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Tuesday, May 01, 2012

Women, Minorities More Likely to Leave Surgery Career Path



Women, Minorities More Likely to Leave Surgery Career Path


May 1, 2012 — Women and minority trainees in general surgery are more likely to fall short of board certification than their peers, according to a study published yesterday in the May issue of the Journal of the American College of Surgeons (JACS).......

Friday, February 04, 2011

(no abstract) How Surgeon Age Affects Surveillance After Curative-Intent Primary Treatment for Ovarian Carcinoma



How Surgeon Age Affects Surveillance After Curative-Intent Primary Treatment for Ovarian Carcinoma

A.Y. Patel1, F. Gao2, D.G. Mutch2, R.K. Gibb2, K.S. Virgo3, F.E. Johnson1
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No abstract is available. To read the body of this article, please view the Full Text online.
1 Saint Louis University, Saint Louis, MO
2 Washington University, Saint Louis, MO
3 American Cancer Society, Atlanta, GA
PII: S0022-4804(10)01509-X
doi:10.1016/j.jss.2010.11.585

Tuesday, May 11, 2010

Does surgical volume influence short-term outcomes of laparoscopic hysterectomy?



CONCLUSION: In laparoscopic hysterectomy, increasing the surgical volume can reduce the operating time and the risk for conversion to laparotomy but not the rate of serious complications