Survival outcomes following primary tumor resection for patients with incurable metastatic colorectal carcinoma: Experience from a single institution.

Objective: Palliative primary tumor resection (PTR) has been used for preventing and treating tumor-related complications. We aimed to determine whether PTR can increase overall survival (OS) in patients with unresectable metastatic colorectal cancer (CRC).

Methods: A retrospective review of a prospectively collected database in a single center was performed.

Can Robots Accelerate the Learning Curve for Surgical Training? An Analysis of Residents and Medical Students.

Surgical traineeship has traditionally been based on a master apprentice model where learning takes place in the operating theatre. This approach has changed over the past few years with greater emphasis on surgical training taking place within the surgical skills laboratory. We developed a high fidelity simulator, the Image-guided Robotic Assisted Surgical simulator (IRAS) with an incorporated robotic guidance feature.