
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- From The University of Ottawa, The Ottawa Hospital, Ottawa, Ont
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- From The University of Ottawa, The Ottawa Hospital, Ottawa, Ont
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- From The University of Ottawa, The Ottawa Hospital, Ottawa, Ont
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- From The University of Ottawa, The Ottawa Hospital, Ottawa, Ont
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- From the Winnipeg Regional Health Authority, University of Manitoba, Winnipeg, Man
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- From the Winnipeg Regional Health Authority, University of Manitoba, Winnipeg, Man
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- From the Department of Surgery, St. Paul's Hospital, University of British Columbia, and the BC Cancer Agency, Vancouver, BC
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- From the Department of Surgery, St. Paul's Hospital, University of British Columbia, and the BC Cancer Agency, Vancouver, BC
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- From the Department of Surgery, St. Paul's Hospital, University of British Columbia, and the BC Cancer Agency, Vancouver, BC
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- From the Department of Surgery, St. Paul's Hospital, University of British Columbia, and the BC Cancer Agency, Vancouver, BC
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- From the Department of Surgery, St. Paul's Hospital, University of British Columbia, and the BC Cancer Agency, Vancouver, BC
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- From Canadian Surgical Technologies and Advanced Robotics, London, Ont
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- From Canadian Surgical Technologies and Advanced Robotics, London, Ont
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- From the Department of Surgery, St. Paul's Hospital, Vancouver, BC
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- From the Department of Surgery, St. Paul's Hospital, Vancouver, BC
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- From the Department of Surgery, St. Paul's Hospital, Vancouver, BC
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- From the Department of Surgery, St. Paul's Hospital, Vancouver, BC
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Vrochides D, Hassanain M, Barkun J, Tchervenkov J, Paraskevas S, Chaudhury P, Cantarovich M, Deschenes M, Wong P, Ghali P, Chan G, Metrakos P. Association of preoperative parameters with postoperative mortality and long-term survival after liver transplantation. Can J Surg 2011; 54:101-6. [PMID: 21443827 DOI: 10.1503/cjs.035909] [Citation(s) in RCA: 9] [Impact Index Per Article: 0.7] [Reference Citation Analysis] [What about the content of this article? (0)] [Affiliation(s)] [Abstract] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 12/25/2022] Open
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BACKGROUND The ability of Child-Turcotte-Pugh (CTP) or Model for End-Stage Liver Disease (MELD) scores to predict recipient survival after liver transplantation is controversial. This analysis aims to identify preoperative parameters that might be associated with early postoperative mortality and long-term survival after liver transplantation. METHODS We studied a total of 15 parameters, using both univariate and multivariate models, among adults who underwent primary liver transplantation. RESULTS A total of 458 primary adult liver transplants were performed. Fifty-seven (12.44%) patients died during the first 3 postoperative months and composed the early mortality group. The remaining 401 patients composed the long-term patient survival group. The parameters that were identified through univariate analysis to be associated with early postoperative mortality were CTP score, MELD score, bilirubin, creatinine, international normalized ratio and warm ischemia time (WIT). In all multivariate models, WIT retained its statistical significance. The 10-year long-term survival was 65%. The parameters that were identified to be independent predictors of long-term survival were the recipient's sex (improved survival in women, p = 0.005), diagnosis of hepatocellular cancer (p=0.015) and recipient's age (p=0.024). CONCLUSION Either CTP or MELD score, in conjunction with WIT, might have a role in predicting early postoperative mortality after liver transplantation, whereas the recipient's sex and the absence of hepatocellular cancer are associated with improved long-term survival.
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- Dionisios Vrochides
- Department of Surgery and the Multi-Organ Transplant Program, McGill University, Montréal, Que., Canada.
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Vrochides D, Hassanain M, Metrakos P, Tchervenkov J, Chaudhury P, Chan G, Paraskevas S. Allocation of renal grafts to older recipients does not result in loss of functioning graft-years. Hippokratia 2011; 15:167-169. [PMID: 22110301 PMCID: PMC3209682] [Citation(s) in RCA: 0] [Impact Index Per Article: 0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [What about the content of this article? (0)] [Affiliation(s)] [Abstract] [Key Words] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 05/31/2023]
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BACKGROUND Most deceased donor kidney allocation protocols are based on waiting time and do not take into account either recipient's life expectancy. This study investigates whether graft survival is affected by patient life expectancy. METHODS A total of 640 adult kidney transplants were performed. Recipients were divided in group A (patients ≤ 50 years) and group B (patients > 50 years). The status of graft+recipient combination was characterized as: a) deceased recipient with functional graft, b) alive recipient with functional graft and c) deceased or alive recipient with nonfunctional graft. RESULTS Mean kidney recipient survival was 15.15 (95% CI: 14.54, 15.77) and 12.40 (95% CI: 11.47, 13.33) years for groups A and B respectively (p < 0.0001). Mean graft survival was 13.62 (95% CI: 12.81, 14.43) and 12.42 (95% CI: 11.59, 13.25) years for groups A and B respectively (p=0.6516). Non-functional grafts were identified in 18.4% (n=57) and 16.4% (n=54) of group A and B respectively. CONCLUSIONS Allocation of renal grafts to older patients does not result in significant loss of graft-years. Recipients' life expectancy has a small impact on graft survival. We should not deviate from the basic principles of equality, when kidney allocation systems are designed.
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- D Vrochides
- Multi-Organ Transplant Program, McGill University, Montreal, Quebec, Canada
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Ameer A, Aljiffry M, Jamal M, Hassanain M, Doi S, Fernandez M, Metrakos P, Cantarovich M, Chaudhury P, Tchervenkov J. Complications of ureterovesical anastomosis in adult renal transplantation: Comparison of the Lich-Gregoire and the Taguchi techniques. Ann Transplant 2011; 16:82-7. [DOI: 10.12659/aot.881999] [Citation(s) in RCA: 9] [Impact Index Per Article: 0.7] [Reference Citation Analysis] [What about the content of this article? (0)] [Affiliation(s)] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 11/09/2022] Open
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- Ahmad Ameer
- Department of Surgery, Section of Hepatobiliary and Transplant Surgery, Mcgill University, Montreal, Quebec, Canada
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- Department of Surgery, Section of Hepatobiliary and Transplant Surgery, Mcgill University, Montreal, Quebec, Canada and Department of Surgery, King Abdul Aziz University, Jeddah, Saudi Arabia
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- Department of Surgery, Section of Hepatobiliary and Transplant Surgery, Mcgill University, Montreal, Quebec, Canada
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- Department of Surgery, Section of Hepatobiliary and Transplant Surgery, Mcgill University, Montreal, Quebec, Canada and Department of Surgery, King Saud University, Riyadh, Saudi Arabia
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- School of Population Health, University of Queensland, Brisbane, Australia
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- Department of Surgery, Section of Hepatobiliary and Transplant Surgery, Mcgill University, Montreal, Quebec, Canada
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- Department of Surgery, Section of Hepatobiliary and Transplant Surgery, Mcgill University, Montreal, Quebec, Canada
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- Department of Medicine, Section of Transplant Nephrology, McGill University, Montreal, Quebec, Canada
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- Department of Surgery, Section of Hepatobiliary and Transplant Surgery, Mcgill University, Montreal, Quebec, Canada
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- Department of Surgery, Section of Hepatobiliary and Transplant Surgery, Mcgill University, Montreal, Quebec, Canada
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BACKGROUND This study attempts to define clinical predictors of survival in patients with unresectable pancreatic adenocarcinoma (UPA). METHODS A retrospective study of 94 consecutive patients diagnosed with UPA from 2001 to 2006 was performed. Using data for these patients, a symptom score was devised through a forward stepwise Cox proportional hazards model based on four weighted criteria: weight loss of >10% of body weight; pain; jaundice, and smoking. The symptom score was subsequently validated in a distinct cohort of 32 patients diagnosed with UPA in 2007. RESULTS In the original cohort, the overall median survival was 9.0 months (95% confidence interval [CI] 7.6-10.4). This altered to 10.3 months (95% CI 6.1-14.5) in patients with locally advanced disease, and 6.6 months (95% CI 4.2-9.0) in patients with distant metastasis. Median survival was 14.6 months (95% CI 13.1-16.1) in patients with a low symptom (LS) score and 6.3 months (95% CI 4.1-8.5) in patients with a high symptom (HS) score. A total of 73% of LS score patients survived beyond 9 months, compared with only 38% of HS score patients (P<0.001). The discrimination of the LS score was greater than that of any conventional method, including imaging. The validation cohort confirmed the discriminative ability of the symptom score for survival. CONCLUSIONS A simple and clinically meaningful point-based symptom score can successfully predict survival in patients with UPA.
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- Mohammad H Jamal
- Department of Surgery, McGill University Health CenterMontreal, QC, Canada
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- School of Population Health, University of QueenslandBrisbane, QLD, Australia
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- Department of Surgery, McGill University Health CenterMontreal, QC, Canada
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- Department of Surgery, McGill University Health CenterMontreal, QC, Canada
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- Department of Surgery, McGill University Health CenterMontreal, QC, Canada
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- Department of Surgery, McGill University Health CenterMontreal, QC, Canada
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- Department of Surgery, McGill University Health CenterMontreal, QC, Canada
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- Department of Surgery, McGill University Health CenterMontreal, QC, Canada
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- Department of Surgery, McGill University Health CenterMontreal, QC, Canada
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Atlas H, Safa N, Denis R, Garneau P, Moustarah F, Marceau S, Lebel S, Biertho L, Hould F, Marceau P, Biron S, Anvari M, Sharma A, Goldsmith CH, Lacobellis G, Cadeddu M, Misra M, Taylor V, Tarride J, Hubert E, Tiboni M, Hong D, Wiebe S, Klassen D, Bonjer J, Lawlor D, Plowman J, Ransom T, Vallis M, Ellsmere J, Graham PJ, Kaban GK, Vizhul A, Birch DW, Menezes AC, Shi X, Karmali S, Seth R, MacKenzie L, Kus A, Bell J, Carrier M, Atkins H, Boushey R, Auer R, Croome KP, Yamashita M, Aarts MA, Okrainec A, Glicksman A, Pearsall E, Pitzul K, Huang H, McLeod RS, Sarkhosh K, Robertson M, Boctor D, Lam V, Sigalet D, Johner A, Faulds J, Wiseman SM, Pemberton J, Gordon ML, Prashad C, Rambaran M, Cameron B, Neville A, Sarosi GA, Wei Y, Gibbs JO, Reda DJ, McCarthy M, Fitzgibbons RJ, Barkun JST, Fenech DS, Forbes S, Pearsall E, Chung J, Glickman A, Victor JC, Nathens A, McLeod RS, Fitzmaurice GJ, Mone F, Brown R, Cranley B, Conlon EF, Todd RAJ, O'Donnell ME, Tran TT, Kaneva PA, Finch LE, Fried GM, Mayo NE, Feldman LS, VanHouwellingen L, Vogt KN, Stewart TC, Williamson J, Parry N, DeRose G, Gray D, Harriman S, Rodych N, Hayes P, Moser M, Jamal MH, Doi S, Rousseau M, Snell L, Meterissian S, Zolfaghari S, Friedlich MS, Kurashima Y, Al-Sabah S, Kaneva PA, Feldman LS, Fried GM, Vassiliou MC, Tran TT, Kaneva PA, Mayo NE, Fried GM, Feldman LS, Pearsall E, Sheth U, Fenech D, McKenzie M, Victor JC, McLeod RS, Ghaderi I, Vaillancourt M, Sroka G, Kaneva PA, Vassiliou MC, Seagull FJ, Sutton E, Godinez C, George I, Park A, Choy I, Okrainec A, Brintzenhoff R, Prabhu A, Heniford BT, Stefanidis D, Fried GM, Feldman LS, Igric A, Vogt KN, Girotti M, Parry NG, Vinden C, Kim SHH, Zhang NN, Russo JJ, El-Salfiti IK, Kowalczuk M, Rajaee AN, Bal M, Gill MS, Lysecki PJ, Hoogenes J, Dath D, Nassar AK, Reid S, Mohaisen KN, Winch J, Omar D, Hanna WC, Mulder DS, El-Hilali MM, Khwaja KA, Jamal MH, Rayment J, Doi SA, Megueditchian A, Meterissian S, Tso D, Langer M, Blair G, Butterworth S, Vaillancourt M, Vassiliou MC, Bergman S, Fried GM, Kaneva PA, Feldman LS, Davenport E, Haggar F, Trottier D, Huynh H, Soto C, Shamji FM, Seely A, Sundaresan S, Pagliarello G, Tadros S, Yelle JD, Maziak D, Moloo H, Poulin EC, Mamazza J, Knowlton LM, Chackungal S, MacQueen KA, Anvari M, Allen C, Goldsmith C, Ghaderi I, Madani A, de Gara C, Schlachta CM, Zakrison TL, Tee MC, Chan S, Nguyen V, Yang J, Holmes D, Levine D, Bugis S, Wiseman SM, Sandhu L, Zhai J, Kennedy ED, Baxter NN, Gagliardi AR, Urbach DR, Wei AC, Sabalbal M, McAlister VC, Balayla J, Bergman S, Feldman LS, Ghitulescu G, Fraser SA, Daigle R, Urquart R, Cox M, Grunfeld E, Porter G, Hallet J, Labidi S, Clairoux A, Gagné JP, Gill RS, Manouchehri N, Liu JQ, Lee TF, Bigam DL, Cheung PY, Van Koughnett JA, Colquhoun PH, Gordon ML, Cornacchi S, Farrokhyar F, Hodgson N, Porter G, Quan ML, Wright F, Lovrics P, Datta I, Brar SS, Ball CG, Heine JA, Rothwell B, Crozier M, Ting H, Boone D, O'Regan N, Brown C, Bandrauk N, Hapgood J, Hogan M, McDonald LA, Da'as S, Sorensen PHB, Berman JN, Ameer A, Jamal M, Aljiffry M, Doi S, Hasanain M, Chaudhury P, Metrakos P, Tchervenkov J, Lapierre S, Mohammad W, Balaa N, Akil M, Mimeault R, Fairfull-Smith R, Teague BD, Butler MS, Garneau PY, Sample CB, Kapoor A, Cadeddu MO, Anvari M, Hanna WC, Jamal MH, Nguyen L, Fraser SA, Kwan K, Wallis CJD, Jones S, Fraser T, Masterso J, Blair G, Duffy D, Roberts DJ, Kirkpatrick AW, Datta I, Feliciano DV, Kortbeek JB, Laupland KB, Ball CG, Haggar F, Davenport E, Moloo H, Mamazza J, Manouchehri N, Bigam D, Churchill T, Joynt C, Cheung PY, Al-Sairafi R, Sample CB, Paquette F, Fraser SA, Feldman LS, Fried GM, Weissglas I, Ghitulescu G, Meterissian S, Bergman S, Al-Dohayan A, Al-Naami M, Bamehriz F, Madkhali A, Hallet J, LeBlanc M, Gilbert A, Daigle C, Tien G, Atkins MS, Zheng B, Tanin H, Swindells C, Meneghetti A, Panton ONM, Qayumi AK, Chhiv M, Drolet S, Sirois-Giguère É, Gilbert A, Doyle JD, Sheth U, Huang H, Pearsall E, McLeod RS, Nathens AB, Suri RR, Vora P, Kirby JM, Chan K, Smith S, Ruo L, Faryniuk A, Hochman D, Ball CG, Kirkpatrick AW, Broderick TJ, Williams DR, Kholdebarin R, Helewa R, Bracken J, Zabolotny B, Hochman D, Merchant S, Hameed M, Melck A, McGuire AL, Wilson C, Mercer D, Sharma B, Orzech N, Grantcharov T, Johner A, Taylor DC, Buczkowski AK, Chung SW, Lumb KJ, Trejos AL, Ward CDW, Naish MD, Patel RV, Schlachta CM, Davenport E, Haggar F, Moloo H, Boushey RP, Poulin EC, Mamazza J, Graybiel KM, Fernandes VT, Hoogenes J, Dath D, Mohammad W, Trottier D, Nadolny K, Poulin EC, Mamazza J, Balaa F, Diederichs B, Turner S, de Gara C, Ghitulescu GA, Filip I, Bergman S, Fraser S, Finley RJ, Mayo J, Clifton J, Yee J, Evans K, MacWilliams A, Lam S, English J, Finley C, Jacks L, Darling G, Hanna WC, Sudarshan M, Roberge D, David M, Waschke KA, Mayrand S, Ferri LE, Coughlin S, Emmerton-Coughlin H, Malthaner R, Grover HS, Basi S, Chiasson P, Basi S, Irshad K, Emmerton-Coughlin HMA, Vogt KN, Malthaner RA, Spicer JD, McDonald B, Perera R, Rousseau MC, Chan CHF, Hsu RYC, Giannias B, Ferri LE, Ahmed S, Birnbaum AE, Berz D, Fontaine JP, Dipetrillo TA, Ready NE, Ng T, Alhussaini A, Oberoi M, Threader J, Villeneuve J, Gilbert S, Shamji FM, Sundaresan S, Maziak D, Seely A, Rammohan KS, Hunt I, Chuck A, Gazala S, Valji A, Stewart K, Bedard ELR, Plourde M, Fortin D, Arab A, Inculet RI, Malthaner RA, Bharadwaj SC, Hamin T, Tan LA, Unruh HW, Srinathan SK, McGuire AL, Petsikas D, Reid K, Hopman W, Levine P, Rousseau M, Spicer J, Ferri LE, Ashrafi AS, Bond RJ, Ong SR, Ahmadi SY, Partington SL, Graham AJ, Owen S, Kelly EJ, Gelfand G, Grondin SC, McFadden SD, Paolucci EO, Weeks SG, Davis PJ, Molinari M, Topp T, Walsh MJ, Simoneau E, Hassanain M, Cabrera T, Chaudhury P, Dumitra S, Aljiffry M, Feteih I, Leduc S, Rivera J, Jamal M, Valenti D, Metrakos P, Elgadi K, Cherniak W, Chan D, Wei AC, Gallinger S, Mohammad W, Mimeault R, Fairfull-Smith R, Auer R, Balaa F, Kwan J, Hassanain M, Chaudhury P, Dey C, Gadahadh R, Salman A, Simoneau E, Meti N, Aljiffry M, Jamal M, Cabrera T, Bouganim N, Kavan P, Alcindor T, Valenti D, Metrakos P, Brar B, Sutherland F, Bégin A, Bourdonnais D, Lapointe R, Plasse M, Létourneau R, Roy A, Dagenais M, Vandenbroucke-Menu F, Bégin A, Bourdonnais D, Lapointe R, Plasse M, Létourneau R, Dagenais M, Roy A, Vandenbroucke-Menu F, Bégin A, Ismail S, Vandenbroucke-Menu F, Létourneau R, Plasse M, Roy A, Dagenais M, Lapointe R, Greco EF, Nanji S, Shah SA, Wei AC, Greig PD, Gallinger S, Cleary SP, Al-Adra DP, Anderson C, Nanji S, Ryan P, Guindi M, Selvarajah S, Greig P, McGilvray I, Taylor B, Wei A, Moulton C, Cleary SP, Gallinger S, Sandroussi C, Brace C, Kennedy E, Baxter N, Gallinger S, Wei AC, Yamashita T, Leslie K, McLean SR, Karsanji D, Dixon E, Sutherland FR, Bathe OF, Suri RR, Marcaccio MJ, Ruo L, Jamal MH, Simoneau E, Khalil JA, Hassanain M, Chaudhury P, Tchervenkov J, Metrakos P, Doi SA, Barkun JS, Barnett C, Marcaccio MJ, Hankinson JJ, Ruo L, Alawashez A, Ellsmere J, Neville A, Boutros M, Barkun J, Wiebe ME, Sandhu L, Takata JL, Kennedy ED, Baxter NN, Gagliardi AR, Urbach DR, Wei AC, Chan G, Kocha W, Reid R, Wall W, Quan D, Lovrics P, Hodgson N, Ghola G, Franic S, Goldsmith C, McCready D, Cornacchi S, Garnett A, Reedijk M, Scheer AS, McSparron JI, Schulman AR, Tuorto S, Gonen M, Gonsalves J, Fong Y, Auer RAC, Francescutti V, Coates A, Thabane L, Goldsmith CH, Levine M, Simunovic M, Richardson DP, Porter G, Johnson PM, Leon-Carlyle M, Schmocker S, O'Connor BI, Victor JC, Baxter NN, Smith AJ, McLeod RS, Kennedy ED, Chan CHF, Arabzadeh A, DeMarte L, Spicer JD, Turbide C, Brodt P, Beauchemin N, Ferri LE, Zih F, Panzarella T, Hummel C, Petronis J, McCart A, Swallow C, Mathieson A, Ridgway PF, Ko YJ, Smith AJ, Gieni M, Dickson L, Sne N, Avram R, Farrokhyar F, Smith M, Giacomantonio C, Hoskin D, Doyon C, Martin G, Patocskai E, Brar SS, Wright F, Okrainec A, Smith AJ, Bischof DA, Maier B, Fitch M, Wright FC, Baliski CR, Kluftinger A, MacLeod M, Kwong S, Racz JM, Fortin A, Latosinsky S, 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Dalvi AA, Ramsay JA, Stephen WJ, Nhan C, Driman DK, Raby M, Smith AJ, Hunter A, Srigley J, McLeod RS, Zolfaghari S, Auer R, Moloo H, Mamazza J, Friedlich M, Poulin EC, Stern HS, Boushey RP, Scheer AS, Boushey RP, Liang S, Doucette S, O'Connor AM, Moher D. 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Affiliation(s)
- H Atlas
- From the Department of Surgery, Hôpital du Sacré-Cœur de Montréal, Montréal University, Montréal, Que
| | - N Safa
- From the Department of Surgery, Hôpital du Sacré-Cœur de Montréal, Montréal University, Montréal, Que
| | - R Denis
- From the Department of Surgery, Hôpital du Sacré-Cœur de Montréal, Montréal University, Montréal, Que
| | - P Garneau
- From the Department of Surgery, Hôpital du Sacré-Cœur de Montréal, Montréal University, Montréal, Que
| | - F Moustarah
- From the Bariatric and Metabolic Institute, Cleveland Clinic Foundation, Cleveland, Ohio, Département de chirurgie, Institut universitaire de cardiologie et de pneumologie de Québec, Université Laval, Québec City, Que
| | - S Marceau
- From the Bariatric and Metabolic Institute, Cleveland Clinic Foundation, Cleveland, Ohio, Département de chirurgie, Institut universitaire de cardiologie et de pneumologie de Québec, Université Laval, Québec City, Que
| | - S Lebel
- From the Bariatric and Metabolic Institute, Cleveland Clinic Foundation, Cleveland, Ohio, Département de chirurgie, Institut universitaire de cardiologie et de pneumologie de Québec, Université Laval, Québec City, Que
| | - L Biertho
- From the Bariatric and Metabolic Institute, Cleveland Clinic Foundation, Cleveland, Ohio, Département de chirurgie, Institut universitaire de cardiologie et de pneumologie de Québec, Université Laval, Québec City, Que
| | - F Hould
- From the Bariatric and Metabolic Institute, Cleveland Clinic Foundation, Cleveland, Ohio, Département de chirurgie, Institut universitaire de cardiologie et de pneumologie de Québec, Université Laval, Québec City, Que
| | - P Marceau
- From the Bariatric and Metabolic Institute, Cleveland Clinic Foundation, Cleveland, Ohio, Département de chirurgie, Institut universitaire de cardiologie et de pneumologie de Québec, Université Laval, Québec City, Que
| | - S Biron
- From the Bariatric and Metabolic Institute, Cleveland Clinic Foundation, Cleveland, Ohio, Département de chirurgie, Institut universitaire de cardiologie et de pneumologie de Québec, Université Laval, Québec City, Que
| | - M Anvari
- From the Departments of Surgery, Clinical Epidemiology and Biostatistics, Medicine, Psychiatry and Behavioural Neurosciences, and Anaesthesia, McMaster University, Hamilton, Ont., University of Alberta, Edmonton, Alta
| | - A Sharma
- From the Departments of Surgery, Clinical Epidemiology and Biostatistics, Medicine, Psychiatry and Behavioural Neurosciences, and Anaesthesia, McMaster University, Hamilton, Ont., University of Alberta, Edmonton, Alta
| | - C H Goldsmith
- From the Departments of Surgery, Clinical Epidemiology and Biostatistics, Medicine, Psychiatry and Behavioural Neurosciences, and Anaesthesia, McMaster University, Hamilton, Ont., University of Alberta, Edmonton, Alta
| | - G Lacobellis
- From the Departments of Surgery, Clinical Epidemiology and Biostatistics, Medicine, Psychiatry and Behavioural Neurosciences, and Anaesthesia, McMaster University, Hamilton, Ont., University of Alberta, Edmonton, Alta
| | - M Cadeddu
- From the Departments of Surgery, Clinical Epidemiology and Biostatistics, Medicine, Psychiatry and Behavioural Neurosciences, and Anaesthesia, McMaster University, Hamilton, Ont., University of Alberta, Edmonton, Alta
| | - M Misra
- From the Departments of Surgery, Clinical Epidemiology and Biostatistics, Medicine, Psychiatry and Behavioural Neurosciences, and Anaesthesia, McMaster University, Hamilton, Ont., University of Alberta, Edmonton, Alta
| | - V Taylor
- From the Departments of Surgery, Clinical Epidemiology and Biostatistics, Medicine, Psychiatry and Behavioural Neurosciences, and Anaesthesia, McMaster University, Hamilton, Ont., University of Alberta, Edmonton, Alta
| | - J Tarride
- From the Departments of Surgery, Clinical Epidemiology and Biostatistics, Medicine, Psychiatry and Behavioural Neurosciences, and Anaesthesia, McMaster University, Hamilton, Ont., University of Alberta, Edmonton, Alta
| | - E Hubert
- From the Departments of Surgery, Clinical Epidemiology and Biostatistics, Medicine, Psychiatry and Behavioural Neurosciences, and Anaesthesia, McMaster University, Hamilton, Ont., University of Alberta, Edmonton, Alta
| | - M Tiboni
- From the Departments of Surgery, Clinical Epidemiology and Biostatistics, Medicine, Psychiatry and Behavioural Neurosciences, and Anaesthesia, McMaster University, Hamilton, Ont., University of Alberta, Edmonton, Alta
| | - D Hong
- From the Departments of Surgery, Clinical Epidemiology and Biostatistics, Medicine, Psychiatry and Behavioural Neurosciences, and Anaesthesia, McMaster University, Hamilton, Ont., University of Alberta, Edmonton, Alta
| | - S Wiebe
- From the Departments of Medicine and Surgery, Dalhousie University, Queen Elizabeth II Health Sciences Centre, Halifax, NS
| | - D Klassen
- From the Departments of Medicine and Surgery, Dalhousie University, Queen Elizabeth II Health Sciences Centre, Halifax, NS
| | - J Bonjer
- From the Departments of Medicine and Surgery, Dalhousie University, Queen Elizabeth II Health Sciences Centre, Halifax, NS
| | - D Lawlor
- From the Departments of Medicine and Surgery, Dalhousie University, Queen Elizabeth II Health Sciences Centre, Halifax, NS
| | - J Plowman
- From the Departments of Medicine and Surgery, Dalhousie University, Queen Elizabeth II Health Sciences Centre, Halifax, NS
| | - T Ransom
- From the Departments of Medicine and Surgery, Dalhousie University, Queen Elizabeth II Health Sciences Centre, Halifax, NS
| | - M Vallis
- From the Departments of Medicine and Surgery, Dalhousie University, Queen Elizabeth II Health Sciences Centre, Halifax, NS
| | - J Ellsmere
- From the Departments of Medicine and Surgery, Dalhousie University, Queen Elizabeth II Health Sciences Centre, Halifax, NS
| | - P J Graham
- From the Department of Surgery, Regina General Hospital, Regina, University of Saskatchewan, Saskatoon, Sask
| | - G K Kaban
- From the Department of Surgery, Regina General Hospital, Regina, University of Saskatchewan, Saskatoon, Sask
| | - A Vizhul
- From the Centre for the Advancement of Minimally Invasive Surgery (CAMIS), Department of Surgery, University of Alberta, Edmonton, Alta
| | - D W Birch
- From the Centre for the Advancement of Minimally Invasive Surgery (CAMIS), Department of Surgery, University of Alberta, Edmonton, Alta
| | - A C Menezes
- From the Centre for the Advancement of Minimally Invasive Surgery (CAMIS), Department of Surgery, University of Alberta, Edmonton, Alta
| | - X Shi
- From the Centre for the Advancement of Minimally Invasive Surgery (CAMIS), Department of Surgery, University of Alberta, Edmonton, Alta
| | - S Karmali
- From the Centre for the Advancement of Minimally Invasive Surgery (CAMIS), Department of Surgery, University of Alberta, Edmonton, Alta
| | - R Seth
- From the Centre for Cancer Therapeutics, The Ottawa Hospital Research Institute, Ottawa, Ont
| | - L MacKenzie
- From the Centre for Cancer Therapeutics, The Ottawa Hospital Research Institute, Ottawa, Ont
| | - A Kus
- From the Centre for Cancer Therapeutics, The Ottawa Hospital Research Institute, Ottawa, Ont
| | - J Bell
- From the Centre for Cancer Therapeutics, The Ottawa Hospital Research Institute, Ottawa, Ont
| | - M Carrier
- From the Centre for Cancer Therapeutics, The Ottawa Hospital Research Institute, Ottawa, Ont
| | - H Atkins
- From the Centre for Cancer Therapeutics, The Ottawa Hospital Research Institute, Ottawa, Ont
| | - R Boushey
- From the Centre for Cancer Therapeutics, The Ottawa Hospital Research Institute, Ottawa, Ont
| | - R Auer
- From the Centre for Cancer Therapeutics, The Ottawa Hospital Research Institute, Ottawa, Ont
| | - K P Croome
- From the Division of General Surgery, University of Western Ontario, London, Ont., and the School of Public Health, Harvard University, Boston, Mass
| | - M Yamashita
- From the Division of General Surgery, University of Western Ontario, London, Ont., and the School of Public Health, Harvard University, Boston, Mass
| | - M-A Aarts
- From the University of Toronto, Toronto, Ont
| | - A Okrainec
- From the University of Toronto, Toronto, Ont
| | - A Glicksman
- From the University of Toronto, Toronto, Ont
| | - E Pearsall
- From the University of Toronto, Toronto, Ont
| | - K Pitzul
- From the University of Toronto, Toronto, Ont
| | - H Huang
- From the University of Toronto, Toronto, Ont
| | - R S McLeod
- From the University of Toronto, Toronto, Ont
| | - K Sarkhosh
- From the Alberta Children's Hospital, University of Calgary, Calgary, Alta
| | - M Robertson
- From the Alberta Children's Hospital, University of Calgary, Calgary, Alta
| | - D Boctor
- From the Alberta Children's Hospital, University of Calgary, Calgary, Alta
| | - V Lam
- From the Alberta Children's Hospital, University of Calgary, Calgary, Alta
| | - D Sigalet
- From the Alberta Children's Hospital, University of Calgary, Calgary, Alta
| | - A Johner
- From the Department of Surgery, St. Paul's Hospital, University of British Columbia, Vancouver, BC
| | - J Faulds
- From the Department of Surgery, St. Paul's Hospital, University of British Columbia, Vancouver, BC
| | - S M Wiseman
- From the Department of Surgery, St. Paul's Hospital, University of British Columbia, Vancouver, BC
| | - J Pemberton
- From the Georgetown Public Hospital Corporation, Georgetown, Guyana, and the Department of Surgery, McMaster University, Hamilton, Ont
| | - M L Gordon
- From the Georgetown Public Hospital Corporation, Georgetown, Guyana, and the Department of Surgery, McMaster University, Hamilton, Ont
| | - C Prashad
- From the Georgetown Public Hospital Corporation, Georgetown, Guyana, and the Department of Surgery, McMaster University, Hamilton, Ont
| | - M Rambaran
- From the Georgetown Public Hospital Corporation, Georgetown, Guyana, and the Department of Surgery, McMaster University, Hamilton, Ont
| | - B Cameron
- From the Georgetown Public Hospital Corporation, Georgetown, Guyana, and the Department of Surgery, McMaster University, Hamilton, Ont
| | - A Neville
- From McGill University, Montréal, Que
| | | | - Y Wei
- From McGill University, Montréal, Que
| | - J O Gibbs
- From McGill University, Montréal, Que
| | - D J Reda
- From McGill University, Montréal, Que
| | | | | | | | - D S Fenech
- From the University of Toronto, Toronto, Ont
| | - S Forbes
- From the University of Toronto, Toronto, Ont
| | - E Pearsall
- From the University of Toronto, Toronto, Ont
| | - J Chung
- From the University of Toronto, Toronto, Ont
| | - A Glickman
- From the University of Toronto, Toronto, Ont
| | - J C Victor
- From the University of Toronto, Toronto, Ont
| | - A Nathens
- From the University of Toronto, Toronto, Ont
| | - R S McLeod
- From the University of Toronto, Toronto, Ont
| | - G J Fitzmaurice
- From the Departments of General Surgery and Radiology, Daisy Hill Hospital, Newry, Northern Ireland
| | - F Mone
- From the Departments of General Surgery and Radiology, Daisy Hill Hospital, Newry, Northern Ireland
| | - R Brown
- From the Departments of General Surgery and Radiology, Daisy Hill Hospital, Newry, Northern Ireland
| | - B Cranley
- From the Departments of General Surgery and Radiology, Daisy Hill Hospital, Newry, Northern Ireland
| | - E F Conlon
- From the Departments of General Surgery and Radiology, Daisy Hill Hospital, Newry, Northern Ireland
| | - R A J Todd
- From the Departments of General Surgery and Radiology, Daisy Hill Hospital, Newry, Northern Ireland
| | - M E O'Donnell
- From the Departments of General Surgery and Radiology, Daisy Hill Hospital, Newry, Northern Ireland
| | - T T Tran
- From the Departments of Surgery and of Clinical Epidemiology, McGill University, Montréal, Que
| | - P A Kaneva
- From the Departments of Surgery and of Clinical Epidemiology, McGill University, Montréal, Que
| | - L E Finch
- From the Departments of Surgery and of Clinical Epidemiology, McGill University, Montréal, Que
| | - G M Fried
- From the Departments of Surgery and of Clinical Epidemiology, McGill University, Montréal, Que
| | - N E Mayo
- From the Departments of Surgery and of Clinical Epidemiology, McGill University, Montréal, Que
| | - L S Feldman
- From the Departments of Surgery and of Clinical Epidemiology, McGill University, Montréal, Que
| | - L VanHouwellingen
- From the Department of Surgery, Trauma Program, Division of Critical Care, Schulich School of Medicine and Dentistry, University of Western Ontario, London, Ont
| | - K N Vogt
- From the Department of Surgery, Trauma Program, Division of Critical Care, Schulich School of Medicine and Dentistry, University of Western Ontario, London, Ont
| | - T C Stewart
- From the Department of Surgery, Trauma Program, Division of Critical Care, Schulich School of Medicine and Dentistry, University of Western Ontario, London, Ont
