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In this episode, Dr. David Kermode and Dr. Bret Batchelor discuss which surgical treatment is better for chronic anal fissures: Open or closed lateral sphincterotomy. Resources for this episode: Acar T, Acar N, Güngör F, Kamer E, Genç H, Atahan K, et. al. 2020. Comparative...

via GIPHY Credit: Canadian Broadcasting Corporation In this episode Dr. David Kermode and Dr. Bret Batchelor discuss whether medical or surgical treatment is better for chronic anal fissures. Resources for this episode: Acar T, Acar N, Güngör F, Kamer E, Genç H, Atahan K, et. al....

In this episode, Dr. David Kermode and Dr. Bret Batchelor try to figure out if ultrasound is good when a person presents with symptoms of an inguinal hernia, but no hernia on palpation. Resources for this episode: Kwee, RM and Kwee, TC. 2018. Ultrasonography in diagnosing...

Credit: Antonio Prohias, via Watson-Guptill publishers In this episode, Dr. Batchelor and Dr. Kermode tackle the time honored debate between different modes of entry for laparoscopic surgery. Resources for this episode: Cornette, B and Barrevoet, F. 2016. Trocar injuries in...

In this episode, Dr. Batchelor is once again joined by his American friends Dr. David Kermode and Dr. Joel Wells to discuss topical anaesthesia for reducing post operative pain in tonsillectomies. Resources for this episode: J Grainger and N. Saravanappa. 2008. Local anaesthetic...

S P Corey What’s best for small polyps, biopsy forceps or snare? In this wild-west Christmas episode, Dr. Batchelor and Dr. Kermode answer this dog gone question. Resources for this episode: Y Komeda, H Kashida, T Sakurai, G Tribonias, K Okamoto, M Kono, M Yamada, T Adachi, H...

Photo: AK Rockefeller Dr. Kermode is back with Dr. Batchelor. This time they discuss beer, bourbon, and ultrasound guided injections of the carpal tunnel. Resources for this episode: J Y Lee, Y Park, K D Park, J K Lee, and O K Lim. 2014. Effectiveness of ultrasound-guided carpal...

Photo: Universal Pictures Dr. David Kermode joins me once again for an episode in which we delve a bit deeper into a discussion started in Banff in January 2018: short term international medical missions, who benefits the most? Resources for this episode: T Green, H Green, J...

Credits: J (appendix), RCCbc (artwork) In this episode, Dr. David Kermode returns to the show to discuss what to do when you’ve gone in suspecting appendicitis, but it turns out to look normal. Do you leave it in, or do you take it out? Conference references: Alberta...

American Gothic (detail, with modification), Grant DeVolson Wood, 1930. In this episode, Dr. Joel Wells and Dr. David Kermode join Dr. Batchelor from way down south in Iowa to discuss whether General Practitioners are any good at removing basal cell carcinomas. Resources for this...