Ask the Experts: Dilemmas in Bariatric Surgery

This Month’s Dilemma: Management of Large Left Upper Quadrant Air-Fluid Collection after Laparoscopic Sleeve Gastrectomy

This Month’s Featured Expert: Alex Gandsas, MD, MBA, FACS Read the rest of this article »

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This Month’s Dilemma: Severe Abdominal Pain, Vomiting, and Nocturnal Reflux Caused by a High-placed Gastric Band

This Month’s Featured Expert: Natan Zundel, MD, FACS

Dr. Zundel is Clinical Professor of Surgery, Florida International University College of Medicine, Miami, Florida.

Bariatric Times. 2011;8(5)14–15 Read the rest of this article »

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Ask the Experts: Dilemmas in Bariatric Surgery

This ongoing column is dedicated to providing information to our readers on various dilemmas in bariatric surgery. We invite questions from our readers. The answers are provided by experts in the field.

This Month’s Dilemma: Severe Abdominal Pain 24 Hours after Conversion of Sleeve Gastrectomy to Gastric Bypass Read the rest of this article »

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This Month’s Featured Expert: Alfons Pomp, MD, FACS, FRCSC
Dr. Pomp is a Leon C. Hirsch Professor, Vice Chairman, Department of Surgery, and Chief, Section of Laparoscopic and Bariatric Surgery, Weill Medical College of Cornell University, New York Presbyterian Hospital, New York, New York.

This Month’s Dilemma: Management of Proximal Gastrogastric Fistula Due to Staple Line Dehiscence

Bariatric Times. 2010;7(10)20 Read the rest of this article »

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Ask the Experts: Dilemmas in Bariatric Surgery

This month’s dilemma:
Complications following sleeve gastrectomy

This month’s expert:

Gregg H. Jossart, MD

Dr. Jossart is Director of Minimally Invasive Surgery, California Pacific Medical Center, San Francisco, California.

Bariatric Times. 2010;7(8)19–20 Read the rest of this article »

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This month’s dilemma:
WHY BAND A GASTRIC BYPASS? Read the rest of this article »

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Ask the Experts:
Dilemmas in Bariatric Surgery

This month’s dilemma:
Treatment Option in Patient Presenting with Small Bowel Obstruction from Bezoars in the Jejunojejunal Anastomosis after Roux-en-Y Gastric Bypass

This month’s expert:
Peter Benotti, MD, FACS

About the expert
Dr. Benotti is the Residency Program Director, Department of Surgery, St. Francis Medical Center, 601 Hamilton Ave., Trenton, NJ

Bariatric Times. 2010;7(4):26 Read the rest of this article »

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This month’s dilemma:
Internal hernias following gastric bypass operations

This month’s expert:
Alan Wittgrove, MD, FASMBS

Dr. Wittgrove is Medical Director, Bariatric Program, Scripps Memorial Hospital, La Jolla, California. Read the rest of this article »

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