| | - J Williamson
- From the Department of Surgery, Trauma Program, Division of Critical Care, Schulich School of Medicine and Dentistry, University of Western Ontario, London, Ont
| | - N Parry
- From the Department of Surgery, Trauma Program, Division of Critical Care, Schulich School of Medicine and Dentistry, University of Western Ontario, London, Ont
| | - G DeRose
- From the Department of Surgery, Trauma Program, Division of Critical Care, Schulich School of Medicine and Dentistry, University of Western Ontario, London, Ont
| | - D Gray
- From the Department of Surgery, Trauma Program, Division of Critical Care, Schulich School of Medicine and Dentistry, University of Western Ontario, London, Ont
| | - S Harriman
- From the Department of Surgery, Royal University Hospital, University of Saskatchewan, Saskatoon, Sask
| | - N Rodych
- From the Department of Surgery, Royal University Hospital, University of Saskatchewan, Saskatoon, Sask
| | - P Hayes
- From the Department of Surgery, Royal University Hospital, University of Saskatchewan, Saskatoon, Sask
| | - M Moser
- From the Department of Surgery, Royal University Hospital, University of Saskatchewan, Saskatoon, Sask
| | - M H Jamal
- From the Centre for Medical Education, McGill University, Montréal, Que
| | - S Doi
- From the Centre for Medical Education, McGill University, Montréal, Que
| | - M Rousseau
- From the Centre for Medical Education, McGill University, Montréal, Que
| | - L Snell
- From the Centre for Medical Education, McGill University, Montréal, Que
| | - S Meterissian
- From the Centre for Medical Education, McGill University, Montréal, Que
| | - S Zolfaghari
- From the Department of Surgery, The Ottawa Hospital - General Campus, University of Ottawa, Ottawa, Ont
| | - M S Friedlich
- From the Department of Surgery, The Ottawa Hospital - General Campus, University of Ottawa, Ottawa, Ont
| | - Y Kurashima
- From the Steinberg-Bernstein Centre for Minimally Invasive Surgery and Innovation, McGill University, Montréal, Que
| | - S Al-Sabah
- From the Steinberg-Bernstein Centre for Minimally Invasive Surgery and Innovation, McGill University, Montréal, Que
| | - P A Kaneva
- From the Steinberg-Bernstein Centre for Minimally Invasive Surgery and Innovation, McGill University, Montréal, Que
| | - L S Feldman
- From the Steinberg-Bernstein Centre for Minimally Invasive Surgery and Innovation, McGill University, Montréal, Que
| | - G M Fried
- From the Steinberg-Bernstein Centre for Minimally Invasive Surgery and Innovation, McGill University, Montréal, Que
| | - M C Vassiliou
- From the Steinberg-Bernstein Centre for Minimally Invasive Surgery and Innovation, McGill University, Montréal, Que
| | - T T Tran
- From the Steinberg-Bernstein Centre for Minimally Invasive Surgery, McGill University, Montréal, Que
| | - P A Kaneva
- From the Steinberg-Bernstein Centre for Minimally Invasive Surgery, McGill University, Montréal, Que
| | - N E Mayo
- From the Steinberg-Bernstein Centre for Minimally Invasive Surgery, McGill University, Montréal, Que
| | - G M Fried
- From the Steinberg-Bernstein Centre for Minimally Invasive Surgery, McGill University, Montréal, Que
| | - L S Feldman
- From the Steinberg-Bernstein Centre for Minimally Invasive Surgery, McGill University, Montréal, Que
| | - E Pearsall
- From the University of Toronto, Toronto, Ont
| | - U Sheth
- From the University of Toronto, Toronto, Ont
| | - D Fenech
- From the University of Toronto, Toronto, Ont
| | - M McKenzie
- From the University of Toronto, Toronto, Ont
| | - J C Victor
- From the University of Toronto, Toronto, Ont
| | - R S McLeod
- From the University of Toronto, Toronto, Ont
| | - I Ghaderi
- From the Steinberg-Bernstein Centre for Minimally Invasive Surgery, McGill University, Montréal, Que., the University of Western Ontario, London, the University of Toronto, Toronto, Ont., the University of Maryland, Baltimore, Md., and the Carolinas Medical Center, Charlotte, NC
| | - M Vaillancourt
- From the Steinberg-Bernstein Centre for Minimally Invasive Surgery, McGill University, Montréal, Que., the University of Western Ontario, London, the University of Toronto, Toronto, Ont., the University of Maryland, Baltimore, Md., and the Carolinas Medical Center, Charlotte, NC
| | - G Sroka
- From the Steinberg-Bernstein Centre for Minimally Invasive Surgery, McGill University, Montréal, Que., the University of Western Ontario, London, the University of Toronto, Toronto, Ont., the University of Maryland, Baltimore, Md., and the Carolinas Medical Center, Charlotte, NC
| | - P A Kaneva
- From the Steinberg-Bernstein Centre for Minimally Invasive Surgery, McGill University, Montréal, Que., the University of Western Ontario, London, the University of Toronto, Toronto, Ont., the University of Maryland, Baltimore, Md., and the Carolinas Medical Center, Charlotte, NC
| | - M C Vassiliou
- From the Steinberg-Bernstein Centre for Minimally Invasive Surgery, McGill University, Montréal, Que., the University of Western Ontario, London, the University of Toronto, Toronto, Ont., the University of Maryland, Baltimore, Md., and the Carolinas Medical Center, Charlotte, NC
| | - F J Seagull
- From the Steinberg-Bernstein Centre for Minimally Invasive Surgery, McGill University, Montréal, Que., the University of Western Ontario, London, the University of Toronto, Toronto, Ont., the University of Maryland, Baltimore, Md., and the Carolinas Medical Center, Charlotte, NC
| | - E Sutton
- From the Steinberg-Bernstein Centre for Minimally Invasive Surgery, McGill University, Montréal, Que., the University of Western Ontario, London, the University of Toronto, Toronto, Ont., the University of Maryland, Baltimore, Md., and the Carolinas Medical Center, Charlotte, NC
| | - C Godinez
- From the Steinberg-Bernstein Centre for Minimally Invasive Surgery, McGill University, Montréal, Que., the University of Western Ontario, London, the University of Toronto, Toronto, Ont., the University of Maryland, Baltimore, Md., and the Carolinas Medical Center, Charlotte, NC
| | - I George
- From the Steinberg-Bernstein Centre for Minimally Invasive Surgery, McGill University, Montréal, Que., the University of Western Ontario, London, the University of Toronto, Toronto, Ont., the University of Maryland, Baltimore, Md., and the Carolinas Medical Center, Charlotte, NC
| | - A Park
- From the Steinberg-Bernstein Centre for Minimally Invasive Surgery, McGill University, Montréal, Que., the University of Western Ontario, London, the University of Toronto, Toronto, Ont., the University of Maryland, Baltimore, Md., and the Carolinas Medical Center, Charlotte, NC
| | - I Choy
- From the Steinberg-Bernstein Centre for Minimally Invasive Surgery, McGill University, Montréal, Que., the University of Western Ontario, London, the University of Toronto, Toronto, Ont., the University of Maryland, Baltimore, Md., and the Carolinas Medical Center, Charlotte, NC
| | - A Okrainec
- From the Steinberg-Bernstein Centre for Minimally Invasive Surgery, McGill University, Montréal, Que., the University of Western Ontario, London, the University of Toronto, Toronto, Ont., the University of Maryland, Baltimore, Md., and the Carolinas Medical Center, Charlotte, NC
| | - R Brintzenhoff
- From the Steinberg-Bernstein Centre for Minimally Invasive Surgery, McGill University, Montréal, Que., the University of Western Ontario, London, the University of Toronto, Toronto, Ont., the University of Maryland, Baltimore, Md., and the Carolinas Medical Center, Charlotte, NC
| | - A Prabhu
- From the Steinberg-Bernstein Centre for Minimally Invasive Surgery, McGill University, Montréal, Que., the University of Western Ontario, London, the University of Toronto, Toronto, Ont., the University of Maryland, Baltimore, Md., and the Carolinas Medical Center, Charlotte, NC
| | - B T Heniford
- From the Steinberg-Bernstein Centre for Minimally Invasive Surgery, McGill University, Montréal, Que., the University of Western Ontario, London, the University of Toronto, Toronto, Ont., the University of Maryland, Baltimore, Md., and the Carolinas Medical Center, Charlotte, NC
| | - D Stefanidis
- From the Steinberg-Bernstein Centre for Minimally Invasive Surgery, McGill University, Montréal, Que., the University of Western Ontario, London, the University of Toronto, Toronto, Ont., the University of Maryland, Baltimore, Md., and the Carolinas Medical Center, Charlotte, NC
| | - G M Fried
- From the Steinberg-Bernstein Centre for Minimally Invasive Surgery, McGill University, Montréal, Que., the University of Western Ontario, London, the University of Toronto, Toronto, Ont., the University of Maryland, Baltimore, Md., and the Carolinas Medical Center, Charlotte, NC
| | - L S Feldman
- From the Steinberg-Bernstein Centre for Minimally Invasive Surgery, McGill University, Montréal, Que., the University of Western Ontario, London, the University of Toronto, Toronto, Ont., the University of Maryland, Baltimore, Md., and the Carolinas Medical Center, Charlotte, NC
| | - A Igric
- From the Department of General Surgery, University of Western Ontario, London, Ont
| | - K N Vogt
- From the Department of General Surgery, University of Western Ontario, London, Ont
| | - M Girotti
- From the Department of General Surgery, University of Western Ontario, London, Ont
| | - N G Parry
- From the Department of General Surgery, University of Western Ontario, London, Ont
| | - C Vinden
- From the Department of General Surgery, University of Western Ontario, London, Ont
| | - S H H Kim
- From the Department of Surgery, McMaster University, Hamilton, Ont
| | - N N Zhang
- From the Department of Surgery, McMaster University, Hamilton, Ont
| | - J J Russo
- From the Department of Surgery, McMaster University, Hamilton, Ont
| | - I K El-Salfiti
- From the Department of Surgery, McMaster University, Hamilton, Ont
| | - M Kowalczuk
- From the Department of Surgery, McMaster University, Hamilton, Ont
| | - A N Rajaee
- From the Department of Surgery, McMaster University, Hamilton, Ont
| | - M Bal
- From the Department of Surgery, McMaster University, Hamilton, Ont
| | - M S Gill
- From the Department of Surgery, McMaster University, Hamilton, Ont
| | - P J Lysecki
- From the Department of Surgery, McMaster University, Hamilton, Ont
| | - J Hoogenes
- From the Department of Surgery, McMaster University, Hamilton, Ont
| | - D Dath
- From the Department of Surgery, McMaster University, Hamilton, Ont
| | - A K Nassar
- From the Department of General Surgery, Faculty of Health Sciences, McMaster University, Hamilton, Ont., and the Department of Psychology and Counseling, United Arab Emirates University, United Arab Emirates
| | - S Reid
- From the Department of General Surgery, Faculty of Health Sciences, McMaster University, Hamilton, Ont., and the Department of Psychology and Counseling, United Arab Emirates University, United Arab Emirates
| | - K N Mohaisen
- From the Department of General Surgery, Faculty of Health Sciences, McMaster University, Hamilton, Ont., and the Department of Psychology and Counseling, United Arab Emirates University, United Arab Emirates
| | - J Winch
- From the Department of General Surgery, Faculty of Health Sciences, McMaster University, Hamilton, Ont., and the Department of Psychology and Counseling, United Arab Emirates University, United Arab Emirates
| | - D Omar
- From the Department of General Surgery, Faculty of Health Sciences, McMaster University, Hamilton, Ont., and the Department of Psychology and Counseling, United Arab Emirates University, United Arab Emirates
| | - W C Hanna
- From the Montréal General Hospital, McGill University Health Centre, Montréal, Que
| | - D S Mulder
- From the Montréal General Hospital, McGill University Health Centre, Montréal, Que
| | - M M El-Hilali
- From the Montréal General Hospital, McGill University Health Centre, Montréal, Que
| | - K A Khwaja
- From the Montréal General Hospital, McGill University Health Centre, Montréal, Que
| | - M H Jamal
- From the McGill University Health Centre, Montréal, Que
| | - J Rayment
- From the McGill University Health Centre, Montréal, Que
| | - S A Doi
- From the McGill University Health Centre, Montréal, Que
| | | | - S Meterissian
- From the McGill University Health Centre, Montréal, Que
| | - D Tso
- From the University of British Columbia, the Division of Pediatric Surgery, BC Children's Hospital, Vancouver, BC
| | - M Langer
- From the University of British Columbia, the Division of Pediatric Surgery, BC Children's Hospital, Vancouver, BC
| | - G Blair
- From the University of British Columbia, the Division of Pediatric Surgery, BC Children's Hospital, Vancouver, BC
| | - S Butterworth
- From the University of British Columbia, the Division of Pediatric Surgery, BC Children's Hospital, Vancouver, BC
| | - M Vaillancourt
- From the Steinberg-Bernstein Centre for Minimally Invasive Surgery and Innovation, McGill University, Montréal, Que
| | - M C Vassiliou
- From the Steinberg-Bernstein Centre for Minimally Invasive Surgery and Innovation, McGill University, Montréal, Que
| | - S Bergman
- From the Steinberg-Bernstein Centre for Minimally Invasive Surgery and Innovation, McGill University, Montréal, Que
| | - G M Fried
- From the Steinberg-Bernstein Centre for Minimally Invasive Surgery and Innovation, McGill University, Montréal, Que
| | - P A Kaneva
- From the Steinberg-Bernstein Centre for Minimally Invasive Surgery and Innovation, McGill University, Montréal, Que
| | - L S Feldman
- From the Steinberg-Bernstein Centre for Minimally Invasive Surgery and Innovation, McGill University, Montréal, Que
| | - E Davenport
- From the Department of Surgery, The Ottawa Hospital, Ottawa, Ont
| | - F Haggar
- From the Department of Surgery, The Ottawa Hospital, Ottawa, Ont
| | - D Trottier
- From the Department of Surgery, The Ottawa Hospital, Ottawa, Ont
| | - H Huynh
- From the Department of Surgery, The Ottawa Hospital, Ottawa, Ont
| | - C Soto
- From the Department of Surgery, The Ottawa Hospital, Ottawa, Ont
| | - F M Shamji
- From the Department of Surgery, The Ottawa Hospital, Ottawa, Ont
| | - A Seely
- From the Department of Surgery, The Ottawa Hospital, Ottawa, Ont
| | - S Sundaresan
- From the Department of Surgery, The Ottawa Hospital, Ottawa, Ont
| | - G Pagliarello
- From the Department of Surgery, The Ottawa Hospital, Ottawa, Ont
| | - S Tadros
- From the Department of Surgery, The Ottawa Hospital, Ottawa, Ont
| | - J D Yelle
- From the Department of Surgery, The Ottawa Hospital, Ottawa, Ont
| | - D Maziak
- From the Department of Surgery, The Ottawa Hospital, Ottawa, Ont
| | - H Moloo
- From the Department of Surgery, The Ottawa Hospital, Ottawa, Ont
| | - E C Poulin
- From the Department of Surgery, The Ottawa Hospital, Ottawa, Ont
| | - J Mamazza
- From the Department of Surgery, The Ottawa Hospital, Ottawa, Ont
| | - L M Knowlton
- From the Harvard School of Public Health, Harvard Humanitarian Initiative, Boston, Mass., the Department of Surgery, University of British Columbia, Vancouver, BC, the Division of General Surgery, University of Western Ontario, London, Ont
| | - S Chackungal
- From the Harvard School of Public Health, Harvard Humanitarian Initiative, Boston, Mass., the Department of Surgery, University of British Columbia, Vancouver, BC, the Division of General Surgery, University of Western Ontario, London, Ont
| | - K A MacQueen
- From the Harvard School of Public Health, Harvard Humanitarian Initiative, Boston, Mass., the Department of Surgery, University of British Columbia, Vancouver, BC, the Division of General Surgery, University of Western Ontario, London, Ont
| | - M Anvari
- From the Departments of Surgery, Medicine, Clinical Epidemiology and Biostatistics, McMaster University, Hamilton, Ont
| | - C Allen
- From the Departments of Surgery, Medicine, Clinical Epidemiology and Biostatistics, McMaster University, Hamilton, Ont
| | - C Goldsmith
- From the Departments of Surgery, Medicine, Clinical Epidemiology and Biostatistics, McMaster University, Hamilton, Ont
| | - I Ghaderi
- From the Division of General Surgery, Schulich School of Medicine and Dentistry, London, Ont., and the University of Alberta, Edmonton, Alta
| | - A Madani
- From the Division of General Surgery, Schulich School of Medicine and Dentistry, London, Ont., and the University of Alberta, Edmonton, Alta
| | - C de Gara
- From the Division of General Surgery, Schulich School of Medicine and Dentistry, London, Ont., and the University of Alberta, Edmonton, Alta
| | - C M Schlachta
- From the Division of General Surgery, Schulich School of Medicine and Dentistry, London, Ont., and the University of Alberta, Edmonton, Alta
| | - T L Zakrison
- From the Ryder Trauma Center, Jackson Memorial Hospital, University of Miami, Miami, Fla
| | - M C Tee
- From the University of British Columbia, Department of Surgery, St. Paul's Hospital, Vancouver, BC
| | - S Chan
- From the University of British Columbia, Department of Surgery, St. Paul's Hospital, Vancouver, BC
| | - V Nguyen
- From the University of British Columbia, Department of Surgery, St. Paul's Hospital, Vancouver, BC
| | - J Yang
- From the University of British Columbia, Department of Surgery, St. Paul's Hospital, Vancouver, BC
| | - D Holmes
- From the University of British Columbia, Department of Surgery, St. Paul's Hospital, Vancouver, BC
| | - D Levine
- From the University of British Columbia, Department of Surgery, St. Paul's Hospital, Vancouver, BC
| | - S Bugis
- From the University of British Columbia, Department of Surgery, St. Paul's Hospital, Vancouver, BC
| | - S M Wiseman
- From the University of British Columbia, Department of Surgery, St. Paul's Hospital, Vancouver, BC
| | - L Sandhu
- From the Division of General Surgery, University of Toronto, Toronto, Ont
| | - J Zhai
- From the Division of General Surgery, University of Toronto, Toronto, Ont
| | - E D Kennedy
- From the Division of General Surgery, University of Toronto, Toronto, Ont
| | - N N Baxter
- From the Division of General Surgery, University of Toronto, Toronto, Ont
| | - A R Gagliardi
- From the Division of General Surgery, University of Toronto, Toronto, Ont
| | - D R Urbach
- From the Division of General Surgery, University of Toronto, Toronto, Ont
| | - A C Wei
- From the Division of General Surgery, University of Toronto, Toronto, Ont
| | - M Sabalbal
- From the Canadian Forces Medical Service, University of Western Ontario, London, Ont
| | - V C McAlister
- From the Canadian Forces Medical Service, University of Western Ontario, London, Ont
| | - J Balayla
- From the Department of Surgery, McGill University, Montréal, Que
| | - S Bergman
- From the Department of Surgery, McGill University, Montréal, Que
| | - L S Feldman
- From the Department of Surgery, McGill University, Montréal, Que
| | - G Ghitulescu
- From the Department of Surgery, McGill University, Montréal, Que
| | - S A Fraser
- From the Department of Surgery, McGill University, Montréal, Que
| | - R Daigle
- From the Department of Surgery, Victoria General Hospital, Queen Elizabeth II Health Sciences Centre, Dalhousie University, Halifax, NS
| | - R Urquart
- From the Department of Surgery, Victoria General Hospital, Queen Elizabeth II Health Sciences Centre, Dalhousie University, Halifax, NS
| | - M Cox
- From the Department of Surgery, Victoria General Hospital, Queen Elizabeth II Health Sciences Centre, Dalhousie University, Halifax, NS
| | - E Grunfeld
- From the Department of Surgery, Victoria General Hospital, Queen Elizabeth II Health Sciences Centre, Dalhousie University, Halifax, NS
| | - G Porter
- From the Department of Surgery, Victoria General Hospital, Queen Elizabeth II Health Sciences Centre, Dalhousie University, Halifax, NS
| | - J Hallet
- From the Centre de chirurgie min-imalement invasive de Québec, Centre hospitalier universi-taire de Québec, Université Laval, Québec, Que
| | - S Labidi
- From the Centre de chirurgie min-imalement invasive de Québec, Centre hospitalier universi-taire de Québec, Université Laval, Québec, Que
| | - A Clairoux
- From the Centre de chirurgie min-imalement invasive de Québec, Centre hospitalier universi-taire de Québec, Université Laval, Québec, Que
| | - J-P Gagné
- From the Centre de chirurgie min-imalement invasive de Québec, Centre hospitalier universi-taire de Québec, Université Laval, Québec, Que
| | - R S Gill
- From the Departments of Surgery and Pediatrics, Faculty of Medicine and Dentistry, University of Alberta, Edmonton, Alta
| | - N Manouchehri
- From the Departments of Surgery and Pediatrics, Faculty of Medicine and Dentistry, University of Alberta, Edmonton, Alta
| | - J Q Liu
- From the Departments of Surgery and Pediatrics, Faculty of Medicine and Dentistry, University of Alberta, Edmonton, Alta
| | - T F Lee
- From the Departments of Surgery and Pediatrics, Faculty of Medicine and Dentistry, University of Alberta, Edmonton, Alta
| | - D L Bigam
- From the Departments of Surgery and Pediatrics, Faculty of Medicine and Dentistry, University of Alberta, Edmonton, Alta
| | - P-Y Cheung
- From the Departments of Surgery and Pediatrics, Faculty of Medicine and Dentistry, University of Alberta, Edmonton, Alta
| | - J A Van Koughnett
- From the Division of General Surgery, University of Western Ontario, London, the Ontario Institute for Studies in Education, University of Toronto, Toronto, Ont
| | - P H Colquhoun
- From the Division of General Surgery, University of Western Ontario, London, the Ontario Institute for Studies in Education, University of Toronto, Toronto, Ont
| | - M L Gordon
- From the Department of Surgery, McMaster University, Hamilton, Ont
| | - S Cornacchi
- From the Department of Surgery, McMaster University, Hamilton, Ont
| | - F Farrokhyar
- From the Department of Surgery, McMaster University, Hamilton, Ont
| | - N Hodgson
- From the Department of Surgery, McMaster University, Hamilton, Ont
| | - G Porter
- From the Department of Surgery, McMaster University, Hamilton, Ont
| | - M L Quan
- From the Department of Surgery, McMaster University, Hamilton, Ont
| | - F Wright
- From the Department of Surgery, McMaster University, Hamilton, Ont
| | - P Lovrics
- From the Department of Surgery, McMaster University, Hamilton, Ont
| | - I Datta
- From LSE Health, London School of Economics and Political Science, London, UK, and the Department of Surgery, Faculty of Medicine, University of Calgary, Calgary, Alta
| | - S S Brar
- From LSE Health, London School of Economics and Political Science, London, UK, and the Department of Surgery, Faculty of Medicine, University of Calgary, Calgary, Alta
| | - C G Ball
- From LSE Health, London School of Economics and Political Science, London, UK, and the Department of Surgery, Faculty of Medicine, University of Calgary, Calgary, Alta
| | - J A Heine
- From LSE Health, London School of Economics and Political Science, London, UK, and the Department of Surgery, Faculty of Medicine, University of Calgary, Calgary, Alta
| | - B Rothwell
- From LSE Health, London School of Economics and Political Science, London, UK, and the Department of Surgery, Faculty of Medicine, University of Calgary, Calgary, Alta
| | - M Crozier
- From the Memorial University of Newfoundland, St. John's, NL
| | - H Ting
- From the Memorial University of Newfoundland, St. John's, NL
| | - D Boone
- From the Memorial University of Newfoundland, St. John's, NL
| | - N O'Regan
- From the Memorial University of Newfoundland, St. John's, NL
| | - C Brown
- From the Memorial University of Newfoundland, St. John's, NL
| | - N Bandrauk
- From the Memorial University of Newfoundland, St. John's, NL
| | - J Hapgood
- From the Memorial University of Newfoundland, St. John's, NL
| | - M Hogan
- From the Memorial University of Newfoundland, St. John's, NL
| | - L A McDonald
- From the Departments of Surgery, Pathology and Pediatrics, University of British Columbia, Vancouver, BC, Dalhousie University, Halifax, NS
| | - S Da'as
- From the Departments of Surgery, Pathology and Pediatrics, University of British Columbia, Vancouver, BC, Dalhousie University, Halifax, NS
| | - P H B Sorensen
- From the Departments of Surgery, Pathology and Pediatrics, University of British Columbia, Vancouver, BC, Dalhousie University, Halifax, NS
| | - J N Berman
- From the Departments of Surgery, Pathology and Pediatrics, University of British Columbia, Vancouver, BC, Dalhousie University, Halifax, NS
| | - A Ameer
- From the Department of Surgery, Royal Victoria Hospital, McGill University, Montréal, Que
| | - M Jamal
- From the Department of Surgery, Royal Victoria Hospital, McGill University, Montréal, Que
| | - M Aljiffry
- From the Department of Surgery, Royal Victoria Hospital, McGill University, Montréal, Que
| | - S Doi
- From the Department of Surgery, Royal Victoria Hospital, McGill University, Montréal, Que
| | - M Hasanain
- From the Department of Surgery, Royal Victoria Hospital, McGill University, Montréal, Que
| | - P Chaudhury
- From the Department of Surgery, Royal Victoria Hospital, McGill University, Montréal, Que
| | - P Metrakos
- From the Department of Surgery, Royal Victoria Hospital, McGill University, Montréal, Que
| | - J Tchervenkov
- From the Department of Surgery, Royal Victoria Hospital, McGill University, Montréal, Que
| | - S Lapierre
- From the Department of Surgery, The Ottawa Hospital, University of Ottawa, Ottawa, Ont
| | - W Mohammad
- From the Department of Surgery, The Ottawa Hospital, University of Ottawa, Ottawa, Ont
| | - N Balaa
- From the Department of Surgery, The Ottawa Hospital, University of Ottawa, Ottawa, Ont
| | - M Akil
- From the Department of Surgery, The Ottawa Hospital, University of Ottawa, Ottawa, Ont
| | - R Mimeault
- From the Department of Surgery, The Ottawa Hospital, University of Ottawa, Ottawa, Ont
| | - R Fairfull-Smith
- From the Department of Surgery, The Ottawa Hospital, University of Ottawa, Ottawa, Ont
| | - B D Teague
- From the Centre for Minimal Access Surgery, St. Joseph's Healthcare, McMaster University, Hamilton, Ont., the Service de chirurgie générale, Hôpital du Sacré-Coeur de Montréal, Université de Montréal, Montréal, Que., and the Centre for Advancement of Minimally Invasive Surgery, University of Alberta, Edmonton, Alta
| | - M S Butler
- From the Centre for Minimal Access Surgery, St. Joseph's Healthcare, McMaster University, Hamilton, Ont., the Service de chirurgie générale, Hôpital du Sacré-Coeur de Montréal, Université de Montréal, Montréal, Que., and the Centre for Advancement of Minimally Invasive Surgery, University of Alberta, Edmonton, Alta
| | - P Y Garneau
- From the Centre for Minimal Access Surgery, St. Joseph's Healthcare, McMaster University, Hamilton, Ont., the Service de chirurgie générale, Hôpital du Sacré-Coeur de Montréal, Université de Montréal, Montréal, Que., and the Centre for Advancement of Minimally Invasive Surgery, University of Alberta, Edmonton, Alta
| | - C B Sample
- From the Centre for Minimal Access Surgery, St. Joseph's Healthcare, McMaster University, Hamilton, Ont., the Service de chirurgie générale, Hôpital du Sacré-Coeur de Montréal, Université de Montréal, Montréal, Que., and the Centre for Advancement of Minimally Invasive Surgery, University of Alberta, Edmonton, Alta
| | - A Kapoor
- From the Centre for Minimal Access Surgery, St. Joseph's Healthcare, McMaster University, Hamilton, Ont., the Service de chirurgie générale, Hôpital du Sacré-Coeur de Montréal, Université de Montréal, Montréal, Que., and the Centre for Advancement of Minimally Invasive Surgery, University of Alberta, Edmonton, Alta
| | - M O Cadeddu
- From the Centre for Minimal Access Surgery, St. Joseph's Healthcare, McMaster University, Hamilton, Ont., the Service de chirurgie générale, Hôpital du Sacré-Coeur de Montréal, Université de Montréal, Montréal, Que., and the Centre for Advancement of Minimally Invasive Surgery, University of Alberta, Edmonton, Alta
| | - M Anvari
- From the Centre for Minimal Access Surgery, St. Joseph's Healthcare, McMaster University, Hamilton, Ont., the Service de chirurgie générale, Hôpital du Sacré-Coeur de Montréal, Université de Montréal, Montréal, Que., and the Centre for Advancement of Minimally Invasive Surgery, University of Alberta, Edmonton, Alta
| | - W C Hanna
- From the Department of Surgery, McGill University, Montréal, Que
| | - M H Jamal
- From the Department of Surgery, McGill University, Montréal, Que
| | - L Nguyen
- From the Department of Surgery, McGill University, Montréal, Que
| | - S A Fraser
- From the Department of Surgery, McGill University, Montréal, Que
| | - K Kwan
- From the Department of Urologic Sciences, Faculty of Medicine, University of British Columbia, the Division of Pediatric General Surgery, and the Office of Pediatric Surgical Evaluation and Innovation, BC Children's Hospital, Vancouver, BC
| | - C J D Wallis
- From the Department of Urologic Sciences, Faculty of Medicine, University of British Columbia, the Division of Pediatric General Surgery, and the Office of Pediatric Surgical Evaluation and Innovation, BC Children's Hospital, Vancouver, BC
| | - S Jones
- From the Department of Urologic Sciences, Faculty of Medicine, University of British Columbia, the Division of Pediatric General Surgery, and the Office of Pediatric Surgical Evaluation and Innovation, BC Children's Hospital, Vancouver, BC
| | - T Fraser
- From the Department of Urologic Sciences, Faculty of Medicine, University of British Columbia, the Division of Pediatric General Surgery, and the Office of Pediatric Surgical Evaluation and Innovation, BC Children's Hospital, Vancouver, BC
| | - J Masterso
- From the Department of Urologic Sciences, Faculty of Medicine, University of British Columbia, the Division of Pediatric General Surgery, and the Office of Pediatric Surgical Evaluation and Innovation, BC Children's Hospital, Vancouver, BC
| | - G Blair
- From the Department of Urologic Sciences, Faculty of Medicine, University of British Columbia, the Division of Pediatric General Surgery, and the Office of Pediatric Surgical Evaluation and Innovation, BC Children's Hospital, Vancouver, BC
| | - D Duffy
- From the Department of Urologic Sciences, Faculty of Medicine, University of British Columbia, the Division of Pediatric General Surgery, and the Office of Pediatric Surgical Evaluation and Innovation, BC Children's Hospital, Vancouver, BC
| | - D J Roberts
- From the Departments of Surgery, University of Calgary, Calgary, Alta., and Emory University, Atlanta, Ga
| | - A W Kirkpatrick
- From the Departments of Surgery, University of Calgary, Calgary, Alta., and Emory University, Atlanta, Ga
| | - I Datta
- From the Departments of Surgery, University of Calgary, Calgary, Alta., and Emory University, Atlanta, Ga
| | - D V Feliciano
- From the Departments of Surgery, University of Calgary, Calgary, Alta., and Emory University, Atlanta, Ga
| | - J B Kortbeek
- From the Departments of Surgery, University of Calgary, Calgary, Alta., and Emory University, Atlanta, Ga
| | - K B Laupland
- From the Departments of Surgery, University of Calgary, Calgary, Alta., and Emory University, Atlanta, Ga
| | - C G Ball
- From the Departments of Surgery, University of Calgary, Calgary, Alta., and Emory University, Atlanta, Ga
| | - F Haggar
- From The Ottawa Hospital, The Ottawa Hospital Research Institute, Ottawa, Ont
| | - E Davenport
- From The Ottawa Hospital, The Ottawa Hospital Research Institute, Ottawa, Ont
| | - H Moloo
- From The Ottawa Hospital, The Ottawa Hospital Research Institute, Ottawa, Ont
| | - J Mamazza
- From The Ottawa Hospital, The Ottawa Hospital Research Institute, Ottawa, Ont
| | - N Manouchehri
- From the Departments of Surgery, Pediatrics and Pharmacology, Faculty of Medicine and Dentistry, University of Alberta, Edmonton, Alta
| | - D Bigam
- From the Departments of Surgery, Pediatrics and Pharmacology, Faculty of Medicine and Dentistry, University of Alberta, Edmonton, Alta
| | - T Churchill
- From the Departments of Surgery, Pediatrics and Pharmacology, Faculty of Medicine and Dentistry, University of Alberta, Edmonton, Alta
| | - C Joynt
- From the Departments of Surgery, Pediatrics and Pharmacology, Faculty of Medicine and Dentistry, University of Alberta, Edmonton, Alta
| | - P-Y Cheung
- From the Departments of Surgery, Pediatrics and Pharmacology, Faculty of Medicine and Dentistry, University of Alberta, Edmonton, Alta
| | - R Al-Sairafi
- From the University of Alberta, Centre for the Advancement of Minimally Invasive Surgery (CAMIS), Edmonton, Alta
| | - C B Sample
- From the University of Alberta, Centre for the Advancement of Minimally Invasive Surgery (CAMIS), Edmonton, Alta
| | - F Paquette
- From the Department of Surgery, Lady Davis Institute for Medical Research, Sir Mortimer B. Davis Jewish General Hospital, McGill University Health Centre, Montréal, Que
| | - S A Fraser
- From the Department of Surgery, Lady Davis Institute for Medical Research, Sir Mortimer B. Davis Jewish General Hospital, McGill University Health Centre, Montréal, Que
| | - L S Feldman
