Last Friday we posted eight new videos on AccessSurgery, including a new vodcast (video podcast) and an animation:

• Atrial Thrombectomy and Pacemaker/Defibrillator Insertion
• Colonoscopy: Diagnostic
• Colonoscopy: Therapeutic
• Conventional (or Open) Appendectomy: Incision and Exposure [animation]
• Laparoscopic Left Donor Nephrectomy
• Laparoscopic Left Hepatic Lobectomy for Hepatocellular Carcinoma [vodcast]
• Left Paraganglioma Resection
• Right Adrenalectomy: Single Vein

VIDEO: Dr. Geller removes a left hepatic lobe
with a 12-cm solid mass.

We also posted two new Editor’s Journal Reviews from Dr. Schwartz:

• Evidence-Based Treatment of Acute Pancreatitis: A Look at Established Paradigms
• Long-term Outcomes of Laparoscopic Resection of Gastric Gastrointestinal Stromal Tumors

We’re hearing strong demand for more basic procedural videos. Please let us know what content you would find most helpful. Post suggestions here or email us at OnlineCustomer_Service@mcgraw-hill.com.

Later this year we’ll be adding content from Schwartz’s Principles of Surgery Self-Assessment and Board Review to AccessSurgery. The content will be integrated by topic with the questions from Surgery Review Illustrated to build a database of review questions.

We’re simultaneously looking at ways to enhance the Board Review functionality. For example, we may offer users the option to eliminate questions they’ve already taken or to refresh and take questions from the full database.

Drop us a line and let us know what features you’d most like to see.

We’ve added the first of many surgical animations to AccessSurgery. Adapted from Zollinger’s Atlas of Surgical Operations, the animation details a Laparoscopic Appendectomy: Operative Procedure.

All animations are narrated and chapterized. The current title is highlighted in red. Scroll over the additional chapter sections to view titles and click a section to jump ahead. Turn off the autoplay function to play each chapter individually.

On the Appendectomy Procedure homepage, you can choose to compare the animation to two laparoscopic appendectomy surgical videos for a more complete understanding of the operation. Or you can read related content from Skandalakis’ Surgical Anatomy, Schwartz’s Principles of Surgery, or CURRENT Surgical Diagnosis & Treatment.