TransCare Initiative: An Institutional Knowledge-to-Action Project for Surgery and Gender Equity Education.

Background: The transgender/gender nonconforming (TGNC) population is growing exponentially, but surgeon education has not advanced accordingly. Our objective was to assess department-wide understanding, awareness, and comfort in treating TGNC patients and identify specific gaps in education and training needs.

Methods: A survey covering 4 domains (personal perceptions; prior healthcare training/experience; comfort providing care; barriers to access) regarding TGNC patients was distributed to surgery faculty and trainees at an urban referral center.

Survey Results on Use of a Convex Pouching System in the Postoperative Period.

Purpose: The purpose of this study was to validate time frames for postoperative care following stoma surgery and to determine participants' current practice with convex pouching systems during the postoperative period.

Design: A Cross-sectional survey.

Subjects And Setting: The sample comprised 332 ostomy care specialists practicing in the United States.

Propensity-Matched Analysis of Sigmoidectomies for Diverticular Disease.

Background And Objectives: The role for the robotic-assisted approach as a minimally invasive alternative to open colorectal surgery is in the evaluation phase. While the benefits of minimally invasive colorectal surgery when compared to the open approach have been clearly demonstrated, the adoption of laparoscopy has been limited. The purpose of this study was to evaluate clinical outcomes, hospital and payer characteristics of patients undergoing robotic-assisted, laparoscopic, and open elective sigmoidectomy for diverticular disease in the United States.

Robotic-assisted ileocolic resection for Crohn's disease: outcomes from an early national experience.

Crohn's disease is an incurable inflammatory disorder that can affect the entire gastrointestinal tract. While medical management is considered first-line treatment, approximately 70-90% of patients with Crohn's disease will require at least one surgical intervention during the course of their lifetimes. Traditionally, abdominal surgery for Crohn's disease has been performed via an open approach with an increasing adoption of minimally invasive techniques.