Main Written Summaries Listing Audio-Digest Foundation: Archived Written Summaries: General Surgery: 2006 TRAUMA Audio-Digest General Surgery Volume 53, Issue 24 December 21, 2006 Vascular trauma – Michael J. Sise, MD Pre–hospital procedures for trauma: saving lives or wasting time? – Stuart P. Swadron, MD Pre–hospital traumatic arrests: should they be declared in the field? – Dr. Sise Simulation in trauma: is it finally ready? – M. Margaret Knudson, MD Click here to read an abstracted written summary of this program. BREAST CANCER Audio-Digest General Surgery Volume 53, Issue 23 December 7, 2006 Targeted treatments for breast cancer – Kelly K. Hunt, MD Radiation therapy after breast surgery – Shawna C. Willey, MD Operative management of ductal carcinoma in situ of the breast – David R. Farley, MD Click here to read an abstracted written summary of this program. CONTROVERSIES IN GI SURGERY Audio-Digest General Surgery Volume 53, Issue 22 November 21, 2006 Controversies in the management of complex anal fistulas – Brett T. Gemlo, MD Flaps for fistulas – Ann C. Lowry, MD Anal and perianal neoplasia – Robert D. Madoff, MD Persistent and recurrent anal cancer – Judith L. Trudel, MD Best practices for radiation proctitis – Eric G. Weiss, MD How should we treat indeterminate colitis? Scott A. Strong, MD Click here to read an abstracted written summary of this program. PATIENT SAFETY AND QUALITY CARE Audio-Digest General Surgery Volume 53, Issue 21 November 7, 2006 Practice standards for general surgeons: what have we learned? – Hiram C. Polk, Jr, MD Prevention and management of laparoscopic common bile duct injuries – Keith D. Lillemoe, MD Click here to read an abstracted written summary of this program. From The 35th Annual Postgraduate Course In Surgery Sponsored By The Medical University Of South Carolina, Department Of Surgery ANTIBIOTICS AND WOUNDS Audio-Digest General Surgery Volume 53, Issue 20 October 21, 2006 Surgical antibiotic prophylaxis in the 21st century – Hiram C. Polk, Jr, MD Wound care – Bruce Potenza, MD Prophylactic antibiotics: why and when – John F. Fisher, MD Click here to read an abstracted written summary of this program. RESUSCITATION Audio-Digest General Surgery Volume 53, Issue 19 October 7, 2006 Pros and cons of fluid resuscitation – David H. Wisner, MD Fluids, blood, and artificial hemoglobin – Carlos, V.R. Brown, MD New frontiers in CPR: back to basics – Daniel Davis, MD Click here to read an abstracted written summary of this program. COLORECTAL ISSUES Audio-Digest General Surgery Volume 53, Issue 18 September 21, 2006 Critical care issues in colorectal surgery – Sonia Ramamoorthy, MD Laparoscopy for colorectal carcinoma – Steven D. Wexner, MD Managing radiation injury – Brett T. Gemlo, MD Desmoid – David A. Rothenberger, MD Click here to read an abstracted written summary of this program. THE PANCREAS Audio-Digest General Surgery Volume 53, Issue 17 September 7, 2006 Pancreatic pseudocysts – Alice C. Wei, MD Palliation for unresectable pancreatic tumors – Richard J. Bold, MD Treatment of endocrine tumors of the pancreas – Russell G. Postier, MD The role of surgical therapy in acute pancreatitis – Dr. Postier Click here to read an abstracted written summary of this program. GI SURGERY Audio-Digest General Surgery Volume 53, Issue 16 August 21, 2006 Laparoscopic Nissen fundoplication – Nathaniel J. Soper, MD Challenges in laparoscopic antireflux surgery – John G. Hunter, MD Multimodality therapy for gastric cancer – Paul F. Mansfield, MD Current management of hepatic metastases – Todd M. Tuttle, MD Click here to read an abstracted written summary of this program. ISSUES IN COAGULATION Audio-Digest General Surgery Volume 53, Issue 15 August 7, 2006 A practical approach to periprocedural anticoagulation – Robert C. Pendleton, MD The "must knows" of heparin–induced thrombocytopenia – Dr. Pendleton New agents for treating coagulopathy and emergency surgery – Robert C. Mackersie, MD Click here to read an abstracted written summary of this program. PROBLEMS IN THE SOUTH END Audio-Digest General Surgery Volume 53, Issue 14 July 21, 2006 Outcomes after surgery for constipation – Nancy N. Baxter, MD Bowel prep: who needs it? – Judith L. Trudel, MD Intestinal transplantation for short bowel syndrome – John S. Najarian, MD Adjuvant therapy for rectal cancer: when, why, and how? – Kelli M. Bullard, MD The odor of flatus and what you can do about it – Michael D. Levitt, MD Click here to read an abstracted written summary of this program. CHALLENGES IN TRAUMA Audio-Digest General Surgery Volume 53, Issue 13 July 7, 2006 Cervical spine clearance – James W. Davis, MD The evidence of the FAST examination in penetrating trauma – M. Margaret Knudson, MD Free fluid without solid organ injury on abdominal CT – Andrew B. Peitzman, MD Damage control revisited: when to bail out – David A. Spain, MD Click here to read an abstracted written summary of this program. From The California Trauma Conference, Presented January 26-28, 2006 GASTROINTESTINAL UPDATE Audio-Digest General Surgery Volume 53, Issue 12 June 21, 2006 Update on H pylori peptic ulcer disease and gastrointestinal reflux – David C. Metz, MD Current status of gastric