Iatrogenic Gallbladder Perforation Treated by Laparoscopic Cholecystectomy

A case of gallbladder perforation with bile peritonitis resulting from a percutaneous needle biopsy of the liver is presented. Using laparoscopic cholecystectomy as the surgical management, the patient made a rapid and smooth recovery

Opportunity costs of gastrointestinal endoscopic training in Canada

BACKGROUND: No data exist to define the opportunity costs related to instruction in endoscopic procedures in Royal College of Physicians and Surgeons of Canada-accredited teaching centres. Academic and institutional administrators expect staff to achieve acceptable performance standards. There is a need to measure some of the effects of training activity in the establishment of such standards