The TVASurg team, along with Dr. Shiva Jayaraman from St. Joseph’s Health Centre, is happy to announce the first case launch in 2016. This case focuses on techniques and approaches in dealing with a difficult laparoscopic cholecystectomy, and is one of many cases in...
Dr. Juan Echeverri was the reciepient of the “Top Poster of Distinction Award” at the ASTS Winter Symposium earlier this month. Echeverri begins his Fellowship in Abdominal Transplantation at the University of Toronto in August.
Dr. Nicolas Goldaracena was the recipient of the 2015 ASTS-Astellas Fellowship in Transplantation Grant for his research, “Subnormothermic ex vivo liver perfusion allows graft treatment and modification prior to liver transplantation” (Period: July 1, 2015-June 30,...
Dib MJ, Goldaracena N, Marquez M, Barbas A, Alotaiby N, Sapisochin G, Cattral MS, Lilly L, McGilvray I, Renner E, Greig PD, Ghanekar A, Selzner N, Selzner M, Grant DR. Impact of ideal body weight vs. actual body weight on the prediction of small-for-size syndrome...
From Stem Cells to Livers Bile ducts are structures in the liver that secrete bile to help with digestion. The ducts are lined with cells called cholangiocytes; when these cells malfunction, liver damage occurs and a transplant is usually needed. Although bile duct...