lymphoma – E. Christopher Ellison, MD Surgical therapy for gastric cancer – D. Scott Lind, MD Click here to read an abstracted written summary of this program. UNLOCKING THE SECRETS OF INFLAMMATORY BOWEL DISEASE Audio-Digest General Surgery Volume 53, Issue 11 June 7, 2006 Laparoscopic treatment of Crohn's disease: is it the standard approach? – Steven D. Wexner, MD Laparoscopic treatment of mucosal ulcerative colitis: ready for routine use? – Elisa H. Birnbaum, MD Reoperative pouch surgery – Ian Lavery, MD Strictureplasty and recurrent bowel disease: bowel preparation – Scott Strong, MD Click here to read an abstracted written summary of this program. Selections From The Cleveland Clinic Florida’s 17th Annual International Colorectal Disease Symposium MANAGEMENT OF BREAST CANCER Audio-Digest General Surgery Volume 53, Issue 10 May 21, 2006 Current status of sentinel lymph node biopsy – Kelly K. Hunt, MD Is MRI ready for prime time? – Richard J. Bold, MD Hormone replacement therapy and cancer risk – James E. Goodnight, Jr, MD, PhD Neoadjuvant chemotherapy and breast conservation – Dr. Hunt Click here to read an abstracted written summary of this program. Selections From General Surgery 2005 - 27th Annual Postgraduate Course, Presented By The University Of California, Davis, Health System CRITICAL CARE UPDATE Audio-Digest General Surgery Volume 53, Issue 09 May 7, 2006 New issues in neurotrauma – Howard Yonas, MD Diagnostic peritoneal lavage as a diagnostic aid for abdominal stab wounds – Thomas R. Howdieshell, MD Click here to read an abstracted written summary of this program. Selections From Current Concepts In General Surgery And Trauma Update, Presented September 2005, By The University Of New Mexico, Department Of Surgery THYROID DISEASE Audio-Digest General Surgery Volume 53, Issue 08 April 21, 2006 Multi–nodular goiter: indications for operations and extent of thyroidectomy – Orlo H. Clark, MD Management of patients with papillary thyroid cancer – Orlo H. Clark, MD Medullary thyroid cancer – Orlo H. Clark, MD Click here to read an abstracted written summary of this program. From The 34th Annual Phoenix Surgical Symposium, Presented January 2006 COLON AND RECTAL CANCER Audio-Digest General Surgery Volume 53, Issue 07 April 7, 2006 Colorectal cancer screening: the case for conventional colonoscopy – John H. Bond, MD Managing upper GI polyps in FAP – Martin L. Freeman, MD Total mesorectal excision: how I do it – David A. Rothenberger, MD Adjuvant radiation for rectal cancer: when? how? how much? – Robert D. Madoff, MD Click here to read an abstracted written summary of this program. TOPICS IN PANCREATIC SURGERY Audio-Digest General Surgery Volume 53, Issue 06 March 21, 2006 Acute pancreatitis – Howard A. Reber, MD Operative management of chronic pancreatitis – Dr. Reber Current trends in management of cystic and papillary neoplasms of the pancreas – Mark Sesto, MD Click here to read an abstracted written summary of this program. CAROTID INTERVENTIONS AND STENTING Audio-Digest General Surgery Volume 53, Issue 05 March 7, 2006 Carotid interventions: what is the future? – Christopher K. Zarins, MD Catheter and sheath selection for carotid access and intervention – George H. Meier, MD The impact of drug–eluting stents in peripheral vascular disease: outcomes vs costs – Dr. Meier Click here to read an abstracted written summary of this program. Selections from the Vascular Surgery Symposium, presented April 2005 by the University of California, San Francisco, and Stanford University TRAUMA UPDATE Audio-Digest General Surgery Volume 53, Issue 04 February 21, 2006 Burn resuscitation – Bruce Potenza, MD Role of orthopedic surgery in the management of traumatic shock – Alexandra K. Schwartz, MD What's new in sepsis – Raul Coimbra, MD, PhD Click here to read an abstracted written summary of this program. Selections from Critical Care, presented July 2005 by the University of California, San Diego, School of Medicine SELECTED TOPICS IN BARIATRIC SURGERY Audio-Digest General Surgery Volume 53, Issue 03 February 7, 2006 Banding or bypass: how do we make the choice? – Samuel Szomstein, MD Prevention of acute venous thromboembolism – Michael Schweitzer, MD Endoscopic intraluminal procedures after bariatric surgery – Dr. Schweitzer Late complications in bariatric surgery – Robert E. Brolin, MD Click here to read an abstracted written summary of this program. Selections from the 4th Annual Surgery of the Foregut Symposium, presented by the Cleveland Clinic Florida VENOUS DISORDERS Audio-Digest General Surgery Volume 53, Issue 02 January 21, 2006 New technologies for treatment of symptomatic varicose veins – Jeffrey L. Ballard Diagnosis and management of intestinal ischemia – Bruce L. Gewertz, MD Click here to read an abstracted written summary of this program. CHRONIC ISCHEMIA OF THE LOWER EXTREMITY Audio-Digest General Surgery Volume 53, Issue 01 January 7, 2006 Nonatherosclerotic causes of claudication – Gregory L. Moneta, MD Medical management of claudication – David L. Dawson, MD Endovascular treatment of superficial femoral artery occlusive disease – William C. Pevec, MD Click here to read an abstracted written summary of this program.