- From the Department of Surgery, Lady Davis Institute for Medical Research, Sir Mortimer B. Davis Jewish General Hospital, McGill University Health Centre, Montréal, Que
| | - G M Fried
- From the Department of Surgery, Lady Davis Institute for Medical Research, Sir Mortimer B. Davis Jewish General Hospital, McGill University Health Centre, Montréal, Que
| | - I Weissglas
- From the Department of Surgery, Lady Davis Institute for Medical Research, Sir Mortimer B. Davis Jewish General Hospital, McGill University Health Centre, Montréal, Que
| | - G Ghitulescu
- From the Department of Surgery, Lady Davis Institute for Medical Research, Sir Mortimer B. Davis Jewish General Hospital, McGill University Health Centre, Montréal, Que
| | - S Meterissian
- From the Department of Surgery, Lady Davis Institute for Medical Research, Sir Mortimer B. Davis Jewish General Hospital, McGill University Health Centre, Montréal, Que
| | - S Bergman
- From the Department of Surgery, Lady Davis Institute for Medical Research, Sir Mortimer B. Davis Jewish General Hospital, McGill University Health Centre, Montréal, Que
| | - A Al-Dohayan
- From the Department of Surgery, College of Medicine, King Saud University, Riyadh, Saudi Arabia
| | - M Al-Naami
- From the Department of Surgery, College of Medicine, King Saud University, Riyadh, Saudi Arabia
| | - F Bamehriz
- From the Department of Surgery, College of Medicine, King Saud University, Riyadh, Saudi Arabia
| | - A Madkhali
- From the Department of Surgery, College of Medicine, King Saud University, Riyadh, Saudi Arabia
| | - J Hallet
- From the Centre hospitalier universitaire de Québec, Pavillon Hôtel-Dieu-de-Québec, Québec, Que
| | - M LeBlanc
- From the Centre hospitalier universitaire de Québec, Pavillon Hôtel-Dieu-de-Québec, Québec, Que
| | - A Gilbert
- From the Centre hospitalier universitaire de Québec, Pavillon Hôtel-Dieu-de-Québec, Québec, Que
| | - C Daigle
- From the Department of Surgery, University of British Columbia, Vancouver, The School of Computing Science, Simon Fraser University, Burnaby, and the University of Victoria and Locarna Systems, Inc., Victoria, BC
| | - G Tien
- From the Department of Surgery, University of British Columbia, Vancouver, The School of Computing Science, Simon Fraser University, Burnaby, and the University of Victoria and Locarna Systems, Inc., Victoria, BC
| | - M S Atkins
- From the Department of Surgery, University of British Columbia, Vancouver, The School of Computing Science, Simon Fraser University, Burnaby, and the University of Victoria and Locarna Systems, Inc., Victoria, BC
| | - B Zheng
- From the Department of Surgery, University of British Columbia, Vancouver, The School of Computing Science, Simon Fraser University, Burnaby, and the University of Victoria and Locarna Systems, Inc., Victoria, BC
| | - H Tanin
- From the Department of Surgery, University of British Columbia, Vancouver, The School of Computing Science, Simon Fraser University, Burnaby, and the University of Victoria and Locarna Systems, Inc., Victoria, BC
| | - C Swindells
- From the Department of Surgery, University of British Columbia, Vancouver, The School of Computing Science, Simon Fraser University, Burnaby, and the University of Victoria and Locarna Systems, Inc., Victoria, BC
| | - A Meneghetti
- From the Department of Surgery, University of British Columbia, Vancouver, The School of Computing Science, Simon Fraser University, Burnaby, and the University of Victoria and Locarna Systems, Inc., Victoria, BC
| | - O N M Panton
- From the Department of Surgery, University of British Columbia, Vancouver, The School of Computing Science, Simon Fraser University, Burnaby, and the University of Victoria and Locarna Systems, Inc., Victoria, BC
| | - A K Qayumi
- From the Department of Surgery, University of British Columbia, Vancouver, The School of Computing Science, Simon Fraser University, Burnaby, and the University of Victoria and Locarna Systems, Inc., Victoria, BC
| | - M Chhiv
- From the Département de chirurgie générale, Centre hospitalier universitaire de Québec, Québec, Que
| | - S Drolet
- From the Département de chirurgie générale, Centre hospitalier universitaire de Québec, Québec, Que
| | - É Sirois-Giguère
- From the Département de chirurgie générale, Centre hospitalier universitaire de Québec, Québec, Que
| | - A Gilbert
- From the Département de chirurgie générale, Centre hospitalier universitaire de Québec, Québec, Que
| | - J D Doyle
- From the Department of Surgery and the Interdepartmental Division of Critical Care, University of Toronto, Toronto, Ont
| | - U Sheth
- From the Department of Surgery and the Interdepartmental Division of Critical Care, University of Toronto, Toronto, Ont
| | - H Huang
- From the Department of Surgery and the Interdepartmental Division of Critical Care, University of Toronto, Toronto, Ont
| | - E Pearsall
- From the Department of Surgery and the Interdepartmental Division of Critical Care, University of Toronto, Toronto, Ont
| | - R S McLeod
- From the Department of Surgery and the Interdepartmental Division of Critical Care, University of Toronto, Toronto, Ont
| | - A B Nathens
- From the Department of Surgery and the Interdepartmental Division of Critical Care, University of Toronto, Toronto, Ont
| | - R R Suri
- From the Departments of Surgery and Diagnostic Imaging, McMaster University, Hamilton, Ont
| | - P Vora
- From the Departments of Surgery and Diagnostic Imaging, McMaster University, Hamilton, Ont
| | - J M Kirby
- From the Departments of Surgery and Diagnostic Imaging, McMaster University, Hamilton, Ont
| | - K Chan
- From the Departments of Surgery and Diagnostic Imaging, McMaster University, Hamilton, Ont
| | - S Smith
- From the Departments of Surgery and Diagnostic Imaging, McMaster University, Hamilton, Ont
| | - L Ruo
- From the Departments of Surgery and Diagnostic Imaging, McMaster University, Hamilton, Ont
| | - A Faryniuk
- From the Department of Surgery, University of Manitoba, Winnipeg, Man
| | - D Hochman
- From the Department of Surgery, University of Manitoba, Winnipeg, Man
| | - C G Ball
- From the Department of Surgery, University of Calgary, Calgary, Alta., the Department of Surgery, University of Cincinnati, Cincinnati, Ohio, and the Department of Surgery, McMaster University, Hamilton, Ont
| | - A W Kirkpatrick
- From the Department of Surgery, University of Calgary, Calgary, Alta., the Department of Surgery, University of Cincinnati, Cincinnati, Ohio, and the Department of Surgery, McMaster University, Hamilton, Ont
| | - T J Broderick
- From the Department of Surgery, University of Calgary, Calgary, Alta., the Department of Surgery, University of Cincinnati, Cincinnati, Ohio, and the Department of Surgery, McMaster University, Hamilton, Ont
| | - D R Williams
- From the Department of Surgery, University of Calgary, Calgary, Alta., the Department of Surgery, University of Cincinnati, Cincinnati, Ohio, and the Department of Surgery, McMaster University, Hamilton, Ont
| | - R Kholdebarin
- From the Department of Surgery, University of Manitoba, Winnipeg, Man
| | - R Helewa
- From the Department of Surgery, University of Manitoba, Winnipeg, Man
| | - J Bracken
- From the Department of Surgery, University of Manitoba, Winnipeg, Man
| | - B Zabolotny
- From the Department of Surgery, University of Manitoba, Winnipeg, Man
| | - D Hochman
- From the Department of Surgery, University of Manitoba, Winnipeg, Man
| | - S Merchant
- From the Department of General Surgery, University of British Columbia, Vancouver, BC
| | - M Hameed
- From the Department of General Surgery, University of British Columbia, Vancouver, BC
| | - A Melck
- From the Department of General Surgery, University of British Columbia, Vancouver, BC
| | - A L McGuire
- From the Division of General Surgery, Department of Surgery, and Department of Radiation Oncology, Kingston General Hospital, Queen's University, Kingston, Ont
| | - C Wilson
- From the Division of General Surgery, Department of Surgery, and Department of Radiation Oncology, Kingston General Hospital, Queen's University, Kingston, Ont
| | - D Mercer
- From the Division of General Surgery, Department of Surgery, and Department of Radiation Oncology, Kingston General Hospital, Queen's University, Kingston, Ont
| | - B Sharma
- From the Department of Surgery, University of Toronto, Toronto, Ont
| | - N Orzech
- From the Department of Surgery, University of Toronto, Toronto, Ont
| | - T Grantcharov
- From the Department of Surgery, University of Toronto, Toronto, Ont
| | - A Johner
- Department of Surgery, Vancouver General Hospital and the University of British Columbia, Vancouver, BC
| | - D C Taylor
- Department of Surgery, Vancouver General Hospital and the University of British Columbia, Vancouver, BC
| | - A K Buczkowski
- Department of Surgery, Vancouver General Hospital and the University of British Columbia, Vancouver, BC
| | - S W Chung
- Department of Surgery, Vancouver General Hospital and the University of British Columbia, Vancouver, BC
| | - K J Lumb
- Canadian Surgical Technologies and Advanced Robotics (CSTAR), Lawson Health Research Institute, and the Departments of Surgery, Electrical and Computer Engineering, Mechanical and Materials Engineering, University of Western Ontario, London, Ont
| | - A L Trejos
- Canadian Surgical Technologies and Advanced Robotics (CSTAR), Lawson Health Research Institute, and the Departments of Surgery, Electrical and Computer Engineering, Mechanical and Materials Engineering, University of Western Ontario, London, Ont
| | - C D W Ward
- Canadian Surgical Technologies and Advanced Robotics (CSTAR), Lawson Health Research Institute, and the Departments of Surgery, Electrical and Computer Engineering, Mechanical and Materials Engineering, University of Western Ontario, London, Ont
| | - M D Naish
- Canadian Surgical Technologies and Advanced Robotics (CSTAR), Lawson Health Research Institute, and the Departments of Surgery, Electrical and Computer Engineering, Mechanical and Materials Engineering, University of Western Ontario, London, Ont
| | - R V Patel
- Canadian Surgical Technologies and Advanced Robotics (CSTAR), Lawson Health Research Institute, and the Departments of Surgery, Electrical and Computer Engineering, Mechanical and Materials Engineering, University of Western Ontario, London, Ont
| | - C M Schlachta
- Canadian Surgical Technologies and Advanced Robotics (CSTAR), Lawson Health Research Institute, and the Departments of Surgery, Electrical and Computer Engineering, Mechanical and Materials Engineering, University of Western Ontario, London, Ont
| | - E Davenport
- From The Ottawa Hospital, University of Ottawa, Ottawa, Ont
| | - F Haggar
- From The Ottawa Hospital, University of Ottawa, Ottawa, Ont
| | - H Moloo
- From The Ottawa Hospital, University of Ottawa, Ottawa, Ont
| | - R P Boushey
- From The Ottawa Hospital, University of Ottawa, Ottawa, Ont
| | - E C Poulin
- From The Ottawa Hospital, University of Ottawa, Ottawa, Ont
| | - J Mamazza
- From The Ottawa Hospital, University of Ottawa, Ottawa, Ont
| | - K M Graybiel
- From the Department of Surgery, McMaster University, St. Joseph's Healthcare, Hamilton, Ont
| | - V T Fernandes
- From the Department of Surgery, McMaster University, St. Joseph's Healthcare, Hamilton, Ont
| | - J Hoogenes
- From the Department of Surgery, McMaster University, St. Joseph's Healthcare, Hamilton, Ont
| | - D Dath
- From the Department of Surgery, McMaster University, St. Joseph's Healthcare, Hamilton, Ont
| | - W Mohammad
- From the Department of Surgery, The Ottawa Hospital, University of Ottawa, Ottawa, Ont
| | - D Trottier
- From the Department of Surgery, The Ottawa Hospital, University of Ottawa, Ottawa, Ont
| | - K Nadolny
- From the Department of Surgery, The Ottawa Hospital, University of Ottawa, Ottawa, Ont
| | - E C Poulin
- From the Department of Surgery, The Ottawa Hospital, University of Ottawa, Ottawa, Ont
| | - J Mamazza
- From the Department of Surgery, The Ottawa Hospital, University of Ottawa, Ottawa, Ont
| | - F Balaa
- From the Department of Surgery, The Ottawa Hospital, University of Ottawa, Ottawa, Ont
| | - B Diederichs
- From the Division of General Surgery, Department of Surgery, University of Alberta, Edmonton, Alta
| | - S Turner
- From the Division of General Surgery, Department of Surgery, University of Alberta, Edmonton, Alta
| | - C de Gara
- From the Division of General Surgery, Department of Surgery, University of Alberta, Edmonton, Alta
| | - G A Ghitulescu
- From the Department of Surgery, Jewish General Hospital, McGill University, Montréal, Que
| | - I Filip
- From the Department of Surgery, Jewish General Hospital, McGill University, Montréal, Que
| | - S Bergman
- From the Department of Surgery, Jewish General Hospital, McGill University, Montréal, Que
| | - S Fraser
- From the Department of Surgery, Jewish General Hospital, McGill University, Montréal, Que
| | - R J Finley
- From the University of British Columbia, Vancouver General Hospital, Vancouver, BC
| | - J Mayo
- From the University of British Columbia, Vancouver General Hospital, Vancouver, BC
| | - J Clifton
- From the University of British Columbia, Vancouver General Hospital, Vancouver, BC
| | - J Yee
- From the University of British Columbia, Vancouver General Hospital, Vancouver, BC
| | - K Evans
- From the University of British Columbia, Vancouver General Hospital, Vancouver, BC
| | - A MacWilliams
- From the University of British Columbia, Vancouver General Hospital, Vancouver, BC
| | - S Lam
- From the University of British Columbia, Vancouver General Hospital, Vancouver, BC
| | - J English
- From the University of British Columbia, Vancouver General Hospital, Vancouver, BC
| | - C Finley
- From the Toronto General Hospital, University of Toronto, Toronto, Ont
| | - L Jacks
- From the Toronto General Hospital, University of Toronto, Toronto, Ont
| | - G Darling
- From the Toronto General Hospital, University of Toronto, Toronto, Ont
| | - W C Hanna
- From the Montréal General Hospital, McGill University Health Centre, Montréal, Que
| | - M Sudarshan
- From the Montréal General Hospital, McGill University Health Centre, Montréal, Que
| | - D Roberge
- From the Montréal General Hospital, McGill University Health Centre, Montréal, Que
| | - M David
- From the Montréal General Hospital, McGill University Health Centre, Montréal, Que
| | - K A Waschke
- From the Montréal General Hospital, McGill University Health Centre, Montréal, Que
| | - S Mayrand
- From the Montréal General Hospital, McGill University Health Centre, Montréal, Que
| | - L E Ferri
- From the Montréal General Hospital, McGill University Health Centre, Montréal, Que
| | - S Coughlin
- From the Department of Surgery, University of Western Ontario, London, Ont
| | | | - R Malthaner
- From the Department of Surgery, University of Western Ontario, London, Ont
| | - H S Grover
- From the Division of Thoracic Surgery, Department of Surgery, William Osler Health Centre, Brampton, and McMaster University, Hamilton, Ont
| | - S Basi
- From the Division of Thoracic Surgery, Department of Surgery, William Osler Health Centre, Brampton, and McMaster University, Hamilton, Ont
| | - P Chiasson
- From the Division of Thoracic Surgery, Department of Surgery, William Osler Health Centre, Brampton, and McMaster University, Hamilton, Ont
| | - S Basi
- From the Division of Thoracic Surgery, Department of Surgery, William Osler Health Centre, Brampton, and McMaster University, Hamilton, Ont
| | - K Irshad
- From the Division of Thoracic Surgery, Department of Surgery, William Osler Health Centre, Brampton, and McMaster University, Hamilton, Ont
| | | | - K N Vogt
- From the Department of Surgery, London Health Sciences Centre, London, Ont
| | - R A Malthaner
- From the Department of Surgery, London Health Sciences Centre, London, Ont
| | - J D Spicer
- From the L.D. Maclean Surgical Research Laboratories, Department of Surgery, McGill University Health Centre, Montréal, Que
| | - B McDonald
- From the L.D. Maclean Surgical Research Laboratories, Department of Surgery, McGill University Health Centre, Montréal, Que
| | - R Perera
- From the L.D. Maclean Surgical Research Laboratories, Department of Surgery, McGill University Health Centre, Montréal, Que
| | - M C Rousseau
- From the L.D. Maclean Surgical Research Laboratories, Department of Surgery, McGill University Health Centre, Montréal, Que
| | - C H F Chan
- From the L.D. Maclean Surgical Research Laboratories, Department of Surgery, McGill University Health Centre, Montréal, Que
| | - R Y C Hsu
- From the L.D. Maclean Surgical Research Laboratories, Department of Surgery, McGill University Health Centre, Montréal, Que
| | - B Giannias
- From the L.D. Maclean Surgical Research Laboratories, Department of Surgery, McGill University Health Centre, Montréal, Que
| | - L E Ferri
- From the L.D. Maclean Surgical Research Laboratories, Department of Surgery, McGill University Health Centre, Montréal, Que
| | - S Ahmed
- From the Brown University Oncology Group, Providence, Rhode Island
| | - A E Birnbaum
- From the Brown University Oncology Group, Providence, Rhode Island
| | - D Berz
- From the Brown University Oncology Group, Providence, Rhode Island
| | - J P Fontaine
- From the Brown University Oncology Group, Providence, Rhode Island
| | - T A Dipetrillo
- From the Brown University Oncology Group, Providence, Rhode Island
| | - N E Ready
- From the Brown University Oncology Group, Providence, Rhode Island
| | - T Ng
- From the Brown University Oncology Group, Providence, Rhode Island
| | - A Alhussaini
- From the Division of Thoracic Surgery, University of Ottawa, The Ottawa Hospital, Ottawa, Ont
| | - M Oberoi
- From the Division of Thoracic Surgery, University of Ottawa, The Ottawa Hospital, Ottawa, Ont
| | - J Threader
- From the Division of Thoracic Surgery, University of Ottawa, The Ottawa Hospital, Ottawa, Ont
| | - J Villeneuve
- From the Division of Thoracic Surgery, University of Ottawa, The Ottawa Hospital, Ottawa, Ont
| | - S Gilbert
- From the Division of Thoracic Surgery, University of Ottawa, The Ottawa Hospital, Ottawa, Ont
| | - F M Shamji
- From the Division of Thoracic Surgery, University of Ottawa, The Ottawa Hospital, Ottawa, Ont
| | - S Sundaresan
- From the Division of Thoracic Surgery, University of Ottawa, The Ottawa Hospital, Ottawa, Ont
| | - D Maziak
- From the Division of Thoracic Surgery, University of Ottawa, The Ottawa Hospital, Ottawa, Ont
| | - A Seely
- From the Division of Thoracic Surgery, University of Ottawa, The Ottawa Hospital, Ottawa, Ont
| | - K S Rammohan
- From the Department of Thoracic Surgery, University of Alberta, Institute of Health Economics, Edmonton, Alta
| | - I Hunt
- From the Department of Thoracic Surgery, University of Alberta, Institute of Health Economics, Edmonton, Alta
| | - A Chuck
- From the Department of Thoracic Surgery, University of Alberta, Institute of Health Economics, Edmonton, Alta
| | - S Gazala
- From the Department of Thoracic Surgery, University of Alberta, Institute of Health Economics, Edmonton, Alta
| | - A Valji
- From the Department of Thoracic Surgery, University of Alberta, Institute of Health Economics, Edmonton, Alta
| | - K Stewart
- From the Department of Thoracic Surgery, University of Alberta, Institute of Health Economics, Edmonton, Alta
| | - E L R Bedard
- From the Department of Thoracic Surgery, University of Alberta, Institute of Health Economics, Edmonton, Alta
| | - M Plourde
- From the Division of Thoracic Surgery, London Health Sciences Centre, London, Ont
| | - D Fortin
- From the Division of Thoracic Surgery, London Health Sciences Centre, London, Ont
| | - A Arab
- From the Division of Thoracic Surgery, London Health Sciences Centre, London, Ont
| | - R I Inculet
- From the Division of Thoracic Surgery, London Health Sciences Centre, London, Ont
| | - R A Malthaner
- From the Division of Thoracic Surgery, London Health Sciences Centre, London, Ont
| | - S C Bharadwaj
- From the Department of Surgery, University of Manitoba, Winnipeg, Man
| | - T Hamin
- From the Department of Surgery, University of Manitoba, Winnipeg, Man
| | - L A Tan
- From the Department of Surgery, University of Manitoba, Winnipeg, Man
| | - H W Unruh
- From the Department of Surgery, University of Manitoba, Winnipeg, Man
| | - S K Srinathan
- From the Department of Surgery, University of Manitoba, Winnipeg, Man
| | - A L McGuire
- From the Division of Thoracic Surgery, Department of Surgery, Kingston General Hospital, Queen's University, Kingston, Ont
| | - D Petsikas
- From the Division of Thoracic Surgery, Department of Surgery, Kingston General Hospital, Queen's University, Kingston, Ont
| | - K Reid
- From the Division of Thoracic Surgery, Department of Surgery, Kingston General Hospital, Queen's University, Kingston, Ont
| | - W Hopman
- From the Division of Thoracic Surgery, Department of Surgery, Kingston General Hospital, Queen's University, Kingston, Ont
| | - P Levine
- From the Department of Surgery, Montréal General Hospital, McGill University, Montréal, Que
| | - M Rousseau
- From the Department of Surgery, Montréal General Hospital, McGill University, Montréal, Que
| | - J Spicer
- From the Department of Surgery, Montréal General Hospital, McGill University, Montréal, Que
| | - L E Ferri
- From the Department of Surgery, Montréal General Hospital, McGill University, Montréal, Que
| | - A S Ashrafi
- From the Surrey Thoracic Surgery Group, Surrey Memorial Hospital, Surrey, BC
| | - R J Bond
- From the Surrey Thoracic Surgery Group, Surrey Memorial Hospital, Surrey, BC
| | - S R Ong
- From the Surrey Thoracic Surgery Group, Surrey Memorial Hospital, Surrey, BC
| | - S Y Ahmadi
- From the Surrey Thoracic Surgery Group, Surrey Memorial Hospital, Surrey, BC
| | - S L Partington
- From the Department of Cardiovascular Sciences, Division of Thoracic Surgery, the Department of Surgery, University of Calgary, Calgary, Alta
| | - A J Graham
- From the Department of Cardiovascular Sciences, Division of Thoracic Surgery, the Department of Surgery, University of Calgary, Calgary, Alta
| | - S Owen
- From the Department of Cardiovascular Sciences, Division of Thoracic Surgery, the Department of Surgery, University of Calgary, Calgary, Alta
| | - E J Kelly
- From the Department of Cardiovascular Sciences, Division of Thoracic Surgery, the Department of Surgery, University of Calgary, Calgary, Alta
| | - G Gelfand
- From the Department of Cardiovascular Sciences, Division of Thoracic Surgery, the Department of Surgery, University of Calgary, Calgary, Alta
| | - S C Grondin
- From the Department of Cardiovascular Sciences, Division of Thoracic Surgery, the Department of Surgery, University of Calgary, Calgary, Alta
| | - S D McFadden
- From the Department of Cardiovascular Sciences, Division of Thoracic Surgery, the Department of Surgery, University of Calgary, Calgary, Alta
| | - E Oddone Paolucci
- From the Department of Cardiovascular Sciences, Division of Thoracic Surgery, the Department of Surgery, University of Calgary, Calgary, Alta
| | - S G Weeks
- From the Department of Cardiovascular Sciences, Division of Thoracic Surgery, the Department of Surgery, University of Calgary, Calgary, Alta
| | - P J Davis
- From the Division of General Surgery, Department of Surgery, Dalhousie University, Halifax, NS
| | - M Molinari
- From the Division of General Surgery, Department of Surgery, Dalhousie University, Halifax, NS
| | - T Topp
- From the Division of General Surgery, Department of Surgery, Dalhousie University, Halifax, NS
| | - M J Walsh
- From the Division of General Surgery, Department of Surgery, Dalhousie University, Halifax, NS
| | - E Simoneau
- From the Departments of General Surgery, Radiology and Endocrinology, McGill University Health Centre, Montréal, Que
| | - M Hassanain
- From the Departments of General Surgery, Radiology and Endocrinology, McGill University Health Centre, Montréal, Que
| | - T Cabrera
- From the Departments of General Surgery, Radiology and Endocrinology, McGill University Health Centre, Montréal, Que
| | - P Chaudhury
- From the Departments of General Surgery, Radiology and Endocrinology, McGill University Health Centre, Montréal, Que
| | - S Dumitra
- From the Departments of General Surgery, Radiology and Endocrinology, McGill University Health Centre, Montréal, Que
| | - M Aljiffry
- From the Departments of General Surgery, Radiology and Endocrinology, McGill University Health Centre, Montréal, Que
| | - I Feteih
- From the Departments of General Surgery, Radiology and Endocrinology, McGill University Health Centre, Montréal, Que
| | - S Leduc
- From the Departments of General Surgery, Radiology and Endocrinology, McGill University Health Centre, Montréal, Que
| | - J Rivera
- From the Departments of General Surgery, Radiology and Endocrinology, McGill University Health Centre, Montréal, Que
| | - M Jamal
- From the Departments of General Surgery, Radiology and Endocrinology, McGill University Health Centre, Montréal, Que
| | - D Valenti
- From the Departments of General Surgery, Radiology and Endocrinology, McGill University Health Centre, Montréal, Que
| | - P Metrakos
- From the Departments of General Surgery, Radiology and Endocrinology, McGill University Health Centre, Montréal, Que
| | - K Elgadi
- From the University of Toronto, Toronto, Ont
| | - W Cherniak
- From the University of Toronto, Toronto, Ont
| | - D Chan
- From the University of Toronto, Toronto, Ont
| | - A C Wei
- From the University of Toronto, Toronto, Ont
| | - S Gallinger
- From the University of Toronto, Toronto, Ont
| | - W Mohammad
- From the Department of Surgery, The Ottawa Hospital, University of Ottawa, Ottawa, Ont
| | - R Mimeault
- From the Department of Surgery, The Ottawa Hospital, University of Ottawa, Ottawa, Ont
| | - R Fairfull-Smith
- From the Department of Surgery, The Ottawa Hospital, University of Ottawa, Ottawa, Ont
| | - R Auer
- From the Department of Surgery, The Ottawa Hospital, University of Ottawa, Ottawa, Ont
| | - F Balaa
- From the Department of Surgery, The Ottawa Hospital, University of Ottawa, Ottawa, Ont
| | - J Kwan
- From the Departments of General Surgery, Radiology and Oncology, McGill University Health Centre, Montréal, Que
| | - M Hassanain
- From the Departments of General Surgery, Radiology and Oncology, McGill University Health Centre, Montréal, Que
| | - P Chaudhury
- From the Departments of General Surgery, Radiology and Oncology, McGill University Health Centre, Montréal, Que
| | - C Dey
- From the Departments of General Surgery, Radiology and Oncology, McGill University Health Centre, Montréal, Que
| | - R Gadahadh
- From the Departments of General Surgery, Radiology and Oncology, McGill University Health Centre, Montréal, Que
| | - A Salman
- From the Departments of General Surgery, Radiology and Oncology, McGill University Health Centre, Montréal, Que
| | - E Simoneau
- From the Departments of General Surgery, Radiology and Oncology, McGill University Health Centre, Montréal, Que
| | - N Meti
- From the Departments of General Surgery, Radiology and Oncology, McGill University Health Centre, Montréal, Que
| | - M Aljiffry
- From the Departments of General Surgery, Radiology and Oncology, McGill University Health Centre, Montréal, Que
| | - M Jamal
- From the Departments of General Surgery, Radiology and Oncology, McGill University Health Centre, Montréal, Que
| | - T Cabrera
- From the Departments of General Surgery, Radiology and Oncology, McGill University Health Centre, Montréal, Que
| | - N Bouganim
- From the Departments of General Surgery, Radiology and Oncology, McGill University Health Centre, Montréal, Que
| | - P Kavan
- From the Departments of General Surgery, Radiology and Oncology, McGill University Health Centre, Montréal, Que
| | - T Alcindor
- From the Departments of General Surgery, Radiology and Oncology, McGill University Health Centre, Montréal, Que
| | - D Valenti
- From the Departments of General Surgery, Radiology and Oncology, McGill University Health Centre, Montréal, Que
| | - P Metrakos
- From the Departments of General Surgery, Radiology and Oncology, McGill University Health Centre, Montréal, Que
| | - B Brar
- From the Department of Surgery, Foothills Hospital, Calgary, Alta
| | - F Sutherland
- From the Department of Surgery, Foothills Hospital, Calgary, Alta
| | - A Bégin
- From the Unit of Hepatobiliary Surgery and Liver Transplantation, Hôpital Saint-Luc, CHUM, Montréal, Que
| | - D Bourdonnais
- From the Unit of Hepatobiliary Surgery and Liver Transplantation, Hôpital Saint-Luc, CHUM, Montréal, Que
| | - R Lapointe
- From the Unit of Hepatobiliary Surgery and Liver Transplantation, Hôpital Saint-Luc, CHUM, Montréal, Que
| | - M Plasse
- From the Unit of Hepatobiliary Surgery and Liver Transplantation, Hôpital Saint-Luc, CHUM, Montréal, Que
| | - R Létourneau
- From the Unit of Hepatobiliary Surgery and Liver Transplantation, Hôpital Saint-Luc, CHUM, Montréal, Que
| | - A Roy
- From the Unit of Hepatobiliary Surgery and Liver Transplantation, Hôpital Saint-Luc, CHUM, Montréal, Que
| | - M Dagenais
- From the Unit of Hepatobiliary Surgery and Liver Transplantation, Hôpital Saint-Luc, CHUM, Montréal, Que
| | - F Vandenbroucke-Menu
- From the Unit of Hepatobiliary Surgery and Liver Transplantation, Hôpital Saint-Luc, CHUM, Montréal, Que
| | - A Bégin
- From the Unit of Hepatobiliary Surgery and Liver Transplantation, Hôpital Saint-Luc, CHUM, Montréal, Que
| | - D Bourdonnais
- From the Unit of Hepatobiliary Surgery and Liver Transplantation, Hôpital Saint-Luc, CHUM, Montréal, Que
| | - R Lapointe
- From the Unit of Hepatobiliary Surgery and Liver Transplantation, Hôpital Saint-Luc, CHUM, Montréal, Que
| | - M Plasse
- From the Unit of Hepatobiliary Surgery and Liver Transplantation, Hôpital Saint-Luc, CHUM, Montréal, Que
| | - R Létourneau
- From the Unit of Hepatobiliary Surgery and Liver Transplantation, Hôpital Saint-Luc, CHUM, Montréal, Que
| | - M Dagenais
- From the Unit of Hepatobiliary Surgery and Liver Transplantation, Hôpital Saint-Luc, CHUM, Montréal, Que
| | - A Roy
- From the Unit of Hepatobiliary Surgery and Liver Transplantation, Hôpital Saint-Luc, CHUM, Montréal, Que
| | - F Vandenbroucke-Menu
- From the Unit of Hepatobiliary Surgery and Liver Transplantation, Hôpital Saint-Luc, CHUM, Montréal, Que
| | - A Bégin
- From the Unit of Hepatobiliary Surgery and Liver Transplantation, Hôpital Saint-Luc, CHUM, Montréal, Que
| | - S Ismail
- From the Unit of Hepatobiliary Surgery and Liver Transplantation, Hôpital Saint-Luc, CHUM, Montréal, Que
| | - F Vandenbroucke-Menu
- From the Unit of Hepatobiliary Surgery and Liver Transplantation, Hôpital Saint-Luc, CHUM, Montréal, Que
| | - R Létourneau
- From the Unit of Hepatobiliary Surgery and Liver Transplantation, Hôpital Saint-Luc, CHUM, Montréal, Que
| | - M Plasse
- From the Unit of Hepatobiliary Surgery and Liver Transplantation, Hôpital Saint-Luc, CHUM, Montréal, Que
| | - A Roy
- From the Unit of Hepatobiliary Surgery and Liver Transplantation, Hôpital Saint-Luc, CHUM, Montréal, Que
| | - M Dagenais
- From the Unit of Hepatobiliary Surgery and Liver Transplantation, Hôpital Saint-Luc, CHUM, Montréal, Que
| | - R Lapointe
- From the Unit of Hepatobiliary Surgery and Liver Transplantation, Hôpital Saint-Luc, CHUM, Montréal, Que
| | - E F Greco
- From the Division of General Surgery, Department of Surgery, University Health Network, University of Toronto, Toronto, Ont
| | - S Nanji
- From the Division of General Surgery, Department of Surgery, University Health Network, University of Toronto, Toronto, Ont
| | - S A Shah
- From the Division of General Surgery, Department of Surgery, University Health Network, University of Toronto, Toronto, Ont
| | - A C Wei
- From the Division of General Surgery, Department of Surgery, University Health Network, University of Toronto, Toronto, Ont
| | - P D Greig
- From the Division of General Surgery, Department of Surgery, University Health Network, University of Toronto, Toronto, Ont
| | - S Gallinger
- From the Division of General Surgery, Department of Surgery, University Health Network, University of Toronto, Toronto, Ont
| | - S P Cleary
- From the Division of General Surgery, Department of Surgery, University Health Network, University of Toronto, Toronto, Ont
| | - D P Al-Adra
- From the Department of Surgery, University of Alberta Hospital, Edmonton, Alta
| | - C Anderson
- From the Department of Surgery, University of Alberta Hospital, Edmonton, Alta
| | - S Nanji
- From the Departments of Surgery and Pathology, University Health Network, and the Division of Hepatobiliary Surgery, University of Toronto, Toronto, Ont
| | - P Ryan
- From the Departments of Surgery and Pathology, University Health Network, and the Division of Hepatobiliary Surgery, University of Toronto, Toronto, Ont
| | - M Guindi
- From the Departments of Surgery and Pathology, University Health Network, and the Division of Hepatobiliary Surgery, University of Toronto, Toronto, Ont
| | - S Selvarajah
