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Surgery. 140:524-531
Background Super-super obesity (body mass index [BMI] ≥ 60 kg/m 2 ) is thought to be a risk factor for complications and mortality in laparoscopic Roux-en-Y gastric bypass. Excess weight loss has been demonstrated to be diminished compared with les
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Surgery. 138:1066-1071
Background Intraoperative parathyroid hormone (PTH) testing has been shown to accurately define adequacy of parathyroid resection in patients with primary hyperparathyroidism (HPT) and alters the operative management in 10% to 15% of cases. However,
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Surgery. 138:583-590
Background Intraoperative parathyroid hormone (iPTH) testing often is used during minimally invasive parathyroidectomy for primary hyperparathyroidism (1°HPT). However, several investigators report that these assays are not cost effective and do not
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Journal of Surgical Research. 127:58-62
Background. Many elderly patients with primary hyperparathyroidism (1HPT), which increases in incidence with age and is frequently asymptomatic, are often not referred for surgery. However, the development of minimally invasive techniques has facilit
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Journal of Gastrointestinal Surgery. 8:983-987
The prevalence of obesity has reached epidemic proportions. The treatment of obesity-related health conditions is costly. Although laparoscopic gastric bypass is expensive, health care costs in obese patients should decrease with subsequent weight lo
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Obesity Surgery. 14:618-625
Background:Laparoscopic Roux-en-Y gastric bypass (LRYGBP) is a technically demanding procedure with a steep learning curve. Experienced laparoscopic surgeons and bariatric surgeons can learn from the outcomes and complications of their initial experi
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Annals of Surgery. 238:332-338
Objective: To determine the utility of radioguided parathyroidectomy for patients with hyperparathyroidism, we studied the properties of 180 resected, hyperfunctioning parathyroid glands. and Background Data: Radioguided resection of hyperfunctioning
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Surgery. 120:688-697
Epidural anesthesia as a perioperative adjunct has been shown to provide superior pain control and has been implicated in more rapid ileus resolution after major abdominal surgery, possibly through a sympatholytic mechanism. Studies suggest that the
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Diseases of the Colon & Rectum. 39:817-822
PURPOSE: Unlike classic Hirschsprung's disease, short-segment and ultrashort-segment varieties are usually found to be latent and milder. Ultrashort-segment Hirschsprung's disease may present as intractable chronic constipation in children over one y
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Surgery. 135:222-224
CASE REPORT A 41-year-old man with a history of chronic diarrhea and fatty stools since childhood and an inability to gain weight presented with C6 and T3 vertebral fractures. A bone mineral density scan of the lumbar spine from L2 to L4 was 61% of p