Main Written Summaries Listing Audio-Digest Foundation: Archived Written Summaries: General Surgery: 2010 MINIMAL ACCESS SURGERY Audio-Digest General Surgery Volume 57, Issue 06 March 21, 2010 Laparoscopic vs robotic colorectal surgery: when, why, and how? – Sonia L. Ramamoorthy, MD Robotic applications in general surgery – Timothy Perez, MD Click here to read an abstracted written summary of this program. BREAST ONCOLOGY Audio-Digest General Surgery Volume 57, Issue 05 March 7, 2010 The evolving role of surgeons in breast cancer management – David J. Cole, MD Tips on breast–conserving surgery – Claire Holloway, MD Management of breast cancer during pregnancy – Tulin Cil, MD Click here to read an abstracted written summary of this program. OUTREACH/ETHICS Audio-Digest General Surgery Volume 57, Issue 04 February 21, 2010 Death and dying: treating the family – Jonathan R. Hiatt, MD Communication in end–of–life decisions – Lynette Cederquist, MD Conflicts of interest in medicine – Paul F. Mansfield, MD Click here to read an abstracted written summary of this program. TRAUMA Audio-Digest General Surgery Volume 57, Issue 03 February 7, 2010 Techniques and trouble in the management of bowel injuries – Lawrence N. Diebel, MD Controversies in the determination of brain death – Isaac Tawil, MD Click here to read an abstracted written summary of this program. GASTROINTESTINAL CANCER Audio-Digest General Surgery Volume 57, Issue 02 January 21, 2010 Controversies in the surgical management of esophageal and gastroesophageal cancer – Mitchell C. Posner, MD Minimally invasive surgical approaches to esophageal cancer – Mark K. Ferguson, MD Surgical treatment of gastric cancer – Peter W. T. Pisters, MD Click here to read an abstracted written summary of this program. From The Second Annual Gastrointestinal Cancer Symposium, Sponsored By The University Of Chicago Pritzker School Of Medicine, October 9, 2009 CAROTID ARTERY DISEASE Audio-Digest General Surgery Volume 57, Issue 01 January 7, 2010 Management of symptomatic and asymptomatic carotid disease – Anthony J. Comerota, MD Carotid endarterectomy and stroke prevention – William M. Lee, MD Click here to read an abstracted written summary of this program. From Carotid Artery Disease: Diagnosis And Management For The Prevention Of Stroke, The Thirteenth Annual Max R. Gaspar Vascular Disease Symposium, Sponsored By Keck School Of Medicine Of The University Of Southern California