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Psychological assessment of medical school applicants for general surgery residencies

Charles E Geno; Catherine Skinner; John Burkhardt Gregg; Joseph C Wallace; Andrew G Harrell; Garrett Taylor; Gregg Bell; Daniel M Avery*

    Attrition negatively impacts surgical residencies. Many factors have been reviewed to help understand ways to reduce attrition. This article focuses on how psychological assessment can be used in the area of surgery to help mitigate attrition while also helping to select candidates who are more likely to be successful in a surgical residency.


Outcome of surgery for type A aortic dissection – Twenty year evolution of a single surgeon practice

Ishtiaq A Rahman*; Manhar Khatri; Pradeep Narayan; Alan J Bryan

    Background: This study investigated type A aortic dissection repair outcomes in a single surgical practice focusing on surgical, perfusion and anaesthetic techniques.


Applicatıon of femoral + sciatic block in high risk patients: Two cases

Elif Doğan Bakı*; Kamil Taşkapılı; Özlem Çetin Akıcı

    Peripheral nerve blocks can be easily applied in many upper and lower limb surgeries, and it is a frequently preferred method of anesthesia for high-risk day-case patients. Combined sciatic femoral nerve block is the technique most commonly used in the lower extremities, as it provides adequate anesthesia, easy recovery, and patient and surgeon satisfaction with low invasive risk.


An unusual presentation of compound odontoma: A case report

Surbhi B Juneja; Suwarna Dangore- Khasbage*; Rahul R Bhowate

    Odontomas are odontogenic tumors that comprises of enamel, pulp, dentin and cementum. They comprises of two varieties complex and compound. Aetiology of odontoma is multifactorial as stated in literature. Usually odontomas are asymptomatic clinically and diagnosed on routine radiographic imaging...


Extended high hilar resection and enlarged hepatic portal enterostomy in the treatment of hilar cholangiocarcinoma

Abdul Qahar Saleh; Yuxin Chen*; Shanglei Ning; Guo Lingyu; Habibullah Fitrat; Mu Wentao

    Background: Tertiary biliary radical reconstruction and biliary-enteric continuity restoration limits the radical resection of hilar cholangiocarcinoma, because there are multiple biliary radicals in the cut surface of liver and some of them are smaller than 1-2 mm. Enlarged anastomosis orifice might delay the jaundice related to local recurrence which is the main cause of long-term morbidity and mortality...


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