- From the Departments of Surgery and Pathology, University Health Network, and the Division of Hepatobiliary Surgery, University of Toronto, Toronto, Ont
| | - P Greig
- From the Departments of Surgery and Pathology, University Health Network, and the Division of Hepatobiliary Surgery, University of Toronto, Toronto, Ont
| | - I McGilvray
- From the Departments of Surgery and Pathology, University Health Network, and the Division of Hepatobiliary Surgery, University of Toronto, Toronto, Ont
| | - B Taylor
- From the Departments of Surgery and Pathology, University Health Network, and the Division of Hepatobiliary Surgery, University of Toronto, Toronto, Ont
| | - A Wei
- From the Departments of Surgery and Pathology, University Health Network, and the Division of Hepatobiliary Surgery, University of Toronto, Toronto, Ont
| | - C Moulton
- From the Departments of Surgery and Pathology, University Health Network, and the Division of Hepatobiliary Surgery, University of Toronto, Toronto, Ont
| | - S P Cleary
- From the Departments of Surgery and Pathology, University Health Network, and the Division of Hepatobiliary Surgery, University of Toronto, Toronto, Ont
| | - S Gallinger
- From the Departments of Surgery and Pathology, University Health Network, and the Division of Hepatobiliary Surgery, University of Toronto, Toronto, Ont
| | - C Sandroussi
- From the Department of Surgery, Toronto General Hospital, University of Toronto, and the Department of Surgery, St. Michael's Hospital, University of Toronto, Toronto, Ont
| | - C Brace
- From the Department of Surgery, Toronto General Hospital, University of Toronto, and the Department of Surgery, St. Michael's Hospital, University of Toronto, Toronto, Ont
| | - E Kennedy
- From the Department of Surgery, Toronto General Hospital, University of Toronto, and the Department of Surgery, St. Michael's Hospital, University of Toronto, Toronto, Ont
| | - N Baxter
- From the Department of Surgery, Toronto General Hospital, University of Toronto, and the Department of Surgery, St. Michael's Hospital, University of Toronto, Toronto, Ont
| | - S Gallinger
- From the Department of Surgery, Toronto General Hospital, University of Toronto, and the Department of Surgery, St. Michael's Hospital, University of Toronto, Toronto, Ont
| | - A C Wei
- From the Department of Surgery, Toronto General Hospital, University of Toronto, and the Department of Surgery, St. Michael's Hospital, University of Toronto, Toronto, Ont
| | - T Yamashita
- From the University of Western Ontario, London, Ont
| | - K Leslie
- From the University of Western Ontario, London, Ont
| | - S R McLean
- From the Department of Surgery, University of Calgary, Calgary, Alta
| | - D Karsanji
- From the Department of Surgery, University of Calgary, Calgary, Alta
| | - E Dixon
- From the Department of Surgery, University of Calgary, Calgary, Alta
| | - F R Sutherland
- From the Department of Surgery, University of Calgary, Calgary, Alta
| | - O F Bathe
- From the Department of Surgery, University of Calgary, Calgary, Alta
| | - R R Suri
- From the Department of Surgery, McMaster University, Hamilton, Ont
| | - M J Marcaccio
- From the Department of Surgery, McMaster University, Hamilton, Ont
| | - L Ruo
- From the Department of Surgery, McMaster University, Hamilton, Ont
| | - M H Jamal
- From the Department of Surgery, McGill University Health Centre, Montréal, Que., and the School of Population Health, University of Queensland, Brisbane, Australia
| | - E Simoneau
- From the Department of Surgery, McGill University Health Centre, Montréal, Que., and the School of Population Health, University of Queensland, Brisbane, Australia
| | - J Abou Khalil
- From the Department of Surgery, McGill University Health Centre, Montréal, Que., and the School of Population Health, University of Queensland, Brisbane, Australia
| | - M Hassanain
- From the Department of Surgery, McGill University Health Centre, Montréal, Que., and the School of Population Health, University of Queensland, Brisbane, Australia
| | - P Chaudhury
- From the Department of Surgery, McGill University Health Centre, Montréal, Que., and the School of Population Health, University of Queensland, Brisbane, Australia
| | - J Tchervenkov
- From the Department of Surgery, McGill University Health Centre, Montréal, Que., and the School of Population Health, University of Queensland, Brisbane, Australia
| | - P Metrakos
- From the Department of Surgery, McGill University Health Centre, Montréal, Que., and the School of Population Health, University of Queensland, Brisbane, Australia
| | - S A Doi
- From the Department of Surgery, McGill University Health Centre, Montréal, Que., and the School of Population Health, University of Queensland, Brisbane, Australia
| | - J S Barkun
- From the Department of Surgery, McGill University Health Centre, Montréal, Que., and the School of Population Health, University of Queensland, Brisbane, Australia
| | - C Barnett
- From the Departments of Surgery and Anesthesia, McMaster University Medical Centre, Hamilton, Ont
| | - M J Marcaccio
- From the Departments of Surgery and Anesthesia, McMaster University Medical Centre, Hamilton, Ont
| | - J J Hankinson
- From the Departments of Surgery and Anesthesia, McMaster University Medical Centre, Hamilton, Ont
| | - L Ruo
- From the Departments of Surgery and Anesthesia, McMaster University Medical Centre, Hamilton, Ont
| | - A Alawashez
- From the Department of Surgery, Dalhousie University, Halifax, NS
| | - J Ellsmere
- From the Department of Surgery, Dalhousie University, Halifax, NS
| | - A Neville
- From the McGill University, Montréal, Que
| | - M Boutros
- From the McGill University, Montréal, Que
| | - J Barkun
- From the McGill University, Montréal, Que
| | - M E Wiebe
- From the Division of General Surgery, University Health Network, and the Department of Surgery, University of Toronto, Toronto, Ont
| | - L Sandhu
- From the Division of General Surgery, University Health Network, and the Department of Surgery, University of Toronto, Toronto, Ont
| | - J L Takata
- From the Division of General Surgery, University Health Network, and the Department of Surgery, University of Toronto, Toronto, Ont
| | - E D Kennedy
- From the Division of General Surgery, University Health Network, and the Department of Surgery, University of Toronto, Toronto, Ont
| | - N N Baxter
- From the Division of General Surgery, University Health Network, and the Department of Surgery, University of Toronto, Toronto, Ont
| | - A R Gagliardi
- From the Division of General Surgery, University Health Network, and the Department of Surgery, University of Toronto, Toronto, Ont
| | - D R Urbach
- From the Division of General Surgery, University Health Network, and the Department of Surgery, University of Toronto, Toronto, Ont
| | - A C Wei
- From the Division of General Surgery, University Health Network, and the Department of Surgery, University of Toronto, Toronto, Ont
| | - G Chan
- From the Multi-Organ Transplant Program, University Hospital, London Regional Cancer Program, Victoria Hospital, London, Ont
| | - W Kocha
- From the Multi-Organ Transplant Program, University Hospital, London Regional Cancer Program, Victoria Hospital, London, Ont
| | - R Reid
- From the Multi-Organ Transplant Program, University Hospital, London Regional Cancer Program, Victoria Hospital, London, Ont
| | - W Wall
- From the Multi-Organ Transplant Program, University Hospital, London Regional Cancer Program, Victoria Hospital, London, Ont
| | - D Quan
- From the Multi-Organ Transplant Program, University Hospital, London Regional Cancer Program, Victoria Hospital, London, Ont
| | - P Lovrics
- From the Department of Surgery, McMaster University, Hamilton, and the Department of Surgical Oncology, Princess Margaret Hospital, University Health Network, Toronto, Ont
| | - N Hodgson
- From the Department of Surgery, McMaster University, Hamilton, and the Department of Surgical Oncology, Princess Margaret Hospital, University Health Network, Toronto, Ont
| | - G Ghola
- From the Department of Surgery, McMaster University, Hamilton, and the Department of Surgical Oncology, Princess Margaret Hospital, University Health Network, Toronto, Ont
| | - S Franic
- From the Department of Surgery, McMaster University, Hamilton, and the Department of Surgical Oncology, Princess Margaret Hospital, University Health Network, Toronto, Ont
| | - C Goldsmith
- From the Department of Surgery, McMaster University, Hamilton, and the Department of Surgical Oncology, Princess Margaret Hospital, University Health Network, Toronto, Ont
| | - D McCready
- From the Department of Surgery, McMaster University, Hamilton, and the Department of Surgical Oncology, Princess Margaret Hospital, University Health Network, Toronto, Ont
| | - S Cornacchi
- From the Department of Surgery, McMaster University, Hamilton, and the Department of Surgical Oncology, Princess Margaret Hospital, University Health Network, Toronto, Ont
| | - A Garnett
- From the Department of Surgery, McMaster University, Hamilton, and the Department of Surgical Oncology, Princess Margaret Hospital, University Health Network, Toronto, Ont
| | - M Reedijk
- From the Department of Surgery, McMaster University, Hamilton, and the Department of Surgical Oncology, Princess Margaret Hospital, University Health Network, Toronto, Ont
| | - A S Scheer
- From the University of Ottawa, Ottawa, Ont., and the Weill Cornell Medical College, Memorial Sloan-Kettering Cancer Center, New York, NY
| | - J I McSparron
- From the University of Ottawa, Ottawa, Ont., and the Weill Cornell Medical College, Memorial Sloan-Kettering Cancer Center, New York, NY
| | - A R Schulman
- From the University of Ottawa, Ottawa, Ont., and the Weill Cornell Medical College, Memorial Sloan-Kettering Cancer Center, New York, NY
| | - S Tuorto
- From the University of Ottawa, Ottawa, Ont., and the Weill Cornell Medical College, Memorial Sloan-Kettering Cancer Center, New York, NY
| | - M Gonen
- From the University of Ottawa, Ottawa, Ont., and the Weill Cornell Medical College, Memorial Sloan-Kettering Cancer Center, New York, NY
| | - J Gonsalves
- From the University of Ottawa, Ottawa, Ont., and the Weill Cornell Medical College, Memorial Sloan-Kettering Cancer Center, New York, NY
| | - Y Fong
- From the University of Ottawa, Ottawa, Ont., and the Weill Cornell Medical College, Memorial Sloan-Kettering Cancer Center, New York, NY
| | - R A C Auer
- From the University of Ottawa, Ottawa, Ont., and the Weill Cornell Medical College, Memorial Sloan-Kettering Cancer Center, New York, NY
| | - V Francescutti
- From the Department of General Surgery, McMaster University, Hamilton, Ont
| | - A Coates
- From the Department of General Surgery, McMaster University, Hamilton, Ont
| | - L Thabane
- From the Department of General Surgery, McMaster University, Hamilton, Ont
| | - C H Goldsmith
- From the Department of General Surgery, McMaster University, Hamilton, Ont
| | - M Levine
- From the Department of General Surgery, McMaster University, Hamilton, Ont
| | - M Simunovic
- From the Department of General Surgery, McMaster University, Hamilton, Ont
| | - D P Richardson
- From the Division of General Surgery, Dalhousie University, Halifax, NS
| | - G Porter
- From the Division of General Surgery, Dalhousie University, Halifax, NS
| | - P M Johnson
- From the Division of General Surgery, Dalhousie University, Halifax, NS
| | - M Leon-Carlyle
- From the Toronto General Hospital, University Health Network, St. Michael's Hospital, Mount Sinai Hospital, Sunnybrook Health Science Centre, University of Toronto, Toronto, Ont
| | - S Schmocker
- From the Toronto General Hospital, University Health Network, St. Michael's Hospital, Mount Sinai Hospital, Sunnybrook Health Science Centre, University of Toronto, Toronto, Ont
| | - B I O'Connor
- From the Toronto General Hospital, University Health Network, St. Michael's Hospital, Mount Sinai Hospital, Sunnybrook Health Science Centre, University of Toronto, Toronto, Ont
| | - J C Victor
- From the Toronto General Hospital, University Health Network, St. Michael's Hospital, Mount Sinai Hospital, Sunnybrook Health Science Centre, University of Toronto, Toronto, Ont
| | - N N Baxter
- From the Toronto General Hospital, University Health Network, St. Michael's Hospital, Mount Sinai Hospital, Sunnybrook Health Science Centre, University of Toronto, Toronto, Ont
| | - A J Smith
- From the Toronto General Hospital, University Health Network, St. Michael's Hospital, Mount Sinai Hospital, Sunnybrook Health Science Centre, University of Toronto, Toronto, Ont
| | - R S McLeod
- From the Toronto General Hospital, University Health Network, St. Michael's Hospital, Mount Sinai Hospital, Sunnybrook Health Science Centre, University of Toronto, Toronto, Ont
| | - E D Kennedy
- From the Toronto General Hospital, University Health Network, St. Michael's Hospital, Mount Sinai Hospital, Sunnybrook Health Science Centre, University of Toronto, Toronto, Ont
| | - C H F Chan
- From the Department of Surgery, McGill University Health Centre, and the Goodman Cancer Centre, McGill University, Montréal, Que
| | - A Arabzadeh
- From the Department of Surgery, McGill University Health Centre, and the Goodman Cancer Centre, McGill University, Montréal, Que
| | - L DeMarte
- From the Department of Surgery, McGill University Health Centre, and the Goodman Cancer Centre, McGill University, Montréal, Que
| | - J D Spicer
- From the Department of Surgery, McGill University Health Centre, and the Goodman Cancer Centre, McGill University, Montréal, Que
| | - C Turbide
- From the Department of Surgery, McGill University Health Centre, and the Goodman Cancer Centre, McGill University, Montréal, Que
| | - P Brodt
- From the Department of Surgery, McGill University Health Centre, and the Goodman Cancer Centre, McGill University, Montréal, Que
| | - N Beauchemin
- From the Department of Surgery, McGill University Health Centre, and the Goodman Cancer Centre, McGill University, Montréal, Que
| | - L E Ferri
- From the Department of Surgery, McGill University Health Centre, and the Goodman Cancer Centre, McGill University, Montréal, Que
| | - F Zih
- From the Department of Surgical Oncology, Mount Sinai Hospital, Princess Margaret Hospital, University of Toronto, Toronto, Ont
| | - T Panzarella
- From the Department of Surgical Oncology, Mount Sinai Hospital, Princess Margaret Hospital, University of Toronto, Toronto, Ont
| | - C Hummel
- From the Department of Surgical Oncology, Mount Sinai Hospital, Princess Margaret Hospital, University of Toronto, Toronto, Ont
| | - J Petronis
- From the Department of Surgical Oncology, Mount Sinai Hospital, Princess Margaret Hospital, University of Toronto, Toronto, Ont
| | - A McCart
- From the Department of Surgical Oncology, Mount Sinai Hospital, Princess Margaret Hospital, University of Toronto, Toronto, Ont
| | - C Swallow
- From the Department of Surgical Oncology, Mount Sinai Hospital, Princess Margaret Hospital, University of Toronto, Toronto, Ont
| | - A Mathieson
- From the Departments of Surgery and Medical Oncology, Sunnybrook Health Sciences Centre, Odette Cancer Centre, Toronto, Ont
| | - P F Ridgway
- From the Departments of Surgery and Medical Oncology, Sunnybrook Health Sciences Centre, Odette Cancer Centre, Toronto, Ont
| | - Y J Ko
- From the Departments of Surgery and Medical Oncology, Sunnybrook Health Sciences Centre, Odette Cancer Centre, Toronto, Ont
| | - A J Smith
- From the Departments of Surgery and Medical Oncology, Sunnybrook Health Sciences Centre, Odette Cancer Centre, Toronto, Ont
| | - M Gieni
- From the Department of Surgery, McMaster University, Hamilton, Ont
| | - L Dickson
- From the Department of Surgery, McMaster University, Hamilton, Ont
| | - N Sne
- From the Department of Surgery, McMaster University, Hamilton, Ont
| | - R Avram
- From the Department of Surgery, McMaster University, Hamilton, Ont
| | - F Farrokhyar
- From the Department of Surgery, McMaster University, Hamilton, Ont
| | - M Smith
- From the Departments of Surgery, Microbiology and Immunology, Pathology, Queen Elizabeth II Health Science Centres, Dalhousie University, Halifax, NS
| | - C Giacomantonio
- From the Departments of Surgery, Microbiology and Immunology, Pathology, Queen Elizabeth II Health Science Centres, Dalhousie University, Halifax, NS
| | - D Hoskin
- From the Departments of Surgery, Microbiology and Immunology, Pathology, Queen Elizabeth II Health Science Centres, Dalhousie University, Halifax, NS
| | - C Doyon
- From the Département de chirurgie oncologique et hépatobiliaire, Centres hospitaliers universitaires, Université de Montréal, Montréal, Que
| | - G Martin
- From the Département de chirurgie oncologique et hépatobiliaire, Centres hospitaliers universitaires, Université de Montréal, Montréal, Que
| | - E Patocskai
- From the Département de chirurgie oncologique et hépatobiliaire, Centres hospitaliers universitaires, Université de Montréal, Montréal, Que
| | - S S Brar
- From the London School of Economics, London, UK, and the Division of General Surgery, University of Toronto, Toronto, Ont
| | - F Wright
- From the London School of Economics, London, UK, and the Division of General Surgery, University of Toronto, Toronto, Ont
| | - A Okrainec
- From the London School of Economics, London, UK, and the Division of General Surgery, University of Toronto, Toronto, Ont
| | - A J Smith
- From the London School of Economics, London, UK, and the Division of General Surgery, University of Toronto, Toronto, Ont
| | - D A Bischof
- From the Department of Surgery, University of Toronto, Toronto, Ont
| | - B Maier
- From the Department of Surgery, University of Toronto, Toronto, Ont
| | - M Fitch
- From the Department of Surgery, University of Toronto, Toronto, Ont
| | - F C Wright
- From the Department of Surgery, University of Toronto, Toronto, Ont
| | - C R Baliski
- From the Departments of Surgery, Surgical Oncology and Diagnostic Imaging, Kelowna General Hospital, BC Cancer Agency, Kelowna, BC
| | - A Kluftinger
- From the Departments of Surgery, Surgical Oncology and Diagnostic Imaging, Kelowna General Hospital, BC Cancer Agency, Kelowna, BC
| | - M MacLeod
- From the Departments of Surgery, Surgical Oncology and Diagnostic Imaging, Kelowna General Hospital, BC Cancer Agency, Kelowna, BC
| | - S Kwong
- From the Departments of Surgery, Surgical Oncology and Diagnostic Imaging, Kelowna General Hospital, BC Cancer Agency, Kelowna, BC
| | - J M Racz
- From the Division of General Surgery, University of Western Ontario, London Health Sciences Centre, London, Ont
| | - A Fortin
- From the Division of General Surgery, University of Western Ontario, London Health Sciences Centre, London, Ont
| | - S Latosinsky
- From the Division of General Surgery, University of Western Ontario, London Health Sciences Centre, London, Ont
| | - D E Messenger
- From the Departments of General Surgery and Pathology, Dr. Zane Cohen Clinical Research Centre, Samuel Lunenfeld Research Institute, Mount Sinai Hospital, Toronto, Ont
| | - R Kirsch
- From the Departments of General Surgery and Pathology, Dr. Zane Cohen Clinical Research Centre, Samuel Lunenfeld Research Institute, Mount Sinai Hospital, Toronto, Ont
| | - R S McLeod
- From the Departments of General Surgery and Pathology, Dr. Zane Cohen Clinical Research Centre, Samuel Lunenfeld Research Institute, Mount Sinai Hospital, Toronto, Ont
| | - N Aslani
- From the University of British Columbia, BC Cancer Agency, Vancouver, BC
| | - B Heidary
- From the University of British Columbia, BC Cancer Agency, Vancouver, BC
| | - K Lobo Prabhu
- From the University of British Columbia, BC Cancer Agency, Vancouver, BC
| | - M Raval
- From the University of British Columbia, BC Cancer Agency, Vancouver, BC
| | - P T Phang
- From the University of British Columbia, BC Cancer Agency, Vancouver, BC
| | - C Brow
- From the University of British Columbia, BC Cancer Agency, Vancouver, BC
| | - D P Richardson
- From the Division of General Surgery, Dalhousie University, Halifax, NS
| | - G Porter
- From the Division of General Surgery, Dalhousie University, Halifax, NS
| | - P M Johnson
- From the Division of General Surgery, Dalhousie University, Halifax, NS
| | - H Moloo
- From the Departments of Surgery and Epidemiology, The Ottawa Hospital and The Ottawa Hospital Research Institute, Ottawa, Ont
| | - F Haggar
- From the Departments of Surgery and Epidemiology, The Ottawa Hospital and The Ottawa Hospital Research Institute, Ottawa, Ont
| | - S Duhaime
- From the Departments of Surgery and Epidemiology, The Ottawa Hospital and The Ottawa Hospital Research Institute, Ottawa, Ont
| | - B Hutton
- From the Departments of Surgery and Epidemiology, The Ottawa Hospital and The Ottawa Hospital Research Institute, Ottawa, Ont
| | - J Grimshaw
- From the Departments of Surgery and Epidemiology, The Ottawa Hospital and The Ottawa Hospital Research Institute, Ottawa, Ont
| | - D Coyle
- From the Departments of Surgery and Epidemiology, The Ottawa Hospital and The Ottawa Hospital Research Institute, Ottawa, Ont
| | - E C Poulin
- From the Departments of Surgery and Epidemiology, The Ottawa Hospital and The Ottawa Hospital Research Institute, Ottawa, Ont
| | - J Mamazza
- From the Departments of Surgery and Epidemiology, The Ottawa Hospital and The Ottawa Hospital Research Institute, Ottawa, Ont
| | - R P Boushey
- From the Departments of Surgery and Epidemiology, The Ottawa Hospital and The Ottawa Hospital Research Institute, Ottawa, Ont
| | - B C Paun
- From the Department of Surgery, Foothills Medical Centre, University of Calgary, Calgary, Alta
| | - A A M Shaheen
- From the Department of Surgery, Foothills Medical Centre, University of Calgary, Calgary, Alta
| | - E Dixon
- From the Department of Surgery, Foothills Medical Centre, University of Calgary, Calgary, Alta
| | - A R Maclean
- From the Department of Surgery, Foothills Medical Centre, University of Calgary, Calgary, Alta
| | - W D Buie
- From the Department of Surgery, Foothills Medical Centre, University of Calgary, Calgary, Alta
| | - F Moustarah
- From the Bariatric and Metabolic Institute, Cleveland Clinic Foundation, Cleveland, Ohio
| | - J Talarico
- From the Bariatric and Metabolic Institute, Cleveland Clinic Foundation, Cleveland, Ohio
| | - J Zink
- From the Bariatric and Metabolic Institute, Cleveland Clinic Foundation, Cleveland, Ohio
| | - P Gatmaitan
- From the Bariatric and Metabolic Institute, Cleveland Clinic Foundation, Cleveland, Ohio
| | - P Schauer
- From the Bariatric and Metabolic Institute, Cleveland Clinic Foundation, Cleveland, Ohio
| | - B Chand
- From the Bariatric and Metabolic Institute, Cleveland Clinic Foundation, Cleveland, Ohio
| | - S Brethauer
- From the Bariatric and Metabolic Institute, Cleveland Clinic Foundation, Cleveland, Ohio
| | - G Martel
- From the Department of Surgery, The Ottawa Hospital, The Ottawa Hospital Research Institute, University of Ottawa, Ottawa, Ont., the Health Services Research Unit, University of Aberdeen, Aberdeen, UK, and the Department of Surgery, McGill University, Montréal, Que
| | - S Duhaime
- From the Department of Surgery, The Ottawa Hospital, The Ottawa Hospital Research Institute, University of Ottawa, Ottawa, Ont., the Health Services Research Unit, University of Aberdeen, Aberdeen, UK, and the Department of Surgery, McGill University, Montréal, Que
| | - C R Ramsay
- From the Department of Surgery, The Ottawa Hospital, The Ottawa Hospital Research Institute, University of Ottawa, Ottawa, Ont., the Health Services Research Unit, University of Aberdeen, Aberdeen, UK, and the Department of Surgery, McGill University, Montréal, Que
| | - J S Barkun
- From the Department of Surgery, The Ottawa Hospital, The Ottawa Hospital Research Institute, University of Ottawa, Ottawa, Ont., the Health Services Research Unit, University of Aberdeen, Aberdeen, UK, and the Department of Surgery, McGill University, Montréal, Que
| | - D A Ferguson
- From the Department of Surgery, The Ottawa Hospital, The Ottawa Hospital Research Institute, University of Ottawa, Ottawa, Ont., the Health Services Research Unit, University of Aberdeen, Aberdeen, UK, and the Department of Surgery, McGill University, Montréal, Que
| | - R P Boushey
- From the Department of Surgery, The Ottawa Hospital, The Ottawa Hospital Research Institute, University of Ottawa, Ottawa, Ont., the Health Services Research Unit, University of Aberdeen, Aberdeen, UK, and the Department of Surgery, McGill University, Montréal, Que
| | - V N Palter
- From the Department of Surgery, St. Michael's Hospital, Mount Sinai Hospital, Toronto, Ont
| | - H M MacRae
- From the Department of Surgery, St. Michael's Hospital, Mount Sinai Hospital, Toronto, Ont
| | - T P Grantcharov
- From the Department of Surgery, St. Michael's Hospital, Mount Sinai Hospital, Toronto, Ont
| | - D E Messenger
- From the Department of General Surgery, Dr. Zane Cohen Clinical Research Centre, Samuel Lunenfeld Research Institute, Mount Sinai Hospital, Toronto, Ont
| | - J C Victor
- From the Department of General Surgery, Dr. Zane Cohen Clinical Research Centre, Samuel Lunenfeld Research Institute, Mount Sinai Hospital, Toronto, Ont
| | - B I O'Connor
- From the Department of General Surgery, Dr. Zane Cohen Clinical Research Centre, Samuel Lunenfeld Research Institute, Mount Sinai Hospital, Toronto, Ont
| | - H M MacRae
- From the Department of General Surgery, Dr. Zane Cohen Clinical Research Centre, Samuel Lunenfeld Research Institute, Mount Sinai Hospital, Toronto, Ont
| | - R S McLeod
- From the Department of General Surgery, Dr. Zane Cohen Clinical Research Centre, Samuel Lunenfeld Research Institute, Mount Sinai Hospital, Toronto, Ont
| | - S Al-Sabah
- From the Steinberg-Bernstein Centre for Minimally Invasive Surgery and Innovation, Section of Colon and Rectal Surgery, Montréal General Hospital, McGill University Health Centre, Montréal, Que
| | - L S Feldman
- From the Steinberg-Bernstein Centre for Minimally Invasive Surgery and Innovation, Section of Colon and Rectal Surgery, Montréal General Hospital, McGill University Health Centre, Montréal, Que
| | - P Charlebois
- From the Steinberg-Bernstein Centre for Minimally Invasive Surgery and Innovation, Section of Colon and Rectal Surgery, Montréal General Hospital, McGill University Health Centre, Montréal, Que
| | - B Stein
- From the Steinberg-Bernstein Centre for Minimally Invasive Surgery and Innovation, Section of Colon and Rectal Surgery, Montréal General Hospital, McGill University Health Centre, Montréal, Que
| | - P A Kaneva
- From the Steinberg-Bernstein Centre for Minimally Invasive Surgery and Innovation, Section of Colon and Rectal Surgery, Montréal General Hospital, McGill University Health Centre, Montréal, Que
| | - G M Fried
- From the Steinberg-Bernstein Centre for Minimally Invasive Surgery and Innovation, Section of Colon and Rectal Surgery, Montréal General Hospital, McGill University Health Centre, Montréal, Que
| | - A S Liberman
- From the Steinberg-Bernstein Centre for Minimally Invasive Surgery and Innovation, Section of Colon and Rectal Surgery, Montréal General Hospital, McGill University Health Centre, Montréal, Que
| | - A M Borowiec
- From the Department of Surgery, University of Alberta, Edmonton, Alta
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- From the Department of Surgery, University of Alberta, Edmonton, Alta
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- From the Departments of General Surgery, Gastroenterology and Radiology, London Health Sciences Centre, University of Western Ontario, London, Ont
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- From the Departments of General Surgery, Gastroenterology and Radiology, London Health Sciences Centre, University of Western Ontario, London, Ont
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- From the Departments of General Surgery, Gastroenterology and Radiology, London Health Sciences Centre, University of Western Ontario, London, Ont
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- From the Departments of General Surgery, Gastroenterology and Radiology, London Health Sciences Centre, University of Western Ontario, London, Ont
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- From the Departments of General Surgery, Gastroenterology and Radiology, London Health Sciences Centre, University of Western Ontario, London, Ont
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- From the Departments of General Surgery, Gastroenterology and Radiology, London Health Sciences Centre, University of Western Ontario, London, Ont
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- From the Department of Surgery, Regional Cancer Program, The Ottawa Hospital, University of Ottawa, Ottawa, Ont
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- From the Department of Surgery, Regional Cancer Program, The Ottawa Hospital, University of Ottawa, Ottawa, Ont
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- From the Department of Surgery, Regional Cancer Program, The Ottawa Hospital, University of Ottawa, Ottawa, Ont
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- From the Department of Surgery, Regional Cancer Program, The Ottawa Hospital, University of Ottawa, Ottawa, Ont
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- From the Department of Surgery, Regional Cancer Program, The Ottawa Hospital, University of Ottawa, Ottawa, Ont
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- From the Department of Surgery, Regional Cancer Program, The Ottawa Hospital, University of Ottawa, Ottawa, Ont
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- From the Department of Surgery, Regional Cancer Program, The Ottawa Hospital, University of Ottawa, Ottawa, Ont
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- From the Department of Surgery, Regional Cancer Program, The Ottawa Hospital, University of Ottawa, Ottawa, Ont
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- From the Department of Surgery, Regional Cancer Program, The Ottawa Hospital, University of Ottawa, Ottawa, Ont
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- From the Department of Surgery, Regional Cancer Program, The Ottawa Hospital, University of Ottawa, Ottawa, Ont
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- From the Department of Surgery, Regional Cancer Program, The Ottawa Hospital, University of Ottawa, Ottawa, Ont
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- From the Department of Surgery, University of Alberta, and the Department of Biostatistics, Cross Cancer Institute, Edmonton, Alta
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- From the Department of Surgery, University of Alberta, and the Department of Biostatistics, Cross Cancer Institute, Edmonton, Alta
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- From the Department of Surgery, University of Alberta, and the Department of Biostatistics, Cross Cancer Institute, Edmonton, Alta
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- From the Department of Surgery, University of Alberta, and the Department of Biostatistics, Cross Cancer Institute, Edmonton, Alta
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- From the Department of Surgery, University of Alberta, and the Department of Biostatistics, Cross Cancer Institute, Edmonton, Alta
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- From the Department of Surgery, University of Calgary, Calgary, Alta
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- From the Department of Surgery, University of Calgary, Calgary, Alta
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- From the Department of Surgery, University of Calgary, Calgary, Alta
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- From the Department of Surgery, University of Calgary, Calgary, Alta
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- From the Department of Surgery, University of Calgary, Calgary, Alta
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- From the Department of Surgery, University of Ottawa, and The Ottawa Hospital, Ottawa, Ont
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- From the Department of Surgery, University of Ottawa, and The Ottawa Hospital, Ottawa, Ont
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- From the Department of Surgery, University of Ottawa, and The Ottawa Hospital, Ottawa, Ont
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- From the Department of Surgery, University of Ottawa, and The Ottawa Hospital, Ottawa, Ont
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- From the Department of Surgery, University of Ottawa, and The Ottawa Hospital, Ottawa, Ont
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- From the Department of Surgery, University of Ottawa, and The Ottawa Hospital, Ottawa, Ont
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- From the Department of Surgery, University of Ottawa, and The Ottawa Hospital, Ottawa, Ont
