Iatrogenic Gallbladder Perforation Treated by Laparoscopic Cholecystectomy

A case of gallbladder perforation with bile peritonitis resulting from a percutaneous needle biopsy of the liver is presented. Using laparoscopic cholecystectomy as the surgical management, the patient made a rapid and smooth recovery

Ulcerative Colitis of the Appendix (‘Ulcerative Appendicitis’) Mimicking Acute Appendicitis

Appendiceal involvement in ulcerative colitis may occur in the setting of either diffuse or distal disease, and is usually diagnosed incidentally at the time of proctocolectomy. The present patient had a rare case of 'ulcerative appendicitis' occurring on a background of clinically quiescent ulcerative colitis, and presented with the signs and symptoms of acute appendicitis

Iatrogenic Gallbladder Perforation Treated by Laparoscopic Cholecystectomy

A case of gallbladder perforation with bile peritonitis resulting from a percutaneous needle biopsy of the liver is presented. Using laparoscopic cholecystectomy as the surgical management, the patient made a rapid and smooth recovery

Opportunity costs of gastrointestinal endoscopic training in Canada

BACKGROUND: No data exist to define the opportunity costs related to instruction in endoscopic procedures in Royal College of Physicians and Surgeons of Canada-accredited teaching centres. Academic and institutional administrators expect staff to achieve acceptable performance standards. There is a need to measure some of the effects of training activity in the establishment of such standards