May 13

447. Surgical Management of Rectal Cancer - Part 2

After listening to this podcast, learners will be able to: 1. Describe the anatomy and blood supply of the distal colon and rectum. 2. List what is resected and what is reconnected during a low anterior resection. 3. Describe the major differences between a low anterior resection ... Show More

15m 17s

May 11

446. Surgical Management of Colorectal Cancer – Part 1

After listening to this podcast, learners will be able to: 1. Describe the anatomy and blood supply of the proximal colon. 2. Outline the principles of resection for colon cancer. 3. List what is resected and what is reconnected during a right hemicolectomy. 4. Describe what is r ... Show More

11m 29s

Apr 29

445. Recognizing Stomas

After listening to this podcast, learners will be able to: 1. Describe different types of stomas, including ileostomy, colostomy, urostomy, and mucus fistula. 2. Explain the indications for a permanent versus temporary ostomy. 3. Evaluate the type of stoma a patient has based on ... Show More

11m 17s

Oct 2018

Pediatric Inguinal Hernia

This PedsCases podcast is designed to give you an understanding and management approach to an important pediatric surgery topic, pediatric inguinal hernias. This podcast was created by Kevin Verhoeff, a medical student at the University of Alberta, with Dr. Simon Byrns, a surgica ... Show More

12m 10s

Aug 2021

Hernias

This episode covers hernias. Written notes can be found at <a href='https://zerotofinals.com/surgery/general/hernias/'>https://zerotofinals.com/surgery/general/hernias/</a> or in the general surgery section of the Zero to Finals surgery book.The audio in the ep ... Show More

18m 26s

Nov 2018

Chapter 13: General Surgery

Content covered in this episode includes: [0:40]: Question Dissection: A 45 year old female presents with a chief complaint of upper gastric pain 30 minutes following a meal.. [3:44] General surgery chapter of S2S including questions like: - What should you do if you are not sure ... Show More

36m 12s

May 2025

Clinical Challenges in Emergency General Surgery: The Abdominal Wall – Friend or Foe?

It is the final episode of our Challenging Cases in Emergency General Surgery series and we’re diving into another dreaded topic: the complex abdominal wall. This structure is a daily partner to the general surgeon—but when things go wrong, it can quickly become our biggest chall ... Show More

34m 24s

Sep 2018

Episode 12: Gastroenterology

Content covered in this episode includes: [0:41]: Question Dissection: A 45 year old man with no past medical history presents to the E.D. with abdominal pain and nausea and vomiting for the past three days.. [5:10] Gastroenterology chapter of S2S including questions like: - What ... Show More

1h 8m

Jun 2024

Appendicitis and Pseudoappendicitis

In this episode, 3rd year medical student Sahil Sardesai will discuss Appendicitis and Pseudoappendicitis as this is a heavily tested topic on Step and Level exams and comes up often on rotations! Be sure to tune in and check it out!

18m 4s

May 2019

Intra-Abdominal Infections

In this episode I cover intra-abdominal infections. If you want to follow along with written notes on intra-abdominal infections go to <a href='https://zerotofinals.com/medicine/infectiousdisease/intraabdominalinfections/'>https://zerotofinals.com/intraabdominalinfect ... Show More

6m 58s

May 2019

Chapter 38: Urology

Content covered in this episode includes: [0:40]: Question Dissection: A 32-year-old female presents to the E.D. writhing in pain... [3:27] Urology chapter of S2S including questions like: - How is renal cell carcinoma diagnosed and treated? - How do you recognize and manage acut ... Show More

26m 35s

332. Hernia Basics and Spigelian Hernias