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- From the Departments of Surgery, Pathology and Molecular Medicine, Hamilton Health Sciences, McMaster University, Hamilton, Ont
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- From the Departments of Surgery, Pathology and Molecular Medicine, Hamilton Health Sciences, McMaster University, Hamilton, Ont
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- From the Departments of Surgery, Pathology and Molecular Medicine, Hamilton Health Sciences, McMaster University, Hamilton, Ont
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- From the Departments of Surgery, Pathology and Molecular Medicine, Hamilton Health Sciences, McMaster University, Hamilton, Ont
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- From the Surgical Oncology Program, Cancer Care Ontario, Department of Pathology, University of Western Ontario, London, and the Department of Surgery, University of Toronto, Toronto, Ont
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- From the Surgical Oncology Program, Cancer Care Ontario, Department of Pathology, University of Western Ontario, London, and the Department of Surgery, University of Toronto, Toronto, Ont
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- From the Surgical Oncology Program, Cancer Care Ontario, Department of Pathology, University of Western Ontario, London, and the Department of Surgery, University of Toronto, Toronto, Ont
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- From the Surgical Oncology Program, Cancer Care Ontario, Department of Pathology, University of Western Ontario, London, and the Department of Surgery, University of Toronto, Toronto, Ont
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- From the Surgical Oncology Program, Cancer Care Ontario, Department of Pathology, University of Western Ontario, London, and the Department of Surgery, University of Toronto, Toronto, Ont
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- From the Surgical Oncology Program, Cancer Care Ontario, Department of Pathology, University of Western Ontario, London, and the Department of Surgery, University of Toronto, Toronto, Ont
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- From the Surgical Oncology Program, Cancer Care Ontario, Department of Pathology, University of Western Ontario, London, and the Department of Surgery, University of Toronto, Toronto, Ont
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- From the Department of Surgery, The Ottawa Hospital, University of Ottawa, Ottawa, Ont
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- From the Department of Surgery, The Ottawa Hospital, University of Ottawa, Ottawa, Ont
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- From the Department of Surgery, The Ottawa Hospital, University of Ottawa, Ottawa, Ont
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- From the Department of Surgery, The Ottawa Hospital, University of Ottawa, Ottawa, Ont
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- From the Department of Surgery, The Ottawa Hospital, University of Ottawa, Ottawa, Ont
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- From the Department of Surgery, The Ottawa Hospital, University of Ottawa, Ottawa, Ont
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- From the Department of Surgery, The Ottawa Hospital, University of Ottawa, Ottawa, Ont
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- From the Department of Surgery, The Ottawa Hospital, University of Ottawa, Ottawa, Ont
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- From the Division of General Surgery, The Ottawa Hospital, Ottawa, Ont
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- From the Division of General Surgery, The Ottawa Hospital, Ottawa, Ont
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- From the Division of General Surgery, The Ottawa Hospital, Ottawa, Ont
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- From the Division of General Surgery, The Ottawa Hospital, Ottawa, Ont
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- From the Division of General Surgery, The Ottawa Hospital, Ottawa, Ont
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- From the Division of General Surgery, The Ottawa Hospital, Ottawa, Ont
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Capolicchio JP, Feifer A, Plante MK, Tchervenkov J. Retroperitoneoscopic living donor nephrectomy: initial experience with a unique hand-assisted approach. Clin Transplant 2010; 25:352-9. [PMID: 20636408 DOI: 10.1111/j.1399-0012.2010.01302.x] [Citation(s) in RCA: 7] [Impact Index Per Article: 0.5] [Reference Citation Analysis] [What about the content of this article? (0)] [Affiliation(s)] [Abstract] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 12/01/2022]
Abstract
The retroperitoneoscopic (RP) approach to live donor nephrectomy (LDN) may be advantageous for the donor because it avoids mobilization of peritoneal organs and provides direct access to the renal vessels. Notwithstanding, this approach is not popular, likely because of the steeper learning curve. We feel that hand-assistance (HA) can reduce the learning curve and in this study, we present our experience with a novel hand-assist approach to retroperitoneoscopic live donor nephrectomy (HARP-LDN). Over a one-yr period, 10 consecutive patients underwent left HARP-LDN with a mean body mass index of 29 and three with prior left abdomen surgery. The surgical technique utilizes a 7 cm, muscle-sparing incision for the hand-port with two endoscopic ports. Operative time was an average of 155 min., with no open conversions. Mean blood loss was 68 mL, and warm ischemia time was 2.5 min. Hospital stay averaged 2.7 d with postoperative complications limited to one urinary retention. Our modified HARP approach to left LDN is safe, effective and can be performed expeditiously. Our promising initial results require a larger patient cohort to confirm the advantages of the hand-assisted retroperitoneal technique.
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- J-P Capolicchio
- Department of Surgery, McGill University Health Centre, Montreal, QC, Canada.
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Vrochides D, Hassanain M, Metrakos P, Barkun J, Paraskevas S, Chaudhury P, Cantarovich M, Tchervenkov J. Re-vascularization may not increase graft survival after hepatic artery thrombosis in liver transplant recipients. Hippokratia 2010; 14:115-118. [PMID: 20596267 PMCID: PMC2895294] [Citation(s) in RCA: 0] [Impact Index Per Article: 0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [What about the content of this article? (0)] [Affiliation(s)] [Abstract] [Key Words] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 05/29/2023]
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BACKGROUND AND AIM Hepatic artery thrombosis (HAT) occurs in 3% to 11% of all liver transplantations. Some authors have reported good outcomes with early thrombectomy. To investgate the impact of re-vascularization on graft survival. METHODS A total of 566 primary, cadaveric, single organ, adult liver transplants were performed. Hepatic arterial Doppler was performed routinely and patients with abnormal findings during the first two post-operative weeks were reexplored. Abnormal findings after this time-point were verified by non-invasive angiogram. The 47 patients that were diagnosed with arterial thrombosis, either intra-operatively or by angiogram, were divided into three groups. No further action was taken for group A, thrombectomy alone was performed for group B1, thrombectomy and anastomotic revision was employed for group B2. RESULTS Arterial thrombosis was diagnosed in 47 (8.3%) patients. Mean patient survival was 42, 62 and 98 months for groups A, B1 and B2 respectively (p: 0.0629). Mean graft survival was 24, 29 and 60 months for groups A, B1 and B2 respectively (p: 0.3386). Re-transplant incidence was 8.7%, 40% and 28.6% for groups A, B1, and B2 respectively (p: 0.035). CONCLUSIONS Early diagnosis of HAT by surveillance Doppler may lead to improved recipient survival secondary to earlier re-transplantation and not because of successful graft re-vascularization.
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- D Vrochides
- Department of Surgery, Multi-Organ Transplant Program, McGill University, Montreal, Quebec, Canada
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Nenshi R, Kennedy E, Baxter NN, Saskin R, Sutradhar R, Urbach DR, Sroka G, Feldman LS, Vassiliou MC, Kaneva PA, Fayez R, Fried GM, Krajewski SA, Brown CJ, Hur C, McCrea PH, Mitchell A, Porter G, Grushka J, Razek T, Khwaja K, Fata P, Martel G, Moloo H, Picciano G, Boushey RP, Poulin EC, Mamazza J, Haas B, Xiong W, Brennan-Barnes M, Gomez D, Nathens AB, Yang I, Forbes SS, Stephen WJ, Loeb M, Smith R, Christoffersen EP, McLean RF, Westerholm J, Garcia-Osogobio S, Farrokhyar F, Cadeddu M, Anvari M, Ponton-Carss A, Hutchison C, Violato C, Segedi M, Mittleman M, Fisman D, Kinlin L, Rousseau M, Saleh W, Ferri LE, Feldman LS, Stanbridge DD, Mayrand S, Fried GM, Pandya A, Gagliardi A, Nathens A, Ahmed N, Tran T, Demyttenaere SV, Polyhronopoulos G, Seguin C, Artho GP, Kaneva P, Fried GM, Feldman LS, Demyttenaere SV, Bergman S, Anderson J, Mikami DJ, Melvin WS, Racz JM, Dubois L, Katchky A, Wall WJ, Faryniuk A, Hochman D, Clarkson CA, Rubiano AM, Clarkson CA, Boone D, Ball CG, Dixon E, Kirkpatrick AW, Sutherland FR, Feliciano DV, Wyrzykowski AD, Nicholas JM, Dente CJ, Ball CG, Feliciano DV, Ullah SM, McAlister VC, Malik S, Ramsey D, Pooler S, Teague B, Misra M, Cadeddu M, Anvari M, Kaminsky M, Vergis A, Gillman LM, Gillman LM, Vergis A, Altaf A, Ellsmere J, Bonjer HJ, Klassen D, Orzech N, Palter V, Aggarwal R, Okrainec A, Grantcharov TP, Ghaderi I, Feldman LS, Sroka G, Kaneva PA, Fried GM, Shlomovitz E, Reznick RK, Kucharczyk W, Lee L, Iqbal S, Barayan H, Lu Y, Fata P, Razek T, Khwaja K, Boora PS, White JS, Vogt KN, Charyk-Stewart T, Minuk L, Eckert K, Chin-Yee I, Gray D, Parry N, Humphrey RJ, Bütter A, Schmidt J, Grieci T, Gagnon R, Han V, Duhaime S, Pitt DF, Palter V, Orzech N, Aggarwal R, Okrainec A, Grantcharov TP, Dubois L, Vogt KN, Davies W, Schlachta CM, Shi X, Birch DW, Gu Y, Moser MA, Swanson TW, Schaeffer DF, Tang BQ, Rusnak CH, Amson BJ, Vogt KN, Dubois L, Hobbs A, Etemad-Rezai R, Schlachta CM, Claydon E, McAlister V, Grushka J, Sur W, Laberge JM, Tchervenkov J, Bell L, Flageole H, Labidi S, Gagné JP, Gowing R, Kahnamoui K, McAlister CC, Marble A, Coughlin S, Karanicolas P, Emmerton-Coughlin H, Kanbur B, Kanbur S, Colquhoun P, Trottier DC, Doucette S, Huynh H, Soto CM, Poulin EC, Mamazza J, Boushey RP, Jamal MH, Rousseau M, Meterissian S, Snell L, Racz JM, Davies E, Aminazadeh N, Farrokhyar F, Reid S, Naeeni A, Naeeni M, Kashfi A, Kahnamoui K, Martin K, Weir M, Taylor B, Martin KM, Girotti MJ, Parry NG, Hanna WC, Fraser S, Weissglas I, Ghitulescu G, Bilek A, Marek J, Galatas C, Bergman S, Chiu CG, Nguyen NH, Bloom SW, Wiebe S, Klassen D, Bonjer J, Lawlor D, Plowman J, Ransom T, Vallis M, Ellsmere J, Menezes AC, Karmali S, Birch DW, Forbes SS, Eskicioglu C, Brenneman FD, McLeod RS, Fraser SA, Bergman S, Garzon J, Gomez D, Lawless B, Haas B, Nathens AB, Lumb KJ, Harkness L, Williamson J, Charyk-Stewart T, Gray D, Malthaner RA, Van Koughnett JA, Vogt KN, Gray DK, Parry NG, Teague B, Cadeddu M, Anvari M, Misra M, Pooler S, Malik S, Swain P, Chackungal S, Vogt KN, Yoshy C, Etemad-Rezai R, Cunningham I, Dubois L, Schlachta CM, Scott L, Vinden C, Okrainec A, Henao O, Azzie G, Deen S, Hameed M, Ramirez V, Veillette C, Bray P, Jewett M, Okrainec A, Pagliarello G, Brenneman F, Buczkowski A, Nathens A, Razek T, Widder S, Anderson I, Klassen D, Saadia R, Johner A, Hameed SM, Qureshi AP, Vergis A, Jimenez CM, Green J, Pryor AD, Schlachta CM, Okrainec A, Perri MT, Trejos AL, Naish MD, Patel RV, Malthaner RA, Stanger J, Stewart K, Yasui Y, Cass C, Damaraju S, Graham K, Bharadwaj S, Srinathan S, Tan L, Unruh H, Finley C, Miller L, Ferri LE, Urbach DR, Darling G, Spicer J, Ergun S, McDonald B, Rousseau M, Kaneva P, Ferri LE, Spicer J, Andalib A, Benay C, Rousseau M, Kushner Y, Marcus V, Ferri LE, Hunt I, Gazala S, Razzak R, Chuck A, Valji A, Stewart K, Tsuyuki R, Bédard ELR, Bottoni DA, Campbell G, Malthaner RA, Rousseau M, Guevremont P, Chasen M, Spicer J, Eckert E, Alcindor T, Ades S, Ferri LE, McGory R, Nagpal D, Fortin D, Inculet RI, Malthaner RA, Ko M, Shargall Y, Compeau C, Razzak R, Gazala S, Hunt I, Veenstra J, Valji A, Stewart K, Bédard ELR, Davis PJ, Mancuso M, Mujoomdar AA, Gazala S, Bédard ELR, Lee L, Spicer J, Robineau C, Sirois C, Mulder D, Ferri LE, Cools-Lartigue J, Chang SY, Mayrand S, Marcus V, Fried GM, Ferri LE, Perry T, Hunt I, Allegretto M, Maguire C, Abele J, Williams D, Stewart K, Bédard ELR, Grover HS, Basi S, Chiasson P, Basi S, Gregory W, Irshad K, Schieman C, MacGregor JH, Kelly E, Gelfand G, Graham AJ, McFadden SP, Grondin SC, Croome KP, Chudzinski R, Hanto DW, Jamal MH, Doi SA, Barkun JS, Wong SL, Kwan AHL, Yang S, Law C, Luo Y, Spiers J, Forse A, Taylor W, Apriasz I, Mysliwiec B, Sarin N, Gregor J, Moulton CE, McLeod RS, Barnett H, Nhan C, Gallinger S, Demyttenaere SV, Nau P, Muscarella P, Melvin WS, Ellison EC, Wiseman SM, Melck AL, Davidge KM, Eskicioglu C, Lipa J, Ferguson P, Swallow CJ, Wright FC, Edwards JP, Kelly EJ, Lin Y, Lenders T, Ghali WA, Graham A, Francescutti V, Farrokhyar F, Tozer R, Heller B, Lovrics P, Jansz G, Kahnamoui K, Spiegle G, Schmocker S, Huang H, Victor C, Law C, Kennedy ED, McCart JA, Aslani N, Swanson T, Kennecke H, Woods R, Davis N, Klevan AE, Ramsay JA, Stephen WJ, Smith M, Plourde M, Johnson PM, Yaffe P, Walsh M, Hoskin D, Huynh HP, Trottier DC, Soto C, Auer R, Poulin EC, Mamazza J, Boushey RP, Moloo H, Huynh HP, Trottier DC, Soto C, Moloo H, Poulin EC, Mamazza J, Boushey RP, Nhan C, Driman DK, Smith AJ, Hunter A, McLeod RS, Eskicioglu C, Fenech DS, Victor C, McLeod RS, Trottier DC, Huynh H, Sabri E, Soto C, Scheer A, Zolfaghari S, Moloo H, Mamazza J, Poulin EC, Boushey RP, Hallet J, Guénette-Lemieux M, Bouchard A, Grégoire RC, Thibault C, Dionne G, Côté F, Langis P, Gagné JP, Raval MJ, Phang PT, Brown CJ, Kuzmanovic A, Planting A, Raval MJ, Phang PT, Brown CJ, Huynh HP, Trottier DC, Moloo H, Poulin EC, Mamazza J, Friedlich M, Stern HS, Boushey RP, Tang BQ, Moloo H, Bleier J, Goldberg SM, Alsharif J, Martel G, Bouchard A, Sabri E, Ramsay CR, Mamazza J, Poulin EC, Boushey RP, Richardson D, Porter G, Johnson P, Al-Sukhni E, Ridgway PF, O'Connor B, McLeod RS, Swallow CJ, Forbes SS, Urbach DR, Sutradhar R, Paszat L, Rabeneck L, Baxter NN, Chung W, Ko D, Sun C, Brown CJ, Raval M, Phang PT, Pao JS, Woods R, Raval MJ, Phang PT, Brown CJ, Power A, Francescutti V, Ramsey D, Kelly S, Stephen W, Simunovic M, Coates A, Goldsmith CH, Thabane L, Reeson D, Smith AJ, McLeod RS, DeNardi F, Whelan TJ, Levine MN, Al-Khayal KA, Buie WD, Wallace L, Sigalet D, Eskicioglu C, Gagliardi A, Fenech DS, Victor C, McLeod RS. Abstracts of presentations to the Annual Meetings of the Canadian Association of General Surgeons Canadian Association of Thoracic Surgeons Canadian Hepato-Pancreato-Biliary Society Canadian Society of Surgical Oncology Canadian Society of Colon and Rectal Surgeons: Victoria, BC Sept. 10-13, 2009. Can J Surg 2009; 52:S1-S48. [PMID: 35488397 PMCID: PMC2726442] [Citation(s) in RCA: 0] [Impact Index Per Article: 0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [What about the content of this article? (0)] [Affiliation(s)] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 06/14/2023] Open
Affiliation(s)
- R Nenshi
- From the Institute for Clinical and Evaluative Sciences, Toronto, Ont
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- From the Institute for Clinical and Evaluative Sciences, Toronto, Ont
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- From the Institute for Clinical and Evaluative Sciences, Toronto, Ont
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- From the Institute for Clinical and Evaluative Sciences, Toronto, Ont
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- From the Institute for Clinical and Evaluative Sciences, Toronto, Ont
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- From the Institute for Clinical and Evaluative Sciences, Toronto, Ont
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- From the Steinberg-Bernstein Centre for Minimally Invasive Surgery and Innovation, McGill University, Montréal, Que
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- From the Steinberg-Bernstein Centre for Minimally Invasive Surgery and Innovation, McGill University, Montréal, Que
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- From the Steinberg-Bernstein Centre for Minimally Invasive Surgery and Innovation, McGill University, Montréal, Que
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- From the Steinberg-Bernstein Centre for Minimally Invasive Surgery and Innovation, McGill University, Montréal, Que
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- From the Steinberg-Bernstein Centre for Minimally Invasive Surgery and Innovation, McGill University, Montréal, Que
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- From the Steinberg-Bernstein Centre for Minimally Invasive Surgery and Innovation, McGill University, Montréal, Que
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- From the Department of Surgery, University of British Columbia, Vancouver, BC, and the Institute for Technology Assessment, Massachusetts General Hospital, Boston, Mass
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- From the Department of Surgery, University of British Columbia, Vancouver, BC, and the Institute for Technology Assessment, Massachusetts General Hospital, Boston, Mass
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- From the Department of Surgery, University of British Columbia, Vancouver, BC, and the Institute for Technology Assessment, Massachusetts General Hospital, Boston, Mass
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- From the Department of Surgery, Dalhousie University, Queen Elizabeth II Health Sciences Centre, Halifax, NS
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- From the Department of Surgery, Dalhousie University, Queen Elizabeth II Health Sciences Centre, Halifax, NS
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- From the Department of Surgery, Dalhousie University, Queen Elizabeth II Health Sciences Centre, Halifax, NS
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- From the Division of General Surgery, Montréal General Hospital, McGill University, Montréal, Que
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- From the Division of General Surgery, Montréal General Hospital, McGill University, Montréal, Que
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- From the Division of General Surgery, Montréal General Hospital, McGill University, Montréal, Que
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- From the Division of General Surgery, Montréal General Hospital, McGill University, Montréal, Que
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- From The Ottawa Hospital, University of Ottawa, Ottawa, Ont
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- From The Ottawa Hospital, University of Ottawa, Ottawa, Ont
| | - G Picciano
- From The Ottawa Hospital, University of Ottawa, Ottawa, Ont
| | - R P Boushey
- From The Ottawa Hospital, University of Ottawa, Ottawa, Ont
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- From The Ottawa Hospital, University of Ottawa, Ottawa, Ont
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- From The Ottawa Hospital, University of Ottawa, Ottawa, Ont
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- From the Division of General Surgery, St. Michael's Hospital, University of Toronto, Toronto, and the Children's Hospital of Eastern Ontario, Ottawa, Ont
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- From the Division of General Surgery, St. Michael's Hospital, University of Toronto, Toronto, and the Children's Hospital of Eastern Ontario, Ottawa, Ont
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- From the Division of General Surgery, St. Michael's Hospital, University of Toronto, Toronto, and the Children's Hospital of Eastern Ontario, Ottawa, Ont
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- From the Division of General Surgery, St. Michael's Hospital, University of Toronto, Toronto, and the Children's Hospital of Eastern Ontario, Ottawa, Ont
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- From the Division of General Surgery, St. Michael's Hospital, University of Toronto, Toronto, and the Children's Hospital of Eastern Ontario, Ottawa, Ont
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- From the Departments of Surgery and Anesthesiology, McMaster University, Hamilton Health Sciences, Hamilton, Ont
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- From the Departments of Surgery and Anesthesiology, McMaster University, Hamilton Health Sciences, Hamilton, Ont
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- From the Departments of Surgery and Anesthesiology, McMaster University, Hamilton Health Sciences, Hamilton, Ont
| | - M Loeb
- From the Departments of Surgery and Anesthesiology, McMaster University, Hamilton Health Sciences, Hamilton, Ont
| | - R Smith
- From the Departments of Surgery and Anesthesiology, McMaster University, Hamilton Health Sciences, Hamilton, Ont
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- From the Departments of Surgery and Anesthesiology, McMaster University, Hamilton Health Sciences, Hamilton, Ont
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- From the Departments of Surgery and Anesthesiology, McMaster University, Hamilton Health Sciences, Hamilton, Ont
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- From the Centre for Minimal Access Surgery, McMaster University, Hamilton, Ont
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- From the Centre for Minimal Access Surgery, McMaster University, Hamilton, Ont
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- From the Centre for Minimal Access Surgery, McMaster University, Hamilton, Ont
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- From the Centre for Minimal Access Surgery, McMaster University, Hamilton, Ont
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- From the Centre for Minimal Access Surgery, McMaster University, Hamilton, Ont
| | - A Ponton-Carss
- From the Department of Surgery, University of Calgary, Calgary, Alta
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- From the Department of Surgery, University of Calgary, Calgary, Alta
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- From the Department of Surgery, University of Calgary, Calgary, Alta
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- From the Harvard School of Public Health, Beth Israel Deaconess Medical Center, Boston, Mass., the University of British Columbia, Vancouver, BC, and The Hospital for Sick Children, University of Toronto, Toronto, Ont
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- From the Harvard School of Public Health, Beth Israel Deaconess Medical Center, Boston, Mass., the University of British Columbia, Vancouver, BC, and The Hospital for Sick Children, University of Toronto, Toronto, Ont
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- From the Harvard School of Public Health, Beth Israel Deaconess Medical Center, Boston, Mass., the University of British Columbia, Vancouver, BC, and The Hospital for Sick Children, University of Toronto, Toronto, Ont
| | - L Kinlin
- From the Harvard School of Public Health, Beth Israel Deaconess Medical Center, Boston, Mass., the University of British Columbia, Vancouver, BC, and The Hospital for Sick Children, University of Toronto, Toronto, Ont
| | - M Rousseau
- From the Steinberg-Bernstein Centre for Minimally Invasive Surgery, McGill University Health Centre, Montréal, Que
| | - W Saleh
- From the Steinberg-Bernstein Centre for Minimally Invasive Surgery, McGill University Health Centre, Montréal, Que
| | - L E Ferri
- From the Steinberg-Bernstein Centre for Minimally Invasive Surgery, McGill University Health Centre, Montréal, Que
| | - L S Feldman
- From the Steinberg-Bernstein Centre for Minimally Invasive Surgery, McGill University Health Centre, Montréal, Que
| | - D D Stanbridge
- From the Steinberg-Bernstein Centre for Minimally Invasive Surgery, McGill University Health Centre, Montréal, Que
| | - S Mayrand
- From the Steinberg-Bernstein Centre for Minimally Invasive Surgery, McGill University Health Centre, Montréal, Que
| | - G M Fried
- From the Steinberg-Bernstein Centre for Minimally Invasive Surgery, McGill University Health Centre, Montréal, Que
| | - A Pandya
- From the Division of General Surgery, University of Toronto, Toronto, Ont
| | - A Gagliardi
- From the Division of General Surgery, University of Toronto, Toronto, Ont
| | - A Nathens
- From the Division of General Surgery, University of Toronto, Toronto, Ont
| | - N Ahmed
- From the Division of General Surgery, University of Toronto, Toronto, Ont
| | - T Tran
- From the Department of Surgery, McGill University, Montréal, Que
| | - S V Demyttenaere
- From the Department of Surgery, McGill University, Montréal, Que
| | | | - C Seguin
- From the Department of Surgery, McGill University, Montréal, Que
| | - G P Artho
- From the Department of Surgery, McGill University, Montréal, Que
| | - P Kaneva
- From the Department of Surgery, McGill University, Montréal, Que
| | - G M Fried
- From the Department of Surgery, McGill University, Montréal, Que
| | - L S Feldman
- From the Department of Surgery, McGill University, Montréal, Que
| | - S V Demyttenaere
- From the Department of Surgery, Ohio State University, Columbus, Ohio, and the Department of Surgery, Jewish General Hospital, McGill University, Montréal, Que
| | - S Bergman
- From the Department of Surgery, Ohio State University, Columbus, Ohio, and the Department of Surgery, Jewish General Hospital, McGill University, Montréal, Que
| | - J Anderson
- From the Department of Surgery, Ohio State University, Columbus, Ohio, and the Department of Surgery, Jewish General Hospital, McGill University, Montréal, Que
| | - D J Mikami
- From the Department of Surgery, Ohio State University, Columbus, Ohio, and the Department of Surgery, Jewish General Hospital, McGill University, Montréal, Que
| | - W S Melvin
- From the Department of Surgery, Ohio State University, Columbus, Ohio, and the Department of Surgery, Jewish General Hospital, McGill University, Montréal, Que
| | - J M Racz
- From the Department of Surgery, University of Western Ontario, London, Ont
| | - L Dubois
- From the Department of Surgery, University of Western Ontario, London, Ont
| | - A Katchky
- From the Department of Surgery, University of Western Ontario, London, Ont
| | - W J Wall
- From the Department of Surgery, University of Western Ontario, London, Ont
| | - A Faryniuk
- From the Department of Surgery, University of Manitoba, Winnipeg, Man
| | - D Hochman
- From the Department of Surgery, University of Manitoba, Winnipeg, Man
| | - C A Clarkson
- From the Neiva City University Hospital, Neiva, Huila, Colombia
| | - A M Rubiano
- From the Neiva City University Hospital, Neiva, Huila, Colombia
| | - C A Clarkson
- From the Department of Surgery, Memorial University of Newfoundland, St. John's, NL
| | - D Boone
- From the Department of Surgery, Memorial University of Newfoundland, St. John's, NL
| | - C G Ball
- From the Departments of Surgery, Emory University, Atlanta, Ga., and the University of Calgary, Calgary, Alta
| | - E Dixon
- From the Departments of Surgery, Emory University, Atlanta, Ga., and the University of Calgary, Calgary, Alta
| | - A W Kirkpatrick
- From the Departments of Surgery, Emory University, Atlanta, Ga., and the University of Calgary, Calgary, Alta
| | - F R Sutherland
- From the Departments of Surgery, Emory University, Atlanta, Ga., and the University of Calgary, Calgary, Alta
| | - D V Feliciano
- From the Departments of Surgery, Emory University, Atlanta, Ga., and the University of Calgary, Calgary, Alta
| | - A D Wyrzykowski
- From the Department of Surgery, Emory University, Atlanta, Ga
| | - J M Nicholas
- From the Department of Surgery, Emory University, Atlanta, Ga
| | - C J Dente
- From the Department of Surgery, Emory University, Atlanta, Ga
| | - C G Ball
- From the Department of Surgery, Emory University, Atlanta, Ga
| | - D V Feliciano
- From the Department of Surgery, Emory University, Atlanta, Ga
| | - S M Ullah
- From the Division of Clinical Anatomy, Department of Anatomy and Cell Biology, Department of Surgery, University Hospital, University of Western Ontario, London, Ont
| | - V C McAlister
- From the Division of Clinical Anatomy, Department of Anatomy and Cell Biology, Department of Surgery, University Hospital, University of Western Ontario, London, Ont
| | - S Malik
- From the Centre for Minimal Access Surgery, St. Joseph's Hospital, McMaster University, Hamilton, Ont
| | - D Ramsey
- From the Centre for Minimal Access Surgery, St. Joseph's Hospital, McMaster University, Hamilton, Ont
| | - S Pooler
- From the Centre for Minimal Access Surgery, St. Joseph's Hospital, McMaster University, Hamilton, Ont
| | - B Teague
- From the Centre for Minimal Access Surgery, St. Joseph's Hospital, McMaster University, Hamilton, Ont
| | - M Misra
- From the Centre for Minimal Access Surgery, St. Joseph's Hospital, McMaster University, Hamilton, Ont
| | - M Cadeddu
- From the Centre for Minimal Access Surgery, St. Joseph's Hospital, McMaster University, Hamilton, Ont
| | - M Anvari
- From the Centre for Minimal Access Surgery, St. Joseph's Hospital, McMaster University, Hamilton, Ont
| | - M Kaminsky
- From the Department of Surgery, University of Manitoba, Winnipeg, Man., the Department of Critical Care Medicine and Regional Trauma Services, University of Calgary, Calgary, Alta., and the Division of General Surgery, University of Toronto, Toronto, Ont
| | - A Vergis
- From the Department of Surgery, University of Manitoba, Winnipeg, Man., the Department of Critical Care Medicine and Regional Trauma Services, University of Calgary, Calgary, Alta., and the Division of General Surgery, University of Toronto, Toronto, Ont
| | - L M Gillman
- From the Department of Surgery, University of Manitoba, Winnipeg, Man., the Department of Critical Care Medicine and Regional Trauma Services, University of Calgary, Calgary, Alta., and the Division of General Surgery, University of Toronto, Toronto, Ont
| | - L M Gillman
- From the Department of Surgery, University of Manitoba, Winnipeg, Man., the Department of Critical Care Medicine, Regional Trauma Services, University of Calgary, Calgary, Alta., and the Division of General Surgery, University of Toronto, Toronto, Ont
| | - A Vergis
- From the Department of Surgery, University of Manitoba, Winnipeg, Man., the Department of Critical Care Medicine, Regional Trauma Services, University of Calgary, Calgary, Alta., and the Division of General Surgery, University of Toronto, Toronto, Ont
| | - A Altaf
- From the Queen Elizabeth II Health Sciences Centre, Dalhousie University, Halifax, NS
| | - J Ellsmere
- From the Queen Elizabeth II Health Sciences Centre, Dalhousie University, Halifax, NS
| | - H J Bonjer
- From the Queen Elizabeth II Health Sciences Centre, Dalhousie University, Halifax, NS
| | - D Klassen
- From the Queen Elizabeth II Health Sciences Centre, Dalhousie University, Halifax, NS
| | - N Orzech
- From the Departments of Surgery, St. Michael's Hospital, Toronto Western Hospital, University of Toronto, Toronto, and the Department of Biosurgery and Surgical Technology, Imperial College, London, Ont
| | - V Palter
- From the Departments of Surgery, St. Michael's Hospital, Toronto Western Hospital, University of Toronto, Toronto, and the Department of Biosurgery and Surgical Technology, Imperial College, London, Ont
| | - R Aggarwal
- From the Departments of Surgery, St. Michael's Hospital, Toronto Western Hospital, University of Toronto, Toronto, and the Department of Biosurgery and Surgical Technology, Imperial College, London, Ont
| | - A Okrainec
- From the Departments of Surgery, St. Michael's Hospital, Toronto Western Hospital, University of Toronto, Toronto, and the Department of Biosurgery and Surgical Technology, Imperial College, London, Ont
| | - T P Grantcharov
- From the Departments of Surgery, St. Michael's Hospital, Toronto Western Hospital, University of Toronto, Toronto, and the Department of Biosurgery and Surgical Technology, Imperial College, London, Ont
| | - I Ghaderi
- From the Steinberg-Bernstein Centre for Minimally Invasive Surgery, McGill University, Montréal, Que., and the University of Western Ontario, London, Ont
| | - L S Feldman
- From the Steinberg-Bernstein Centre for Minimally Invasive Surgery, McGill University, Montréal, Que., and the University of Western Ontario, London, Ont
| | - G Sroka
