Evaluation of the porcine model to teach various ancillary procedures to gynecologic oncology fellows.

Objective: The purpose of this study was to subjectively evaluate the adequacy of the porcine model for training gynecologic oncology fellows.

Study Design: Following a defined surgical curriculum, fellow-attending pairs operated on female hogs. A predetermined dataset was collected for each procedure.

Portal blood flow, effective hepatic blood flow, and outcome after partial portal decompression.

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Positron emission tomography affects surgical management in recurrent colorectal cancer patients.

Background: We determined the effect of positron emission tomography (PET) on surgical decision-making in patients with metastatic or recurrent colorectal cancer.

Methods: A total of 114 patients with advanced colorectal cancer were imaged with computed tomography (CT) and PET scans. The PET and CT scans were independently interpreted before surgery and recorded.