Theatre / Operating Room

Theatre or Operating Room is where most surgeons feel their best and worst. It is the place that operations happen, learning occurs and where we spend most of our time. Posts in this “area” will cover everything from technical tips to evidence based discussions around which technique to use.

Inguinal way finding

Inguinal hernia wayfinding Skin Does it really matter? Skin crease, centred over the little blue line (superficial epigastric) Depth See ...
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Deciding Laparoscopic Versus Open Pyloromyotomy for Pyloric Stenosis

The age-old question: lap versus open fill-in-the-blank. Today, class, we will be answering the question of lap versus open pyloromyotomy ...
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Cryoablation for Postoperative Pain Control after the Nuss Procedure for Pectus Excavatum

Cryoablation for Postoperative Pain Control after the Nuss Procedure for Pectus Excavatum Jonathan Bucan, MD¹ and Nathan M Novotny, MD¹’² ...
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what’s our vector Victor

What’s our vector, Victor?

What’s our vector, Victor? Most surgical trainees look at their Chief and think, “Damn, you’re old,” because, in the middle ...
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energy options

Energy Options in Minimally Invasive Pediatric Surgery

Energy options in minimally invasive pediatric surgery Since the advent of laparoscopic surgery in the early 1980s by gynecologists, we ...
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