- From the Steinberg-Bernstein Centre for Minimally Invasive Surgery, McGill University, Montréal, Que., and the University of Western Ontario, London, Ont
| | - P A Kaneva
- From the Steinberg-Bernstein Centre for Minimally Invasive Surgery, McGill University, Montréal, Que., and the University of Western Ontario, London, Ont
| | - G M Fried
- From the Steinberg-Bernstein Centre for Minimally Invasive Surgery, McGill University, Montréal, Que., and the University of Western Ontario, London, Ont
| | - E Shlomovitz
- From the Departments of Surgery and Diagnostic Imaging, University Health Network, University of Toronto, Toronto, Ont
| | - R K Reznick
- From the Departments of Surgery and Diagnostic Imaging, University Health Network, University of Toronto, Toronto, Ont
| | - W Kucharczyk
- From the Departments of Surgery and Diagnostic Imaging, University Health Network, University of Toronto, Toronto, Ont
| | - L Lee
- From the Departments of Surgery and Medicine, McGill University Health Centre, Montréal, Que
| | - S Iqbal
- From the Departments of Surgery and Medicine, McGill University Health Centre, Montréal, Que
| | - H Barayan
- From the Departments of Surgery and Medicine, McGill University Health Centre, Montréal, Que
| | - Y Lu
- From the Departments of Surgery and Medicine, McGill University Health Centre, Montréal, Que
| | - P Fata
- From the Departments of Surgery and Medicine, McGill University Health Centre, Montréal, Que
| | - T Razek
- From the Departments of Surgery and Medicine, McGill University Health Centre, Montréal, Que
| | - K Khwaja
- From the Departments of Surgery and Medicine, McGill University Health Centre, Montréal, Que
| | - P S Boora
- From the Department of Surgery, University of Alberta, Edmonton, Alta
| | - J S White
- From the Department of Surgery, University of Alberta, Edmonton, Alta
| | - K N Vogt
- From the Divisions of General Surgery and Hematology, Trauma Program, London Health Sciences Centre, London, Ont
| | - T Charyk-Stewart
- From the Divisions of General Surgery and Hematology, Trauma Program, London Health Sciences Centre, London, Ont
| | - L Minuk
- From the Divisions of General Surgery and Hematology, Trauma Program, London Health Sciences Centre, London, Ont
| | - K Eckert
- From the Divisions of General Surgery and Hematology, Trauma Program, London Health Sciences Centre, London, Ont
| | - I Chin-Yee
- From the Divisions of General Surgery and Hematology, Trauma Program, London Health Sciences Centre, London, Ont
| | - D Gray
- From the Divisions of General Surgery and Hematology, Trauma Program, London Health Sciences Centre, London, Ont
| | - N Parry
- From the Divisions of General Surgery and Hematology, Trauma Program, London Health Sciences Centre, London, Ont
| | - R J Humphrey
- From the Departments of Surgery and Pediatrics, London Health Sciences Centre, University of Western Ontario, London, Ont
| | - A Bütter
- From the Departments of Surgery and Pediatrics, London Health Sciences Centre, University of Western Ontario, London, Ont
| | - J Schmidt
- From the Departments of Surgery and Pediatrics, London Health Sciences Centre, University of Western Ontario, London, Ont
| | - T Grieci
- From the Departments of Surgery and Pediatrics, London Health Sciences Centre, University of Western Ontario, London, Ont
| | - R Gagnon
- From the Departments of Surgery and Pediatrics, London Health Sciences Centre, University of Western Ontario, London, Ont
| | - V Han
- From the Departments of Surgery and Pediatrics, London Health Sciences Centre, University of Western Ontario, London, Ont
| | - S Duhaime
- From the University of Ottawa, Ottawa, Ont
| | - D F Pitt
- From the University of Ottawa, Ottawa, Ont
| | - V Palter
- From the Departments of Surgery, St. Michael's Hospital, Toronto Western Hospital, Toronto, and Imperial College, London, Ont
| | - N Orzech
- From the Departments of Surgery, St. Michael's Hospital, Toronto Western Hospital, Toronto, and Imperial College, London, Ont
| | - R Aggarwal
- From the Departments of Surgery, St. Michael's Hospital, Toronto Western Hospital, Toronto, and Imperial College, London, Ont
| | - A Okrainec
- From the Departments of Surgery, St. Michael's Hospital, Toronto Western Hospital, Toronto, and Imperial College, London, Ont
| | - T P Grantcharov
- From the Departments of Surgery, St. Michael's Hospital, Toronto Western Hospital, Toronto, and Imperial College, London, Ont
| | - L Dubois
- From the Department of Surgery, University of Western Ontario, London, Ont
| | - K N Vogt
- From the Department of Surgery, University of Western Ontario, London, Ont
| | - W Davies
- From the Department of Surgery, University of Western Ontario, London, Ont
| | - C M Schlachta
- From the Department of Surgery, University of Western Ontario, London, Ont
| | - X Shi
- From the Centre for the Advancement of Minimally Invasive Surgery, Edmonton, Alta
| | - D W Birch
- From the Centre for the Advancement of Minimally Invasive Surgery, Edmonton, Alta
| | - Y Gu
- From the Department of Surgery, University of Saskatchewan, Saskatoon, Sask
| | - M A Moser
- From the Department of Surgery, University of Saskatchewan, Saskatoon, Sask
| | - T W Swanson
- From the Department of Surgery, Royal Jubilee Hospital, Victoria, BC, University of British Columbia, Vancouver, BC
| | - D F Schaeffer
- From the Department of Surgery, Royal Jubilee Hospital, Victoria, BC, University of British Columbia, Vancouver, BC
| | - B Q Tang
- From the Department of Surgery, Royal Jubilee Hospital, Victoria, BC, University of British Columbia, Vancouver, BC
| | - C H Rusnak
- From the Department of Surgery, Royal Jubilee Hospital, Victoria, BC, University of British Columbia, Vancouver, BC
| | - B J Amson
- From the Department of Surgery, Royal Jubilee Hospital, Victoria, BC, University of British Columbia, Vancouver, BC
| | - K N Vogt
- From the Divisions of General Surgery and Radiology, London Health Sciences Centre, London, Ont
| | - L Dubois
- From the Divisions of General Surgery and Radiology, London Health Sciences Centre, London, Ont
| | - A Hobbs
- From the Divisions of General Surgery and Radiology, London Health Sciences Centre, London, Ont
| | - R Etemad-Rezai
- From the Divisions of General Surgery and Radiology, London Health Sciences Centre, London, Ont
| | - C M Schlachta
- From the Divisions of General Surgery and Radiology, London Health Sciences Centre, London, Ont
| | - E Claydon
- From the Schulich School of Medicine and Dentistry, University of Western Ontario, London, Ont
| | - V McAlister
- From the Schulich School of Medicine and Dentistry, University of Western Ontario, London, Ont
| | - J Grushka
- From the Divisions of Pediatric Surgery and Nephrology, Department of Pediatrics, Montréal Children's Hospital, and the Department of Surgery, McGill University, Montréal, Que
| | - W Sur
- From the Divisions of Pediatric Surgery and Nephrology, Department of Pediatrics, Montréal Children's Hospital, and the Department of Surgery, McGill University, Montréal, Que
| | - J-M Laberge
- From the Divisions of Pediatric Surgery and Nephrology, Department of Pediatrics, Montréal Children's Hospital, and the Department of Surgery, McGill University, Montréal, Que
| | - J Tchervenkov
- From the Divisions of Pediatric Surgery and Nephrology, Department of Pediatrics, Montréal Children's Hospital, and the Department of Surgery, McGill University, Montréal, Que
| | - L Bell
- From the Divisions of Pediatric Surgery and Nephrology, Department of Pediatrics, Montréal Children's Hospital, and the Department of Surgery, McGill University, Montréal, Que
| | - H Flageole
- From the Divisions of Pediatric Surgery and Nephrology, Department of Pediatrics, Montréal Children's Hospital, and the Department of Surgery, McGill University, Montréal, Que
| | - S Labidi
- From the Québec Centre for Minimally Invasive Surgery, Centre hospitalier universitaire de Québec, Québec, Que
| | - J P Gagné
- From the Québec Centre for Minimally Invasive Surgery, Centre hospitalier universitaire de Québec, Québec, Que
| | - R Gowing
- From the Department of Surgery, McMaster University, Hamilton, Ont
| | - K Kahnamoui
- From the Department of Surgery, McMaster University, Hamilton, Ont
| | - C C McAlister
- From the University of Toronto, Toronto, Ont., Dalhousie University, Halifax, NS
| | - A Marble
- From the University of Toronto, Toronto, Ont., Dalhousie University, Halifax, NS
| | - S Coughlin
- From the University of Western Ontario, London, Ont
| | | | | | - B Kanbur
- From the University of Western Ontario, London, Ont
| | - S Kanbur
- From the University of Western Ontario, London, Ont
| | - P Colquhoun
- From the University of Western Ontario, London, Ont
| | - D C Trottier
- From the Department of Surgery, University of Ottawa, The Ottawa Hospital, Ottawa, Ont
| | - S Doucette
- From the Department of Surgery, University of Ottawa, The Ottawa Hospital, Ottawa, Ont
| | - H Huynh
- From the Department of Surgery, University of Ottawa, The Ottawa Hospital, Ottawa, Ont
| | - C M Soto
- From the Department of Surgery, University of Ottawa, The Ottawa Hospital, Ottawa, Ont
| | - E C Poulin
- From the Department of Surgery, University of Ottawa, The Ottawa Hospital, Ottawa, Ont
| | - J Mamazza
- From the Department of Surgery, University of Ottawa, The Ottawa Hospital, Ottawa, Ont
| | - R P Boushey
- From the Department of Surgery, University of Ottawa, The Ottawa Hospital, Ottawa, Ont
| | - M H Jamal
- From the Centre for Medical Education, Division of General Surgery, McGill University, Montréal, Que
| | - M Rousseau
- From the Centre for Medical Education, Division of General Surgery, McGill University, Montréal, Que
| | - S Meterissian
- From the Centre for Medical Education, Division of General Surgery, McGill University, Montréal, Que
| | - L Snell
- From the Centre for Medical Education, Division of General Surgery, McGill University, Montréal, Que
| | - J M Racz
- From the Department of Surgery, University of Western Ontario, London, Ont
| | - E Davies
- From the Department of Surgery, University of Western Ontario, London, Ont
| | - N Aminazadeh
- From the Department of Surgery, McMaster University, Hamilton, Ont
| | - F Farrokhyar
- From the Department of Surgery, McMaster University, Hamilton, Ont
| | - S Reid
- From the Department of Surgery, McMaster University, Hamilton, Ont
| | - A Naeeni
- From the Department of Surgery, McMaster University, Hamilton, Ont
| | - M Naeeni
- From the Department of Surgery, McMaster University, Hamilton, Ont
| | - A Kashfi
- From the Department of Surgery, McMaster University, Hamilton, Ont
| | - K Kahnamoui
- From the Department of Surgery, McMaster University, Hamilton, Ont
| | - K Martin
- From the London Health Sciences Centre, London, Ont
| | - M Weir
- From the London Health Sciences Centre, London, Ont
| | - B Taylor
- From the London Health Sciences Centre, London, Ont
| | - K M Martin
- From the London Health Sciences Centre, Children's Hospital of Western Ontario, London, Ont
| | - M J Girotti
- From the London Health Sciences Centre, Children's Hospital of Western Ontario, London, Ont
| | - N G Parry
- From the London Health Sciences Centre, Children's Hospital of Western Ontario, London, Ont
| | - W C Hanna
- From the Department of Surgery, Jewish General Hospital, McGill University, Montréal, Que
| | - S Fraser
- From the Department of Surgery, Jewish General Hospital, McGill University, Montréal, Que
| | - I Weissglas
- From the Department of Surgery, Jewish General Hospital, McGill University, Montréal, Que
| | - G Ghitulescu
- From the Department of Surgery, Jewish General Hospital, McGill University, Montréal, Que
| | - A Bilek
- From the Department of Surgery, Jewish General Hospital, McGill University, Montréal, Que
| | - J Marek
- From the Department of Surgery, Jewish General Hospital, McGill University, Montréal, Que
| | - C Galatas
- From the Department of Surgery, Jewish General Hospital, McGill University, Montréal, Que
| | - S Bergman
- From the Department of Surgery, Jewish General Hospital, McGill University, Montréal, Que
| | - C G Chiu
- From the Richmond Hospital, Richmond, BC
| | - N H Nguyen
- From the Richmond Hospital, Richmond, BC
| | - S W Bloom
- From the Richmond Hospital, Richmond, BC
| | - S Wiebe
- From the Queen Elizabeth II Health Sciences Centre (QEIIHSC), Halifax, NS
| | - D Klassen
- From the Queen Elizabeth II Health Sciences Centre (QEIIHSC), Halifax, NS
| | - J Bonjer
- From the Queen Elizabeth II Health Sciences Centre (QEIIHSC), Halifax, NS
| | - D Lawlor
- From the Queen Elizabeth II Health Sciences Centre (QEIIHSC), Halifax, NS
| | - J Plowman
- From the Queen Elizabeth II Health Sciences Centre (QEIIHSC), Halifax, NS
| | - T Ransom
- From the Queen Elizabeth II Health Sciences Centre (QEIIHSC), Halifax, NS
| | - M Vallis
- From the Queen Elizabeth II Health Sciences Centre (QEIIHSC), Halifax, NS
| | - J Ellsmere
- From the Queen Elizabeth II Health Sciences Centre (QEIIHSC), Halifax, NS
| | - A C Menezes
- From the Centre for the Advancement of Minimally Invasive Surgery (CAMIS), Alberta Health Services, Department of Surgery, University of Alberta, Edmonton, Alta
| | - S Karmali
- From the Centre for the Advancement of Minimally Invasive Surgery (CAMIS), Alberta Health Services, Department of Surgery, University of Alberta, Edmonton, Alta
| | - D W Birch
- From the Centre for the Advancement of Minimally Invasive Surgery (CAMIS), Alberta Health Services, Department of Surgery, University of Alberta, Edmonton, Alta
| | - S S Forbes
- From the Department of Surgery, University of Toronto, Toronto, Ont
| | - C Eskicioglu
- From the Department of Surgery, University of Toronto, Toronto, Ont
| | - F D Brenneman
- From the Department of Surgery, University of Toronto, Toronto, Ont
| | - R S McLeod
- From the Department of Surgery, University of Toronto, Toronto, Ont
| | - S A Fraser
- From the Department of General Surgery, Sir Mortimer B. Davis Jewish General Hospital, McGill University, Montréal, Que
| | - S Bergman
- From the Department of General Surgery, Sir Mortimer B. Davis Jewish General Hospital, McGill University, Montréal, Que
| | - J Garzon
- From the Department of General Surgery, Sir Mortimer B. Davis Jewish General Hospital, McGill University, Montréal, Que
| | - D Gomez
- From the Department of Surgery, St. Michael's Hospital, University of Toronto, Toronto, Ont
| | - B Lawless
- From the Department of Surgery, St. Michael's Hospital, University of Toronto, Toronto, Ont
| | - B Haas
- From the Department of Surgery, St. Michael's Hospital, University of Toronto, Toronto, Ont
| | - A B Nathens
- From the Department of Surgery, St. Michael's Hospital, University of Toronto, Toronto, Ont
| | - K J Lumb
- From the Department of Surgery, Trauma Program, London Health Sciences Centre, London, Ont
| | - L Harkness
- From the Department of Surgery, Trauma Program, London Health Sciences Centre, London, Ont
| | - J Williamson
- From the Department of Surgery, Trauma Program, London Health Sciences Centre, London, Ont
| | - T Charyk-Stewart
- From the Department of Surgery, Trauma Program, London Health Sciences Centre, London, Ont
| | - D Gray
- From the Department of Surgery, Trauma Program, London Health Sciences Centre, London, Ont
| | - R A Malthaner
- From the Department of Surgery, Trauma Program, London Health Sciences Centre, London, Ont
| | - J A Van Koughnett
- From the Division of General Surgery, University of Western Ontario, London, Ont
| | - K N Vogt
- From the Division of General Surgery, University of Western Ontario, London, Ont
| | - D K Gray
- From the Division of General Surgery, University of Western Ontario, London, Ont
| | - N G Parry
- From the Division of General Surgery, University of Western Ontario, London, Ont
| | - B Teague
- From the Centre for Minimal Access Surgery, St. Joseph's Healthcare, McMaster University, Hamilton, Ont
| | - M Cadeddu
- From the Centre for Minimal Access Surgery, St. Joseph's Healthcare, McMaster University, Hamilton, Ont
| | - M Anvari
- From the Centre for Minimal Access Surgery, St. Joseph's Healthcare, McMaster University, Hamilton, Ont
| | - M Misra
- From the Centre for Minimal Access Surgery, St. Joseph's Healthcare, McMaster University, Hamilton, Ont
| | - S Pooler
- From the Centre for Minimal Access Surgery, St. Joseph's Healthcare, McMaster University, Hamilton, Ont
| | - S Malik
- From the Centre for Minimal Access Surgery, St. Joseph's Healthcare, McMaster University, Hamilton, Ont
| | - P Swain
- From the Centre for Minimal Access Surgery, St. Joseph's Healthcare, McMaster University, Hamilton, Ont
| | - S Chackungal
- From the Division of General Surgery, Department of Radiology, Lawson Health Research Institute, London Health Sciences Centre, University of Western Ontario, London, Ont
| | - K N Vogt
- From the Division of General Surgery, Department of Radiology, Lawson Health Research Institute, London Health Sciences Centre, University of Western Ontario, London, Ont
| | - C Yoshy
- From the Division of General Surgery, Department of Radiology, Lawson Health Research Institute, London Health Sciences Centre, University of Western Ontario, London, Ont
| | - R Etemad-Rezai
- From the Division of General Surgery, Department of Radiology, Lawson Health Research Institute, London Health Sciences Centre, University of Western Ontario, London, Ont
| | - I Cunningham
- From the Division of General Surgery, Department of Radiology, Lawson Health Research Institute, London Health Sciences Centre, University of Western Ontario, London, Ont
| | - L Dubois
- From the Division of General Surgery, Department of Radiology, Lawson Health Research Institute, London Health Sciences Centre, University of Western Ontario, London, Ont
| | - C M Schlachta
- From the Division of General Surgery, Department of Radiology, Lawson Health Research Institute, London Health Sciences Centre, University of Western Ontario, London, Ont
| | - L Scott
- From the Division of General Surgery, Department of Radiology, Lawson Health Research Institute, London Health Sciences Centre, University of Western Ontario, London, Ont
| | - C Vinden
- From the Division of General Surgery, Department of Radiology, Lawson Health Research Institute, London Health Sciences Centre, University of Western Ontario, London, Ont
| | - A Okrainec
- From the Toronto Western Hospital, University Health Network, Hospital for Sick Children, University of Toronto, Toronto, Ont
| | - O Henao
- From the Toronto Western Hospital, University Health Network, Hospital for Sick Children, University of Toronto, Toronto, Ont
| | - G Azzie
- From the Toronto Western Hospital, University Health Network, Hospital for Sick Children, University of Toronto, Toronto, Ont
| | - S Deen
- From the Department of Surgery, Vancouver General Hospital, University of British Columbia, Vancouver, BC
| | - M Hameed
- From the Department of Surgery, Vancouver General Hospital, University of British Columbia, Vancouver, BC
| | - V Ramirez
- From the University Health Network, University of Toronto, Toronto, Ont
| | - C Veillette
- From the University Health Network, University of Toronto, Toronto, Ont
| | - P Bray
- From the University Health Network, University of Toronto, Toronto, Ont
| | - M Jewett
- From the University Health Network, University of Toronto, Toronto, Ont
| | - A Okrainec
- From the University Health Network, University of Toronto, Toronto, Ont
| | - G Pagliarello
- From the Departments of Surgery, University of British Columbia, Vancouver, BC, University of Alberta, Edmonton, University of Calgary, Calgary, Alta, University of Toronto, Toronto, Ont., McGill University, Montréal, Que, Dalhousie University, CAGS Committee on Acute Surgery and Critical Care, Halifax, NS
| | - F Brenneman
- From the Departments of Surgery, University of British Columbia, Vancouver, BC, University of Alberta, Edmonton, University of Calgary, Calgary, Alta, University of Toronto, Toronto, Ont., McGill University, Montréal, Que, Dalhousie University, CAGS Committee on Acute Surgery and Critical Care, Halifax, NS
| | - A Buczkowski
- From the Departments of Surgery, University of British Columbia, Vancouver, BC, University of Alberta, Edmonton, University of Calgary, Calgary, Alta, University of Toronto, Toronto, Ont., McGill University, Montréal, Que, Dalhousie University, CAGS Committee on Acute Surgery and Critical Care, Halifax, NS
| | - A Nathens
- From the Departments of Surgery, University of British Columbia, Vancouver, BC, University of Alberta, Edmonton, University of Calgary, Calgary, Alta, University of Toronto, Toronto, Ont., McGill University, Montréal, Que, Dalhousie University, CAGS Committee on Acute Surgery and Critical Care, Halifax, NS
| | - T Razek
- From the Departments of Surgery, University of British Columbia, Vancouver, BC, University of Alberta, Edmonton, University of Calgary, Calgary, Alta, University of Toronto, Toronto, Ont., McGill University, Montréal, Que, Dalhousie University, CAGS Committee on Acute Surgery and Critical Care, Halifax, NS
| | - S Widder
- From the Departments of Surgery, University of British Columbia, Vancouver, BC, University of Alberta, Edmonton, University of Calgary, Calgary, Alta, University of Toronto, Toronto, Ont., McGill University, Montréal, Que, Dalhousie University, CAGS Committee on Acute Surgery and Critical Care, Halifax, NS
| | - I Anderson
- From the Departments of Surgery, University of British Columbia, Vancouver, BC, University of Alberta, Edmonton, University of Calgary, Calgary, Alta, University of Toronto, Toronto, Ont., McGill University, Montréal, Que, Dalhousie University, CAGS Committee on Acute Surgery and Critical Care, Halifax, NS
| | - D Klassen
- From the Departments of Surgery, University of British Columbia, Vancouver, BC, University of Alberta, Edmonton, University of Calgary, Calgary, Alta, University of Toronto, Toronto, Ont., McGill University, Montréal, Que, Dalhousie University, CAGS Committee on Acute Surgery and Critical Care, Halifax, NS
| | - R Saadia
- From the Departments of Surgery, University of British Columbia, Vancouver, BC, University of Alberta, Edmonton, University of Calgary, Calgary, Alta, University of Toronto, Toronto, Ont., McGill University, Montréal, Que, Dalhousie University, CAGS Committee on Acute Surgery and Critical Care, Halifax, NS
| | - A Johner
- From the Departments of Surgery, University of British Columbia, Vancouver, BC, University of Alberta, Edmonton, University of Calgary, Calgary, Alta, University of Toronto, Toronto, Ont., McGill University, Montréal, Que, Dalhousie University, CAGS Committee on Acute Surgery and Critical Care, Halifax, NS
| | - S M Hameed
- From the Departments of Surgery, University of British Columbia, Vancouver, BC, University of Alberta, Edmonton, University of Calgary, Calgary, Alta, University of Toronto, Toronto, Ont., McGill University, Montréal, Que, Dalhousie University, CAGS Committee on Acute Surgery and Critical Care, Halifax, NS
| | - A P Qureshi
- From the Division of General Surgery, University of Toronto, University Health Network, Toronto Western Hospital, Toronto, the Departments of Surgery and Oncology, University of Western Ontario, London, Ont., and Duke University Medical Center, Durham, NC
| | - A Vergis
- From the Division of General Surgery, University of Toronto, University Health Network, Toronto Western Hospital, Toronto, the Departments of Surgery and Oncology, University of Western Ontario, London, Ont., and Duke University Medical Center, Durham, NC
| | - C M Jimenez
- From the Division of General Surgery, University of Toronto, University Health Network, Toronto Western Hospital, Toronto, the Departments of Surgery and Oncology, University of Western Ontario, London, Ont., and Duke University Medical Center, Durham, NC
| | - J Green
- From the Division of General Surgery, University of Toronto, University Health Network, Toronto Western Hospital, Toronto, the Departments of Surgery and Oncology, University of Western Ontario, London, Ont., and Duke University Medical Center, Durham, NC
| | - A D Pryor
- From the Division of General Surgery, University of Toronto, University Health Network, Toronto Western Hospital, Toronto, the Departments of Surgery and Oncology, University of Western Ontario, London, Ont., and Duke University Medical Center, Durham, NC
| | - C M Schlachta
- From the Division of General Surgery, University of Toronto, University Health Network, Toronto Western Hospital, Toronto, the Departments of Surgery and Oncology, University of Western Ontario, London, Ont., and Duke University Medical Center, Durham, NC
| | - A Okrainec
- From the Division of General Surgery, University of Toronto, University Health Network, Toronto Western Hospital, Toronto, the Departments of Surgery and Oncology, University of Western Ontario, London, Ont., and Duke University Medical Center, Durham, NC
| | - M T Perri
- From CSTAR, Division of Thoracic Surgery, University of Western Ontario, London, Ont
| | - A L Trejos
- From CSTAR, Division of Thoracic Surgery, University of Western Ontario, London, Ont
| | - M D Naish
- From CSTAR, Division of Thoracic Surgery, University of Western Ontario, London, Ont
| | - R V Patel
- From CSTAR, Division of Thoracic Surgery, University of Western Ontario, London, Ont
| | - R A Malthaner
- From CSTAR, Division of Thoracic Surgery, University of Western Ontario, London, Ont
| | - J Stanger
- From the Department of Surgery, Cross Cancer Institute, University of Alberta, Edmonton, Alta
| | - K Stewart
- From the Department of Surgery, Cross Cancer Institute, University of Alberta, Edmonton, Alta
| | - Y Yasui
- From the Department of Surgery, Cross Cancer Institute, University of Alberta, Edmonton, Alta
| | - C Cass
- From the Department of Surgery, Cross Cancer Institute, University of Alberta, Edmonton, Alta
| | - S Damaraju
- From the Department of Surgery, Cross Cancer Institute, University of Alberta, Edmonton, Alta
| | - K Graham
- From the Department of Surgery, Cross Cancer Institute, University of Alberta, Edmonton, Alta
| | - S Bharadwaj
- From the Department of Surgery, University of Manitoba, Winnipeg, Man
| | - S Srinathan
- From the Department of Surgery, University of Manitoba, Winnipeg, Man
| | - L Tan
- From the Department of Surgery, University of Manitoba, Winnipeg, Man
| | - H Unruh
- From the Department of Surgery, University of Manitoba, Winnipeg, Man
| | - C Finley
- From the Division of Thoracic Surgery, Department of Surgery, University of Toronto, Toronto, Ont
| | - L Miller
- From the Division of Thoracic Surgery, Department of Surgery, University of Toronto, Toronto, Ont
| | - L E Ferri
- From the Division of Thoracic Surgery, Department of Surgery, University of Toronto, Toronto, Ont
| | - D R Urbach
- From the Division of Thoracic Surgery, Department of Surgery, University of Toronto, Toronto, Ont
| | - G Darling
- From the Division of Thoracic Surgery, Department of Surgery, University of Toronto, Toronto, Ont
| | - J Spicer
- From the Division of Thoracic Surgery, McGill University Health Centre, Montréal, Que
| | - S Ergun
- From the Division of Thoracic Surgery, McGill University Health Centre, Montréal, Que
| | - B McDonald
- From the Division of Thoracic Surgery, McGill University Health Centre, Montréal, Que
| | - M Rousseau
- From the Division of Thoracic Surgery, McGill University Health Centre, Montréal, Que
| | - P Kaneva
- From the Division of Thoracic Surgery, McGill University Health Centre, Montréal, Que
| | - L E Ferri
- From the Division of Thoracic Surgery, McGill University Health Centre, Montréal, Que
| | - J Spicer
- From the Division of Thoracic Surgery, Department of Pathology, McGill University Health Centre, Montréal, Que
| | - A Andalib
- From the Division of Thoracic Surgery, Department of Pathology, McGill University Health Centre, Montréal, Que
| | - C Benay
- From the Division of Thoracic Surgery, Department of Pathology, McGill University Health Centre, Montréal, Que
| | - M Rousseau
- From the Division of Thoracic Surgery, Department of Pathology, McGill University Health Centre, Montréal, Que
| | - Y Kushner
- From the Division of Thoracic Surgery, Department of Pathology, McGill University Health Centre, Montréal, Que
| | - V Marcus
- From the Division of Thoracic Surgery, Department of Pathology, McGill University Health Centre, Montréal, Que
| | - L E Ferri
- From the Division of Thoracic Surgery, Department of Pathology, McGill University Health Centre, Montréal, Que
| | - I Hunt
- From the Division of Thoracic Surgery, Departments of Surgery and Cardiology, University of Alberta, Institute of Health Economics, Edmonton, Alta
| | - S Gazala
- From the Division of Thoracic Surgery, Departments of Surgery and Cardiology, University of Alberta, Institute of Health Economics, Edmonton, Alta
| | - R Razzak
- From the Division of Thoracic Surgery, Departments of Surgery and Cardiology, University of Alberta, Institute of Health Economics, Edmonton, Alta
| | - A Chuck
- From the Division of Thoracic Surgery, Departments of Surgery and Cardiology, University of Alberta, Institute of Health Economics, Edmonton, Alta
| | - A Valji
- From the Division of Thoracic Surgery, Departments of Surgery and Cardiology, University of Alberta, Institute of Health Economics, Edmonton, Alta
| | - K Stewart
- From the Division of Thoracic Surgery, Departments of Surgery and Cardiology, University of Alberta, Institute of Health Economics, Edmonton, Alta
| | - R Tsuyuki
- From the Division of Thoracic Surgery, Departments of Surgery and Cardiology, University of Alberta, Institute of Health Economics, Edmonton, Alta
| | - E L R Bédard
- From the Division of Thoracic Surgery, Departments of Surgery and Cardiology, University of Alberta, Institute of Health Economics, Edmonton, Alta
| | - D A Bottoni
- From the Division of Thoracic Surgery, London Health Sciences Centre, University of Western Ontario, London, Ont
| | - G Campbell
- From the Division of Thoracic Surgery, London Health Sciences Centre, University of Western Ontario, London, Ont
| | - R A Malthaner
- From the Division of Thoracic Surgery, London Health Sciences Centre, University of Western Ontario, London, Ont
| | - M Rousseau
- From the McGill University Health Centre, Montréal, Que
| | - P Guevremont
- From the McGill University Health Centre, Montréal, Que
| | - M Chasen
- From the McGill University Health Centre, Montréal, Que
| | - J Spicer
- From the McGill University Health Centre, Montréal, Que
| | - E Eckert
- From the McGill University Health Centre, Montréal, Que
| | - T Alcindor
- From the McGill University Health Centre, Montréal, Que
| | - S Ades
- From the McGill University Health Centre, Montréal, Que
| | - L E Ferri
- From the McGill University Health Centre, Montréal, Que
| | - R McGory
- From the Division of Thoracic Surgery, London Health Sciences Centre, London, Ont
| | - D Nagpal
- From the Division of Thoracic Surgery, London Health Sciences Centre, London, Ont
| | - D Fortin
- From the Division of Thoracic Surgery, London Health Sciences Centre, London, Ont
| | - R I Inculet
- From the Division of Thoracic Surgery, London Health Sciences Centre, London, Ont
| | - R A Malthaner
- From the Division of Thoracic Surgery, London Health Sciences Centre, London, Ont
| | - M Ko
- From the Division of Thoracic Surgery, St. Joseph's Health Centre, University of Toronto, Toronto, Ont
| | - Y Shargall
- From the Division of Thoracic Surgery, St. Joseph's Health Centre, University of Toronto, Toronto, Ont
| | - C Compeau
- From the Division of Thoracic Surgery, St. Joseph's Health Centre, University of Toronto, Toronto, Ont
| | - R Razzak
- From the Division of Thoracic Surgery, University of Alberta, Edmonton, Alta
| | - S Gazala
- From the Division of Thoracic Surgery, University of Alberta, Edmonton, Alta
| | - I Hunt
- From the Division of Thoracic Surgery, University of Alberta, Edmonton, Alta
| | - J Veenstra
- From the Division of Thoracic Surgery, University of Alberta, Edmonton, Alta
| | - A Valji
- From the Division of Thoracic Surgery, University of Alberta, Edmonton, Alta
| | - K Stewart
- From the Division of Thoracic Surgery, University of Alberta, Edmonton, Alta
| | - E L R Bédard
- From the Division of Thoracic Surgery, University of Alberta, Edmonton, Alta
| | - P J Davis
- From the Division of General Surgery, Department of Surgery, The Moncton Hospital, Moncton, NB, and Dalhousie University, Halifax, NS
| | - M Mancuso
- From the Division of General Surgery, Department of Surgery, The Moncton Hospital, Moncton, NB, and Dalhousie University, Halifax, NS
| | - A A Mujoomdar
- From the Division of General Surgery, Department of Surgery, The Moncton Hospital, Moncton, NB, and Dalhousie University, Halifax, NS
| | - S Gazala
- From the University of Alberta, Edmonton, Alta
| | | | - L Lee
- From the Division of Thoracic Surgery, McGill University Health Centre, Montréal, Que
| | - J Spicer
- From the Division of Thoracic Surgery, McGill University Health Centre, Montréal, Que
| | - C Robineau
