Background- Laparoscopic adjustable gastric band (LAGB) and Laparoscopic sleeve gastrectomy (LSG) have become two most widely used restrictive procedures. The aim of this retrospective analysis was to compare the two procedures in terms of outcomes in different BMI groups (stages of the disease).Methods- There were 1084 LAGB performed between April 2005 – July2009 for patients […]
Minimally invasive esophagectomy in a patient with portal hypertension. Scott J. Keckler MD, Colleen S. Hupp DO, Amit K. Taggar MD, Mazin F. Al-kasspooles MD, Niazy M. Selim MD, MBChB, PhD. University of Kansas Medical Center, Department of Surgery. Kansas City, KS USA. Introduction: Open surgical resection for esophageal cancer has a high morbidity. As […]
Introduction: Pulmonary embolism remains a major risk after bariatric surgery. Current practice is to identify those patients who are at high risk for VTE and treat with preoperative inferior vena cava (IVC) filter to prevent postoperative pulmonary embolism. The purpose of this study is to analyze the postoperative complications observed in a large series of […]
Aim: Routine use of a flat, perforated bulb-suction drain after laparoscopic Roux-en-Y gastric bypass (LRYGBP) was practiced at our institution until 2 1/2 years ago, when a patient experienced an intestinal obstruction due to the drain itself. Considering our low leak rate during the period in which drains were used, and evidence that drains were […]
IntroductionPatients with Crohn’s disease are most commonly afflicted in the region of the terminal ileum. In a university setting, patients often present to the surgeon with advanced disease that has been treated with multiple immunomodulators, and often have previous abdominal operations. MethodsA retrospective analysis of 50 patients with Crohn’s disease undergoing elective or semi-elective terminal […]