- From the Division of Thoracic Surgery, McGill University Health Centre, Montréal, Que
| | - C Sirois
- From the Division of Thoracic Surgery, McGill University Health Centre, Montréal, Que
| | - D Mulder
- From the Division of Thoracic Surgery, McGill University Health Centre, Montréal, Que
| | - L E Ferri
- From the Division of Thoracic Surgery, McGill University Health Centre, Montréal, Que
| | - J Cools-Lartigue
- From the Departments of Surgery, Pathology and Medicine, McGill University, Montréal, Que
| | - S-Y Chang
- From the Departments of Surgery, Pathology and Medicine, McGill University, Montréal, Que
| | - S Mayrand
- From the Departments of Surgery, Pathology and Medicine, McGill University, Montréal, Que
| | - V Marcus
- From the Departments of Surgery, Pathology and Medicine, McGill University, Montréal, Que
| | - G M Fried
- From the Departments of Surgery, Pathology and Medicine, McGill University, Montréal, Que
| | - L E Ferri
- From the Departments of Surgery, Pathology and Medicine, McGill University, Montréal, Que
| | - T Perry
- From the Departments of Surgery and Diagnostic Imaging, University of Alberta, Edmonton, Alta
| | - I Hunt
- From the Departments of Surgery and Diagnostic Imaging, University of Alberta, Edmonton, Alta
| | - M Allegretto
- From the Departments of Surgery and Diagnostic Imaging, University of Alberta, Edmonton, Alta
| | - C Maguire
- From the Departments of Surgery and Diagnostic Imaging, University of Alberta, Edmonton, Alta
| | - J Abele
- From the Departments of Surgery and Diagnostic Imaging, University of Alberta, Edmonton, Alta
| | - D Williams
- From the Departments of Surgery and Diagnostic Imaging, University of Alberta, Edmonton, Alta
| | - K Stewart
- From the Departments of Surgery and Diagnostic Imaging, University of Alberta, Edmonton, Alta
| | - E L R Bédard
- From the Departments of Surgery and Diagnostic Imaging, University of Alberta, Edmonton, Alta
| | - H S Grover
- From the Division of Thoracic Surgery, Department of Surgery, William Osler Health Centre, Brampton, McMaster University, Hamilton, Ont
| | - S Basi
- From the Division of Thoracic Surgery, Department of Surgery, William Osler Health Centre, Brampton, McMaster University, Hamilton, Ont
| | - P Chiasson
- From the Division of Thoracic Surgery, Department of Surgery, William Osler Health Centre, Brampton, McMaster University, Hamilton, Ont
| | - S Basi
- From the Division of Thoracic Surgery, Department of Surgery, William Osler Health Centre, Brampton, McMaster University, Hamilton, Ont
| | - W Gregory
- From the Division of Thoracic Surgery, Department of Surgery, William Osler Health Centre, Brampton, McMaster University, Hamilton, Ont
| | - K Irshad
- From the Division of Thoracic Surgery, Department of Surgery, William Osler Health Centre, Brampton, McMaster University, Hamilton, Ont
| | - C Schieman
- From the Division of Thoracic Surgery, Departments of Surgery and Diagnostic Imaging, University of Calgary, Calgary, Alta
| | - J H MacGregor
- From the Division of Thoracic Surgery, Departments of Surgery and Diagnostic Imaging, University of Calgary, Calgary, Alta
| | - E Kelly
- From the Division of Thoracic Surgery, Departments of Surgery and Diagnostic Imaging, University of Calgary, Calgary, Alta
| | - G Gelfand
- From the Division of Thoracic Surgery, Departments of Surgery and Diagnostic Imaging, University of Calgary, Calgary, Alta
| | - A J Graham
- From the Division of Thoracic Surgery, Departments of Surgery and Diagnostic Imaging, University of Calgary, Calgary, Alta
| | - S P McFadden
- From the Division of Thoracic Surgery, Departments of Surgery and Diagnostic Imaging, University of Calgary, Calgary, Alta
| | - S C Grondin
- From the Division of Thoracic Surgery, Departments of Surgery and Diagnostic Imaging, University of Calgary, Calgary, Alta
| | - K P Croome
- From the Department of General Surgery, University of Western Ontario, London, Ont., Center for Transplant Outcomes and Quality Improvement, The Transplant Institute, Beth Israel Deaconess Medical Center, and the Department of Epidemiology, Harvard University, Boston, Mass
| | - R Chudzinski
- From the Department of General Surgery, University of Western Ontario, London, Ont., Center for Transplant Outcomes and Quality Improvement, The Transplant Institute, Beth Israel Deaconess Medical Center, and the Department of Epidemiology, Harvard University, Boston, Mass
| | - D W Hanto
- From the Department of General Surgery, University of Western Ontario, London, Ont., Center for Transplant Outcomes and Quality Improvement, The Transplant Institute, Beth Israel Deaconess Medical Center, and the Department of Epidemiology, Harvard University, Boston, Mass
| | - M H Jamal
- From the Department of Surgery, McGill University Health Centre, Montréal, Que., School of Population Health, University of Queensland, Brisbane, Australia
| | - S A Doi
- From the Department of Surgery, McGill University Health Centre, Montréal, Que., School of Population Health, University of Queensland, Brisbane, Australia
| | - J S Barkun
- From the Department of Surgery, McGill University Health Centre, Montréal, Que., School of Population Health, University of Queensland, Brisbane, Australia
| | - S L Wong
- From the Department of Surgery, Health Science Centre, St. John's, NL
| | - A H L Kwan
- From the Department of Surgery, Health Science Centre, St. John's, NL
| | - S Yang
- From the Sunnybrook Health Sciences Centre, Toronto, Ont
| | - C Law
- From the Sunnybrook Health Sciences Centre, Toronto, Ont
| | - Y Luo
- From the Hôtel-Dieu Grace Hospital, Windsor, Ont
| | - J Spiers
- From the Hôtel-Dieu Grace Hospital, Windsor, Ont
| | - A Forse
- From the Hôtel-Dieu Grace Hospital, Windsor, Ont
| | - W Taylor
- From the Hôtel-Dieu Grace Hospital, Windsor, Ont
| | - I Apriasz
- From the Departments of General Surgery and Gastroenterology, London Health Sciences Centre, University of Western Ontario, London, Ont
| | - B Mysliwiec
- From the Departments of General Surgery and Gastroenterology, London Health Sciences Centre, University of Western Ontario, London, Ont
| | - N Sarin
- From the Departments of General Surgery and Gastroenterology, London Health Sciences Centre, University of Western Ontario, London, Ont
| | - J Gregor
- From the Departments of General Surgery and Gastroenterology, London Health Sciences Centre, University of Western Ontario, London, Ont
| | - C E Moulton
- From Cancer Care Ontario HPB Surgical Oncology Community of Practice, Department of Surgery, University of Toronto, Surgical Oncology Program, Cancer Care Ontario, Toronto, Ont
| | - R S McLeod
- From Cancer Care Ontario HPB Surgical Oncology Community of Practice, Department of Surgery, University of Toronto, Surgical Oncology Program, Cancer Care Ontario, Toronto, Ont
| | - H Barnett
- From Cancer Care Ontario HPB Surgical Oncology Community of Practice, Department of Surgery, University of Toronto, Surgical Oncology Program, Cancer Care Ontario, Toronto, Ont
| | - C Nhan
- From Cancer Care Ontario HPB Surgical Oncology Community of Practice, Department of Surgery, University of Toronto, Surgical Oncology Program, Cancer Care Ontario, Toronto, Ont
| | - S Gallinger
- From Cancer Care Ontario HPB Surgical Oncology Community of Practice, Department of Surgery, University of Toronto, Surgical Oncology Program, Cancer Care Ontario, Toronto, Ont
| | - S V Demyttenaere
- From the Department of Surgery, Ohio State University Medical Centre, Columbus, Ohio
| | - P Nau
- From the Department of Surgery, Ohio State University Medical Centre, Columbus, Ohio
| | - P Muscarella
- From the Department of Surgery, Ohio State University Medical Centre, Columbus, Ohio
| | - W S Melvin
- From the Department of Surgery, Ohio State University Medical Centre, Columbus, Ohio
| | - E C Ellison
- From the Department of Surgery, Ohio State University Medical Centre, Columbus, Ohio
| | - S M Wiseman
- From St. Paul's Hospital, Department of Surgery, University of British Columbia, Vancouver, BC
| | - A L Melck
- From St. Paul's Hospital, Department of Surgery, University of British Columbia, Vancouver, BC
| | - K M Davidge
- From the Divisions of Plastic, Orthopedic, and General Surgery, University of Toronto, Toronto, Ont
| | - C Eskicioglu
- From the Divisions of Plastic, Orthopedic, and General Surgery, University of Toronto, Toronto, Ont
| | - J Lipa
- From the Divisions of Plastic, Orthopedic, and General Surgery, University of Toronto, Toronto, Ont
| | - P Ferguson
- From the Divisions of Plastic, Orthopedic, and General Surgery, University of Toronto, Toronto, Ont
| | - C J Swallow
- From the Divisions of Plastic, Orthopedic, and General Surgery, University of Toronto, Toronto, Ont
| | - F C Wright
- From the Divisions of Plastic, Orthopedic, and General Surgery, University of Toronto, Toronto, Ont
| | - J P Edwards
- From the Department of Surgery, Medicine, Community Health Sciences, Health Information Network Calgary, Centre for Health Policy Studies, University of Calgary, Calgary, Alta
| | - E J Kelly
- From the Department of Surgery, Medicine, Community Health Sciences, Health Information Network Calgary, Centre for Health Policy Studies, University of Calgary, Calgary, Alta
| | - Y Lin
- From the Department of Surgery, Medicine, Community Health Sciences, Health Information Network Calgary, Centre for Health Policy Studies, University of Calgary, Calgary, Alta
| | - T Lenders
- From the Department of Surgery, Medicine, Community Health Sciences, Health Information Network Calgary, Centre for Health Policy Studies, University of Calgary, Calgary, Alta
| | - W A Ghali
- From the Department of Surgery, Medicine, Community Health Sciences, Health Information Network Calgary, Centre for Health Policy Studies, University of Calgary, Calgary, Alta
| | - A Graham
- From the Department of Surgery, Medicine, Community Health Sciences, Health Information Network Calgary, Centre for Health Policy Studies, University of Calgary, Calgary, Alta
| | - V Francescutti
- From the Division of General Surgery, Department of Medical Oncology, McMaster University, Hamilton, Ont
| | - F Farrokhyar
- From the Division of General Surgery, Department of Medical Oncology, McMaster University, Hamilton, Ont
| | - R Tozer
- From the Division of General Surgery, Department of Medical Oncology, McMaster University, Hamilton, Ont
| | - B Heller
- From the Division of General Surgery, Department of Medical Oncology, McMaster University, Hamilton, Ont
| | - P Lovrics
- From the Division of General Surgery, Department of Medical Oncology, McMaster University, Hamilton, Ont
| | - G Jansz
- From the Division of General Surgery, Department of Medical Oncology, McMaster University, Hamilton, Ont
| | - K Kahnamoui
- From the Division of General Surgery, Department of Medical Oncology, McMaster University, Hamilton, Ont
| | - G Spiegle
- From the Department of Surgery, Toronto General Hospital, Sunnybrook Health Science Centre, Mount Sinai Hospital, University of Toronto, Toronto, Ont
| | - S Schmocker
- From the Department of Surgery, Toronto General Hospital, Sunnybrook Health Science Centre, Mount Sinai Hospital, University of Toronto, Toronto, Ont
| | - H Huang
- From the Department of Surgery, Toronto General Hospital, Sunnybrook Health Science Centre, Mount Sinai Hospital, University of Toronto, Toronto, Ont
| | - C Victor
- From the Department of Surgery, Toronto General Hospital, Sunnybrook Health Science Centre, Mount Sinai Hospital, University of Toronto, Toronto, Ont
| | - C Law
- From the Department of Surgery, Toronto General Hospital, Sunnybrook Health Science Centre, Mount Sinai Hospital, University of Toronto, Toronto, Ont
| | - E D Kennedy
- From the Department of Surgery, Toronto General Hospital, Sunnybrook Health Science Centre, Mount Sinai Hospital, University of Toronto, Toronto, Ont
| | - J A McCart
- From the Department of Surgery, Toronto General Hospital, Sunnybrook Health Science Centre, Mount Sinai Hospital, University of Toronto, Toronto, Ont
| | - N Aslani
- From the British Columbia Cancer Agency, Vancouver, BC
| | - T Swanson
- From the British Columbia Cancer Agency, Vancouver, BC
| | - H Kennecke
- From the British Columbia Cancer Agency, Vancouver, BC
| | - R Woods
- From the British Columbia Cancer Agency, Vancouver, BC
| | - N Davis
- From the British Columbia Cancer Agency, Vancouver, BC
| | - A E Klevan
- From the Departments of Surgery, Pathology and Molecular Medicine, Hamilton Health Sciences, McMaster University, Hamilton, Ont
| | - J A Ramsay
- From the Departments of Surgery, Pathology and Molecular Medicine, Hamilton Health Sciences, McMaster University, Hamilton, Ont
| | - W J Stephen
- From the Departments of Surgery, Pathology and Molecular Medicine, Hamilton Health Sciences, McMaster University, Hamilton, Ont
| | - M Smith
- From the Division of General Surgery, Dalhousie University, Halifax, NS
| | - M Plourde
- From the Division of General Surgery, Dalhousie University, Halifax, NS
| | - P M Johnson
- From the Division of General Surgery, Dalhousie University, Halifax, NS
| | - P Yaffe
- From the Departments of Medical Sciences, Surgery, Pathology, and Microbiology and Immunology, Dalhousie University, Halifax, NS
| | - M Walsh
- From the Departments of Medical Sciences, Surgery, Pathology, and Microbiology and Immunology, Dalhousie University, Halifax, NS
| | - D Hoskin
- From the Departments of Medical Sciences, Surgery, Pathology, and Microbiology and Immunology, Dalhousie University, Halifax, NS
| | - H P Huynh
- From the Minimally Invasive Surgery Research Group, The Ottawa Hospital, University of Ottawa, Ottawa, Ont
| | - D C Trottier
- From the Minimally Invasive Surgery Research Group, The Ottawa Hospital, University of Ottawa, Ottawa, Ont
| | - C Soto
- From the Minimally Invasive Surgery Research Group, The Ottawa Hospital, University of Ottawa, Ottawa, Ont
| | - R Auer
- From the Minimally Invasive Surgery Research Group, The Ottawa Hospital, University of Ottawa, Ottawa, Ont
| | - E C Poulin
- From the Minimally Invasive Surgery Research Group, The Ottawa Hospital, University of Ottawa, Ottawa, Ont
| | - J Mamazza
- From the Minimally Invasive Surgery Research Group, The Ottawa Hospital, University of Ottawa, Ottawa, Ont
| | - R P Boushey
- From the Minimally Invasive Surgery Research Group, The Ottawa Hospital, University of Ottawa, Ottawa, Ont
| | - H Moloo
- From the Minimally Invasive Surgery Research Group, The Ottawa Hospital, University of Ottawa, Ottawa, Ont
| | - H P Huynh
- From the Minimally Invasive Surgery Research Group, The Ottawa Hospital, University of Ottawa, Ottawa, Ont
| | - D C Trottier
- From the Minimally Invasive Surgery Research Group, The Ottawa Hospital, University of Ottawa, Ottawa, Ont
| | - C Soto
- From the Minimally Invasive Surgery Research Group, The Ottawa Hospital, University of Ottawa, Ottawa, Ont
| | - H Moloo
- From the Minimally Invasive Surgery Research Group, The Ottawa Hospital, University of Ottawa, Ottawa, Ont
| | - E C Poulin
- From the Minimally Invasive Surgery Research Group, The Ottawa Hospital, University of Ottawa, Ottawa, Ont
| | - J Mamazza
- From the Minimally Invasive Surgery Research Group, The Ottawa Hospital, University of Ottawa, Ottawa, Ont
| | - R P Boushey
- From the Minimally Invasive Surgery Research Group, The Ottawa Hospital, University of Ottawa, Ottawa, Ont
| | - C Nhan
- From the Surgical Oncology Program, Cancer Care Ontario, the Department of Surgery, University of Toronto, Toronto, and the Department of Pathology, University of Western Ontario, London, Ont
| | - D K Driman
- From the Surgical Oncology Program, Cancer Care Ontario, the Department of Surgery, University of Toronto, Toronto, and the Department of Pathology, University of Western Ontario, London, Ont
| | - A J Smith
- From the Surgical Oncology Program, Cancer Care Ontario, the Department of Surgery, University of Toronto, Toronto, and the Department of Pathology, University of Western Ontario, London, Ont
| | - A Hunter
- From the Surgical Oncology Program, Cancer Care Ontario, the Department of Surgery, University of Toronto, Toronto, and the Department of Pathology, University of Western Ontario, London, Ont
| | - R S McLeod
- From the Surgical Oncology Program, Cancer Care Ontario, the Department of Surgery, University of Toronto, Toronto, and the Department of Pathology, University of Western Ontario, London, Ont
| | - C Eskicioglu
- From the Division of General Surgery, University of Toronto, Toronto, Ont
| | - D S Fenech
- From the Division of General Surgery, University of Toronto, Toronto, Ont
| | - C Victor
- From the Division of General Surgery, University of Toronto, Toronto, Ont
| | - R S McLeod
- From the Division of General Surgery, University of Toronto, Toronto, Ont
| | - D C Trottier
- From the Department of Surgery, University of Ottawa, The Ottawa Hospital, Ottawa, Ont
| | - H Huynh
- From the Department of Surgery, University of Ottawa, The Ottawa Hospital, Ottawa, Ont
| | - E Sabri
- From the Department of Surgery, University of Ottawa, The Ottawa Hospital, Ottawa, Ont
| | - C Soto
- From the Department of Surgery, University of Ottawa, The Ottawa Hospital, Ottawa, Ont
| | - A Scheer
- From the Department of Surgery, University of Ottawa, The Ottawa Hospital, Ottawa, Ont
| | - S Zolfaghari
- From the Department of Surgery, University of Ottawa, The Ottawa Hospital, Ottawa, Ont
| | - H Moloo
- From the Department of Surgery, University of Ottawa, The Ottawa Hospital, Ottawa, Ont
| | - J Mamazza
- From the Department of Surgery, University of Ottawa, The Ottawa Hospital, Ottawa, Ont
| | - E C Poulin
- From the Department of Surgery, University of Ottawa, The Ottawa Hospital, Ottawa, Ont
| | - R P Boushey
- From the Department of Surgery, University of Ottawa, The Ottawa Hospital, Ottawa, Ont
| | - J Hallet
- From the Centre de chirurgie minimalement invasive de Québec, Centre hospitalier universitaire de Québec, Université Laval, Québec, Que
| | - M Guénette-Lemieux
- From the Centre de chirurgie minimalement invasive de Québec, Centre hospitalier universitaire de Québec, Université Laval, Québec, Que
| | - A Bouchard
- From the Centre de chirurgie minimalement invasive de Québec, Centre hospitalier universitaire de Québec, Université Laval, Québec, Que
| | - R C Grégoire
- From the Centre de chirurgie minimalement invasive de Québec, Centre hospitalier universitaire de Québec, Université Laval, Québec, Que
| | - C Thibault
- From the Centre de chirurgie minimalement invasive de Québec, Centre hospitalier universitaire de Québec, Université Laval, Québec, Que
| | - G Dionne
- From the Centre de chirurgie minimalement invasive de Québec, Centre hospitalier universitaire de Québec, Université Laval, Québec, Que
| | - F Côté
- From the Centre de chirurgie minimalement invasive de Québec, Centre hospitalier universitaire de Québec, Université Laval, Québec, Que
| | - P Langis
- From the Centre de chirurgie minimalement invasive de Québec, Centre hospitalier universitaire de Québec, Université Laval, Québec, Que
| | - J-P Gagné
- From the Centre de chirurgie minimalement invasive de Québec, Centre hospitalier universitaire de Québec, Université Laval, Québec, Que
| | - M J Raval
- From the Department of Surgery, St. Paul's Hospital and University of British Columbia, Vancouver, BC
| | - P T Phang
- From the Department of Surgery, St. Paul's Hospital and University of British Columbia, Vancouver, BC
| | - C J Brown
- From the Department of Surgery, St. Paul's Hospital and University of British Columbia, Vancouver, BC
| | - A Kuzmanovic
- From the Department of Surgery, St. Paul's Hospital and University of British Columbia, Vancouver, BC
| | - A Planting
- From the Department of Colorectal Surgery, St. Paul's Hospital, University of British Columbia, Vancouver, BC
| | - M J Raval
- From the Department of Colorectal Surgery, St. Paul's Hospital, University of British Columbia, Vancouver, BC
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- From the Department of Colorectal Surgery, St. Paul's Hospital, University of British Columbia, Vancouver, BC
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- From the Department of Colorectal Surgery, St. Paul's Hospital, University of British Columbia, Vancouver, BC
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- From the Minimally Invasive Surgery Research Group, The Ottawa Hospital, University of Ottawa, Ottawa, Ont
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- From the Minimally Invasive Surgery Research Group, The Ottawa Hospital, University of Ottawa, Ottawa, Ont
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- From the Minimally Invasive Surgery Research Group, The Ottawa Hospital, University of Ottawa, Ottawa, Ont
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- From the Minimally Invasive Surgery Research Group, The Ottawa Hospital, University of Ottawa, Ottawa, Ont
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- From the Minimally Invasive Surgery Research Group, The Ottawa Hospital, University of Ottawa, Ottawa, Ont
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- From the Minimally Invasive Surgery Research Group, The Ottawa Hospital, University of Ottawa, Ottawa, Ont
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- From the Minimally Invasive Surgery Research Group, The Ottawa Hospital, University of Ottawa, Ottawa, Ont
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- From the Minimally Invasive Surgery Research Group, The Ottawa Hospital, University of Ottawa, Ottawa, Ont
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- From the Department of Surgery, Division of General Surgery, Royal Jubilee Hospital, Vancouver Island Health Authority, Victoria, BC
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- From the Department of Colorectal Surgery, University of Minnesota, Minneapolis, Minn., the Department of Surgery, University of Ottawa, Ottawa, Ont., and the Department of Colorectal Surgery, University of Pennsylvania, Philadelphia, Pa
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- From the Department of Colorectal Surgery, University of Minnesota, Minneapolis, Minn., the Department of Surgery, University of Ottawa, Ottawa, Ont., and the Department of Colorectal Surgery, University of Pennsylvania, Philadelphia, Pa
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- From the Department of Colorectal Surgery, University of Minnesota, Minneapolis, Minn., the Department of Surgery, University of Ottawa, Ottawa, Ont., and the Department of Colorectal Surgery, University of Pennsylvania, Philadelphia, Pa
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- From the Minimally Invasive Surgery Research Group, The Ottawa Hospital, University of Ottawa, Ottawa, Ont
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- From the Minimally Invasive Surgery Research Group, The Ottawa Hospital, University of Ottawa, Ottawa, Ont
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- From the Minimally Invasive Surgery Research Group, The Ottawa Hospital, University of Ottawa, Ottawa, Ont
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- From the Minimally Invasive Surgery Research Group, The Ottawa Hospital, University of Ottawa, Ottawa, Ont
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- From the Minimally Invasive Surgery Research Group, The Ottawa Hospital, University of Ottawa, Ottawa, Ont
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- From the Minimally Invasive Surgery Research Group, The Ottawa Hospital, University of Ottawa, Ottawa, Ont
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- From the Minimally Invasive Surgery Research Group, The Ottawa Hospital, University of Ottawa, Ottawa, Ont
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- From the Minimally Invasive Surgery Research Group, The Ottawa Hospital, University of Ottawa, Ottawa, Ont
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- From the Division of General Surgery, Dalhousie University, Halifax, NS
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- From the Division of General Surgery, Dalhousie University, Halifax, NS
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- From the Division of General Surgery, Dalhousie University, Halifax, NS
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- From the Mount Sinai Hospital, University of Toronto, Toronto, Ont
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- From the Mount Sinai Hospital, University of Toronto, Toronto, Ont
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- From the Mount Sinai Hospital, University of Toronto, Toronto, Ont
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- From the Mount Sinai Hospital, University of Toronto, Toronto, Ont
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- From the Mount Sinai Hospital, University of Toronto, Toronto, Ont
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- From the Department of Surgery, University of Toronto, Toronto, Ont
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- From the Department of Surgery, University of Toronto, Toronto, Ont
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- From the Department of Surgery, University of Toronto, Toronto, Ont
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- From the Department of Surgery, University of Toronto, Toronto, Ont
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- From the Department of Surgery, University of Toronto, Toronto, Ont
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- From the Department of Surgery, University of Toronto, Toronto, Ont
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- From the Division of General Surgery, St. Paul's Hospital, University of British Columbia, Vancouver, BC
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- From the Division of General Surgery, St. Paul's Hospital, University of British Columbia, Vancouver, BC
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- From the Division of General Surgery, St. Paul's Hospital, University of British Columbia, Vancouver, BC
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- From the Division of General Surgery, St. Paul's Hospital, University of British Columbia, Vancouver, BC
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- From the Division of General Surgery, St. Paul's Hospital, University of British Columbia, Vancouver, BC
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- From the Division of General Surgery, St. Paul's Hospital, University of British Columbia, Vancouver, BC
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- From the Department of Surgery, St. Paul's Hospital, BC Cancer Agency, Vancouver, BC
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- From the Department of Surgery, St. Paul's Hospital, BC Cancer Agency, Vancouver, BC
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- From the Department of Surgery, St. Paul's Hospital, BC Cancer Agency, Vancouver, BC
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- From the Department of Surgery, St. Paul's Hospital, BC Cancer Agency, Vancouver, BC
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- From the Department of Surgery, St. Paul's Hospital, BC Cancer Agency, Vancouver, BC
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- From the Department of Surgery, McMaster University, Hamilton, Ont
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- From the Department of Surgery, McMaster University, Hamilton, Ont
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- From the Department of Surgery, McMaster University, Hamilton, Ont
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- From the Department of Surgery, McMaster University, Hamilton, Ont
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- From the Department of Surgery, McMaster University, Hamilton, Ont
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- From the Department of Surgery, Clinical Epidemiology and Biostatistics, Hamilton Health Sciences, McMaster University, Hamilton, Ont
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- From the Department of Surgery, Clinical Epidemiology and Biostatistics, Hamilton Health Sciences, McMaster University, Hamilton, Ont
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- From the Department of Surgery, Clinical Epidemiology and Biostatistics, Hamilton Health Sciences, McMaster University, Hamilton, Ont
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- From the Department of Surgery, Clinical Epidemiology and Biostatistics, Hamilton Health Sciences, McMaster University, Hamilton, Ont
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- From the Department of Surgery, Clinical Epidemiology and Biostatistics, Hamilton Health Sciences, McMaster University, Hamilton, Ont
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- From the Department of Surgery, Clinical Epidemiology and Biostatistics, Hamilton Health Sciences, McMaster University, Hamilton, Ont
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- From the Department of Surgery, Clinical Epidemiology and Biostatistics, Hamilton Health Sciences, McMaster University, Hamilton, Ont
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- From the Department of Surgery, Clinical Epidemiology and Biostatistics, Hamilton Health Sciences, McMaster University, Hamilton, Ont
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- From the Department of Surgery, Clinical Epidemiology and Biostatistics, Hamilton Health Sciences, McMaster University, Hamilton, Ont
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- From the Department of Surgery, Clinical Epidemiology and Biostatistics, Hamilton Health Sciences, McMaster University, Hamilton, Ont
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- From the Department of Surgery, University of Calgary, Calgary, Alta
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- From the Department of Surgery, University of Calgary, Calgary, Alta
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- From the Department of Surgery, University of Calgary, Calgary, Alta
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- From the Department of Surgery, University of Calgary, Calgary, Alta
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- From the Division of General Surgery, University of Toronto, Toronto, Ont
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- From the Division of General Surgery, University of Toronto, Toronto, Ont
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- From the Division of General Surgery, University of Toronto, Toronto, Ont
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- From the Division of General Surgery, University of Toronto, Toronto, Ont
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- From the Division of General Surgery, University of Toronto, Toronto, Ont
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Liu S, Kandeva T, Tchervenkov J. CD1d-mediated interaction between activated T cells and B cells is essential to B-cell proliferation and anti-alpha-Gal antibody production. Transplant Proc 2009; 41:398-402. [PMID: 19249566 DOI: 10.1016/j.transproceed.2008.10.054] [Citation(s) in RCA: 8] [Impact Index Per Article: 0.5] [Reference Citation Analysis] [What about the content of this article? (0)] [Affiliation(s)] [Abstract] [MESH Headings] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 08/12/2008] [Accepted: 10/15/2008] [Indexed: 11/17/2022]
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Antibody-mediated rejection is central to ABO-incompatible transplantation as well as to xenotransplantation. The carbohydrate structure of xenoantigen alpha-Gal is highly analogous to the human blood group antigens. Both require memory B-cell activation for antibody production. We hypothesized that B cells, reactive to the alpha-Gal xenoantigen, required the presence of fully activated T cells to survive and proliferate in vitro. This hypothesis was contrary to the traditional theory that the response of B cells to carbohydrate antigens is T cell independent (Wong and Arsequell: Immunobiology of Carbohydrates. New York: Kluwer; 2003). When we compared the capacity of B cells to proliferate, we observed that activated T cells were necessary for B-cell proliferation. However, this proliferation was independent of the presence of antigen. A relevant question was also to investigate the role of the specific class of T cells: the CD1d-restricted iNKT (iNKT) cells in the activation of alpha-Gal-reactive B cells. The iNKT cells are reactive to glycolipids and capable of producing both Th1 and Th2 cytokine responses. We therefore wanted to determine the role of the iNKT cells as mediators of a Th2-type response when B cells were exposed to a glycolipid antigen extracted from pig red blood cells, which express blockade of the alpha-Gal epitope. We observed that the interaction between B cells and iNKT cells prevents B-cell proliferation and anti-alpha-Gal antibody production.
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- S Liu
- Department of Transplantation Research, Royal Victoria Hospital, McGill University, Montreal (Quebec) Canada
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Hassanain M, Tchervenkov J, Cantarovich M, Metrakos P, Paraskevas S, Keith D, Baran D, Fernandez M, Mangel R, Chaudhury P. Delayed graft function has an equally bad impact on deceased donor renal graft survival in both standard criteria donors and expanded criteria donors. Transplant Proc 2009; 41:133-4. [PMID: 19249497 DOI: 10.1016/j.transproceed.2008.10.044] [Citation(s) in RCA: 15] [Impact Index Per Article: 1.0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [What about the content of this article? (0)] [Affiliation(s)] [Abstract] [MESH Headings] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 09/19/2008] [Accepted: 10/06/2008] [Indexed: 11/18/2022]
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INTRODUCTION The use of expanded criteria donors (ECDs) is still limited because of inferior graft survival compared to standard criteria donors (SCDs). We assessed the impact of immediate graft function (IGF) on renal graft survival among recipients of SCD and ECD grafts to determine whether these kidneys performed equally well under "ideal" conditions favoring IGF. METHODS We included all cadaveric renal transplants performed from 1990 to 2002 (n = 335). Delayed graft function (DGF) was defined as the need for dialysis in the first 7 days posttransplant. Slow graft function (SGF) and IGF were defined as a serum creatinine fall by <20% versus >20% in the first 24 hours posttransplant, respectively. Non-death censored actual graft survivals are reported herein. RESULTS Seventy-two of the 335 subjects (21.5%) received organs from ECDs and displayed IGF in 54.7%, SGF 16.2%, and DGF 29.1%. Among SCDs, the SGF and DGF rates were 15.3% and 23.4%, respectively. In ECD, the SGF and DGF rates were 19.4% and 50% (P < .02). Actual graft survivals at 1 and 5 years was 86.3% and 70.4%, respectively. Patients with IGF had higher actual graft survival at 5 years compared to SGF and DGF (83.5% vs 74.1% vs 45.4%). DGF had an equally bad impact on actual 5-year graft survival in SCDs and ECDs (42.6% vs 50%). CONCLUSION DGF has a strong detrimental impact on 5-year graft survival. There is a higher rate of DGF in ECD versus SCD kidneys. The detrimental impact on 5-year actual graft survival is equal in SCD and ECD kidneys. Minimizing DGF should be our goal.
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- M Hassanain
- Department of Surgery, McGill University, Montreal, Quebec, Canada.
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Birnbaum LM, Lipman M, Paraskevas S, Chaudhury P, Tchervenkov J, Baran D, Herrera-Gayol A, Cantarovich M. Management of Chronic Allograft Nephropathy: A Systematic Review: Table 1. Clin J Am Soc Nephrol 2009; 4:860-5. [DOI: 10.2215/cjn.05271008] [Citation(s) in RCA: 42] [Impact Index Per Article: 2.8] [Reference Citation Analysis] [What about the content of this article? (0)] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 12/14/2022]
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Tchervenkov J, Cantarovich M, Metrakos P, Paraskevas S, Baran D, Fernandez M, Chaudary P. THE IMPACT OF DELAYED GRAFT FUNCTION ON ACTUAL GRAFT SURVIVAL IS EQUALLY BAD IN DECEASED DONOR KIDNEY TRANSPLANTS FROM EXPANDED CRITERIA DONORS AND STANDARD CRITERIA DONORS. Transplantation 2008. [DOI: 10.1097/01.tp.0000331711.36685.df] [Citation(s) in RCA: 0] [Impact Index Per Article: 0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [What about the content of this article? (0)] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 11/25/2022]
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Bergman S, Feldman LS, Anidjar M, Demyttenaere SV, Carli F, Metrakos P, Tchervenkov J, Paraskevas S, Fried GM. "First, do no harm": monitoring outcomes during the transition from open to laparoscopic live donor nephrectomy in a Canadian centre. Can J Surg 2008; 51:103-110. [PMID: 18377750 PMCID: PMC2386338] [Citation(s) in RCA: 0] [Impact Index Per Article: 0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [What about the content of this article? (0)] [Affiliation(s)] [Abstract] [MESH Headings] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 05/26/2023] Open
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OBJECTIVE During the learning curve for laparoscopic live donor nephrectomy (LLDN), donor morbidity and poorer graft function may be increased. To minimize these risks, a dedicated team of laparoscopic, urologic and transplant specialists worked together to introduce the technique. This study was undertaken to validate this approach by comparing donor and recipient outcomes and studying our learning curve during the transition from open (OLDN) to LLDN. METHODS We compared 59 LLDNs with 34 OLDNs performed for adult recipients. Data were collected prospectively for LLDN and retrospectively for OLDN. We compared donor outcomes and recipient graft function in the 2 groups, and we used the cumulative sum (CUSUM) method to generate learning curves; p < 0.05 was considered statistically significant. RESULTS From the donor standpoint, the complication rate was 10% in the laparoscopic group, compared with 21% in the open group. Length of stay was shorter after LLDN (3 v. 5 d, p < 0.001). Among the recipients, there were no significant differences in the incidences of ureteral complications, delayed graft function (DGF), creatinine levels, acute rejection or patient and graft survival. When we used the incidence of DGF after OLDN as a benchmark, CUSUM analysis revealed a downward inflection point for DGF after 30 cases, consistent with an improvement in performance. CONCLUSION At our institution, a team approach has allowed the safe introduction of LLDN without a significant negative impact on recipient outcomes and with a reduction in donor length of stay. Using DGF as an outcome, we observed improved performance after 30 cases.
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- Simon Bergman
- Steinberg-Bernstein Centre for Minimally Invasive Surgery, Department of Surgery, McGill University, Montréal, QC, Canada
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Raju DL, Cantarovich M, Brisson ML, Tchervenkov J, Lipman ML. Primary Hyperoxaluria: Clinical Course, Diagnosis, and Treatment After Kidney Failure. Am J Kidney Dis 2008; 51:e1-5. [DOI: 10.1053/j.ajkd.2007.08.027] [Citation(s) in RCA: 19] [Impact Index Per Article: 1.2] [Reference Citation Analysis] [What about the content of this article? (0)] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 04/11/2007] [Accepted: 08/28/2007] [Indexed: 11/11/2022]
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Keith DS, Cantarovich M, Paraskevas S, Tchervenkov J. Duration of dialysis pretransplantation is an important risk factor for delayed recovery of renal function following deceased donor kidney transplantation. Transpl Int 2007; 21:126-32. [PMID: 17944803 DOI: 10.1111/j.1432-2277.2007.00571.x] [Citation(s) in RCA: 10] [Impact Index Per Article: 0.6] [Reference Citation Analysis] [What about the content of this article? (0)] [Affiliation(s)] [Abstract] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 11/30/2022]
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Delayed graft function (DGF) is a common problem in kidney transplantation and is associated with adverse graft outcomes and increased cost of care. The purpose of this study was to determine if the duration of dialysis increases the risk of DGF. All primary deceased donor renal transplants between January 2000 and December 2003 were identified in the Organ Procurement and Transplant Network database. Two separate definitions of DGF were used: dialysis in the first week post-transplant (DPT) and creatinine drop of < 25% in the first 24 h or slow graft function (SGF). The rate of DPT and SGF increased from 5.7% and 34.4%, respectively, for pre-emptively transplanted patients, to 32% and 49.9% for patients who had been on dialysis for 6 or more years. When compared to pre-emptive transplantation, increasing duration of dialysis increased the adjusted risk of both DPT and SGF (OR 6.64 (95% CI 5.49-8.03) and OR 1.76 (95% CI 1.56-2.00) for patients on dialysis for 6 or more years, for DPT and SGF, respectively. A strong association between duration of dialysis and DGF exists, and investigations into the mechanisms by which dialysis influences DGF may lead to useful interventions to limit this complication.
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- Douglas S Keith
- Department of Medicine, Multi-organ Transplant Program, McGill University Health Center, Montreal, PQ, Canada.
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Bergman S, Feifer A, Feldman LS, Bell L, Flageole H, Tchervenkov J, Anidjar M, Stanbridge D, Fried GM. Laparoscopic live donor nephrectomy: the pediatric recipient in a dual-site program. Pediatr Transplant 2007; 11:429-32. [PMID: 17493225 DOI: 10.1111/j.1399-3046.2006.00664.x] [Citation(s) in RCA: 6] [Impact Index Per Article: 0.4] [Reference Citation Analysis] [What about the content of this article? (0)] [Affiliation(s)] [Abstract] [MESH Headings] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Submit a Manuscript] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 11/28/2022]
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BACKGROUND At our institution, laparoscopic live donor nephrectomy (LLDN) is done at a different hospital site than pediatric recipient transplantation, whereas open donor nephrectomy (OLDN) is done in the adjacent operating room. The purpose of this study was to evaluate the safety of a dual-site renal transplantation program by comparing the outcomes of pediatric recipients of LLDN vs. OLDN. METHODS This is a retrospective study of consecutive pediatric recipients (n = 10) of LLDN (June 2002 to June 2005) compared to the 10 most recent pediatric recipients of OLDN (March 2001 to June 2005). Renal function was assessed with calculated creatinine clearance using the Schwartz formula and the following outcomes were assessed: delayed graft function, ureteral complications, acute rejection and patient and graft survival. Results are expressed as median (IQR). RESULTS When comparing the laparoscopic vs. open group, there were no significant differences in recipient age, height, weight, preoperative calculated creatinine clearance and warm ischemia time. Twelve month postoperative creatinine clearance was 88 ml/min/1.73 m(2) (57-99) in the laparoscopic group (n = 8) and 66 ml/min/1.73 m(2) (60-86) in the open group (n = 9), p = 0.2. In the LLDN group vs. the OLDN group, delayed graft function was 0% vs. 10% (p = 1.0), ureteral complications were 20% vs. 30% (p = 1.0), and acute rejection was 20% vs. 40% (p = 0.6). In the laparoscopic group, one-yr patient and graft survival were both 100%, as compared to 100% and 89%, respectively, in the open group. CONCLUSION A dual-site laparoscopic donor nephrectomy program is not associated with adverse pediatric recipient outcomes when compared to a same-site open donor approach.
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- Simon Bergman
- Department of Surgery, McGill University Health Centre, Montreal, QC, Canada
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Horton PJ, Chaudhury P, Rochon C, Metrakos P, Tchervenkov J. Should trials of liver xenotransplantation proceed in toxic fulminant hepatic failure? Xenotransplantation 2006; 13:483. [PMID: 17059571 DOI: 10.1111/j.1399-3089.2006.00337.x] [Citation(s) in RCA: 2] [Impact Index Per Article: 0.1] [Reference Citation Analysis] [What about the content of this article? (0)] [MESH Headings] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 11/28/2022]
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Hanley S, Liu S, Lipsett M, Castellarin M, Rosenberg L, Tchervenkov J, Paraskevas S. Tumor necrosis factor-alpha production by human islets leads to postisolation cell death. Transplantation 2006; 82:813-8. [PMID: 17006329 DOI: 10.1097/01.tp.0000234787.05789.23] [Citation(s) in RCA: 29] [Impact Index Per Article: 1.6] [Reference Citation Analysis] [What about the content of this article? (0)] [Affiliation(s)] [Abstract] [MESH Headings] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 12/14/2022]
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BACKGROUND Recent successes in islet transplantation highlight the importance of islet isolation by experienced centers and minimization of cell injury as crucial to the achievement of insulin independence. Islet injury may manifest as cell death by apoptosis, shorter graft survival, and the need for retransplantation. Although an inflammatory cytokine response at the graft site is known to inhibit engraftment, recent evidence indicates that islet cells may contribute to this response. METHODS Isolated human islets were cultured for up to one week in serum-free CMRL-1066 with 25 microM of tumor necrosis factor (TNF)alpha inhibitor RDP58. Gene expression was measured by reverse transcriptase polymerase chain reaction, apoptosis and TNFalpha secretion by enzyme-linked immunosorbent assay and enzyme-linked immunospot, and islet function by stimulated insulin secretion. RESULTS Isolation induced a twofold increase in TNFalpha expression between days one and three (P<0.05), while TNFalpha secretion peaked at day one. RDP58 reduced TNFalpha secretion by 70.6% (P<0.02), though TNFalpha gene expression was unaffected. RDP58 reduced the frequency of TNFalpha-secreting islets by 64.4% (P<0.05) and reduced apoptotic levels by 26.4% within 24 hr postisolation (P<0.05). The reduction in apoptosis was maintained throughout the week (P<0.01), while apoptosis increased in control cultures. Finally, RDP58-treated islets displayed increased insulin secretion in response to both elevated glucose (1915.0+/-396.6 vs. 825.3+/-261.1 mU/L, P<0.01) and secretagogues (2294.3+/-529.5 vs. 939.8+/-333.7 mU/L, P<0.02). CONCLUSIONS These data demonstrate that intraislet cytokine production should be considered as a factor leading to islet cell death postisolation and postengraftment, and strategies aimed at countering islet cytokine production represent a novel target for improving islet viability and function.
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- Stephen Hanley
- Department of Surgery, McGill University, Montréal, Québec, Canada
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Roy A, Kneteman N, Lilly L, Marotta P, Peltekian K, Scudamore C, Tchervenkov J. Tacrolimus as intervention in the treatment of hyperlipidemia after liver transplant. Transplantation 2006; 82:494-500. [PMID: 16926593 DOI: 10.1097/01.tp.0000231711.82193.41] [Citation(s) in RCA: 36] [Impact Index Per Article: 2.0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [What about the content of this article? (0)] [Affiliation(s)] [Abstract] [MESH Headings] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 12/13/2022]
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BACKGROUND To measure the effect on serum lipids and other risk factors for cardiovascular disease, we converted the primary immunosuppression of dyslipidemic stable liver transplant recipients from cyclosporine A to tacrolimus. METHODS Patients underwent a four-month dietary stabilization period (American Heart Association Step II diet) and serum lipid samples were collected for analysis at a central laboratory. After conversion, dietary counseling and lipid analyses were performed over a six-month postconversion observation period. RESULTS Enrollment was terminated prematurely due to low patient recruitment rates. Thirteen patients were enrolled and provided postconversion data showing surprisingly strong results. At six months postconversion, total cholesterol (C) was reduced by a mean of 0.61 mmol/L (P=0.017), high density lipoprotein cholesterol (HDL-C) remained unchanged; the mean total C:HDL-C ratio was reduced by 0.87 (P=0.001). Low density lipoprotein cholesterol (LDL-C) reductions were not statistically significant, but we observed a significant and persistent decrease in apolipoprotein B (-0.15 g/L six months postconversion, P=0.031). No changes in homocysteine or in vitamins B6 and B12 were discerned, but although red cell folate remained stable, serum folate increased after conversion. We observed no rejection episodes or any other clinically notable events following conversion. CONCLUSIONS In this study, conversion from cyclosporine to tacrolimus provided a safe and well-tolerated alternative that reduced hyperlipidemia and other recognized cardiovascular risk factors.
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- André Roy
- University of Montreal, CHUM-Hopital St-Luc, Montreal, Quebec, Canada.
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Single center and registry data studies have had conflicting results regarding the impact of recipient age on chronic allograft nephropathy (CAN). We tested the hypothesis that advanced recipient age is a risk factor for graft failure due to CAN. All patients who underwent primary deceased donor kidney transplant between January 1, 1995 and December 31, 2000 recorded in the United Network of Organ Sharing (UNOS) database were analyzed for the occurrence of death censored graft loss and by two different definitions of graft loss due to CAN. Kaplan-Meier analysis based on the recipient age, and Cox proportional hazard regression was used to estimate the independent effect of recipient age on the three endpoints of interest. For all endpoints, after age of 9 years, the risk of graft loss declined with each successive decade increase in age. This pattern of risk was similar for both Caucasian and African-American recipients, although for any given age the risk of graft loss was always higher in African-American recipients. Analysis of UNOS data does not support the hypothesis that advanced recipient age is a risk factor for CAN.
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- Douglas S Keith
- Department of Medicine, Multi-organ Transplant Program, McGill University Health Center, Montreal, QC, Canada.
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Schiff J, Paraskevas S, Keith D, Tchervenkov J, Metrakos P, Cantarovich M. Prediction of the Glomerular Filtration Rate using Equations in Kidney-Pancreas Transplant Patients Receiving Cimetidine. Transplantation 2006; 81:469-72. [PMID: 16477236 DOI: 10.1097/01.tp.0000181112.02227.fc] [Citation(s) in RCA: 7] [Impact Index Per Article: 0.4] [Reference Citation Analysis] [What about the content of this article? (0)] [Affiliation(s)] [Abstract] [MESH Headings] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 11/25/2022]
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BACKGROUND Current estimates of renal function in kidney transplant patients are frequently inaccurate compared to radionuclide GFR (rGFR) measurement. Cimetidine inhibits tubular secretion of creatinine and improves the accuracy of formulas to estimate GFR. METHODS We studied the effect of a cimetidine-aided (800 mg tid for 24 hr) serum creatinine on the correlation of creatinine clearance and three prediction formulas (Cockroft-Gault, Levey, and Nankivell) compared to rGFR in 15 kidney-pancreas transplant patients. Results were adjusted for body surface area. RESULTS Correlations with rGFR using cimetidine-aided creatinine were: Cockroft-Gault, r=0.710; Levey, r=0.752; Nankivell, r=0.676; creatinine clearance, r=0.643. By Bland and Altman analysis, agreement with rGFR was best with the Nankivell and Cockroft-Gault equations and worst with creatinine clearance. Cimetidine ($0.48 Canadian) costs substantially less than the rGFR test ($66.00 Canadian). CONCLUSION Using cimetidine, prediction equations give a stronger correlation with GFR than creatinine clearance.
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- Jeffrey Schiff
- Department of Medicine, Royal Victoria Hospital, McGill University Health Centre, Montréal, Québec, Canada
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Horton PJ, Tchervenkov J, Barkun JS, Rochon C, Chaudhury PK, Znajda TL, Martinie JB, Metrakos P. Antithymocyte globulin induction therapy in hepatitis C-positive liver transplant recipients. J Gastrointest Surg 2005; 9:896-902. [PMID: 16137581 DOI: 10.1016/j.gassur.2005.06.020] [Citation(s) in RCA: 14] [Impact Index Per Article: 0.7] [Reference Citation Analysis] [What about the content of this article? (0)] [Affiliation(s)] [Abstract] [MESH Headings] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Submit a Manuscript] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 06/04/2005] [Revised: 06/16/2005] [Accepted: 06/16/2005] [Indexed: 01/31/2023]
Abstract
It is unclear whether antithymocyte globulin (ATG) induction therapy in hepatitis C-positive (HCV-positive) liver transplant recipients influences the risk of developing recurrent HCV disease. Multiple acute rejection episodes and high-dose steroids and/or OKT3 used to treat acute rejection increase the risk of graft loss from HCV. We studied the impact of ATG induction on graft and patient survival in HCV-positive liver transplants performed since 1990. Recipients who died or lost their grafts within 1 month of transplantation were excluded. Second, third, and fourth grafts were excluded, as were patients with stage III or IV hepatocellular carcinoma. There were 443 cadaveric liver transplants in adult recipients, of whom 142 (32%) were HCV positive. The incidence of biopsy-proven acute rejection was less in patients who received ATG induction, 34.2% (ATG induction) versus 66.6% (no ATG induction) (P<or=.01). ATG induction did not influence the risk of graft loss from HCV-related disease (P=.75). When only HCV-related graft loss was considered, 10-year graft survival for HCV-positive recipients was 74% (ATG induction) versus 68.2% (no ATG induction). Whether ATG induction was given or not had no significant impact on either overall graft survival (P=.39) or patient survival (P=.11) in HCV-positive recipients.
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- Peter J Horton
- From the Department of Surgery, Royal Victoria Hospital, Montreal, Quebec, Canada
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Mardigyan V, Tchervenkov J, Metrakos P, Barkun J, Deschenes M, Cantarovich M. Best single time points as surrogates to the tacrolimus and mycophenolic acid area under the curve in adult liver transplant patients beyond 12 months of transplantation. Clin Ther 2005; 27:463-9. [PMID: 15922819 DOI: 10.1016/j.clinthera.2005.04.004] [Citation(s) in RCA: 12] [Impact Index Per Article: 0.6] [Reference Citation Analysis] [What about the content of this article? (0)] [Affiliation(s)] [Abstract] [MESH Headings] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Accepted: 02/24/2005] [Indexed: 01/28/2023]
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BACKGROUND Tacrolimus and mycophenolate mofetil (MMF) are immunosuppressive agents used for the prevention of allograft rejection in liver transplant recipients. Therapeutic drug monitoring (TDM) of tacrolimus is routinely performed using the trough (predose; time 0) plasma drug concentration (C0). In kidney and heart transplant recipients, TDM of MMF has proved to be effective in preventing acute rejection. Some studies have shown that C0 is a poor predictor of drug exposure (represented by AUC), and that concentrations measured after dosing may have a stronger correlation with AUC. However, routine TDM of MMF has not been widely accepted and dose adjustments are usually performed based on adverse effects. OBJECTIVE The aim of the present study was to determine whether plasma drug concentrations measured after dosing would be better correlated with the tacrolimus and mycoplasmic acid (MPA) (the active metabolite of MMF) AUC(0-12) values compared with C0 in liver transplant recipients > or = 12 months after transplantation. METHODS This study was conducted at the Multi-Organ Transplant Program research suite, Royal Victoria Hospital, McGill University Health Center, Montréal, Quebéc, Canada. Liver transplant recipients aged > or = 18 years receiving tacrolimus and MMF > or = 12 months after transplantation were enrolled. The plasma tacrolimus and MPA concentrations were measured before the first morning dose (C0) and at 30 minutes (MPA only) and 1, 2, 3, 4, 6, 8, and 12 hours after the first morning dose (C(30 min), C1, C2, C3, C4, C6, C8, and C12, respectively). RESULTS The study population consisted of 14 patients (7 women, 7 men; mean [SD] age, 57 [16] years; mean [SD] body weight, 75.4 [20.7] kg [range, 44-107 kg]; mean time posttransplant, 42 [30] months). All postdose concentrations (except C(30 min) [MPA]) were better correlated with AUC(0-12) values for tacrolimus and MPA compared with C0. For tacrolimus, the correlations of C0, C2, C3, and C4 with AUC(0-12) were 0.67, 0.83, 0.84, and 0.88, respectively, and for MPA, they were 0.46, 0.73, 0.69, and 0.68, respectively. For tacrolimus, the concentration best correlated with AUC(0-12) was C4. For MPA, the concentration best correlated with AUC(0-12) was C8. CONCLUSION This study in adult liver transplant recipients suggests that for both tacrolimus and MPA, C2, C3, and C4 are better surrogates of AUC(0-12) compared with C0.
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- Vartan Mardigyan
- Department of Medicine, Multi-Organ Transplant Program, Royal Victoria Hospital, McGill University Health Center, Montréal, Quebéc, Canada
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