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Usefulness of Upper Gastrointestinal Contrast Studies in Post-Laparoscopic Roux-en-Y Gastric Bypass Surgery

Usefulness of Upper Gastrointestinal Contrast Studies in Post-Laparoscopic Roux-en-Y Gastric Bypass Surgery

| August 23, 2010 | 0 Comments

by Holly M. Thompson, MD, MPH, and Robert A. Andrews, MD Dr. Thompson, is from the Department of Surgery, Beth Israel Deaconess Medical Center, Boston, Massachusetts. Dr. Andrews is from the Department of Minimally Invasive Surgery, Beth Israel Deaconess Medical Center, Boston, Massachusetts. Funding: There was no funding for the development of this article. Financial […]

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The Role of Bariatric Surgery in Adolescent Morbid Obesity

| August 23, 2010 | 0 Comments

by Daniel DeUgarte, MD; Wendy Slusser, MD; and Amir Mehran, MD Dr. DeUgarte is Surgical Director, UCLA Fit for Healthy Weight Program and Assistant Professor, Department of Surgery, Division of Pediatric Surgery for the David Geffen School of Medicine at UCLA, Los Angeles, California. Dr. Slusser is Medical Director, UCLA Fit for Healthy Weight Program […]

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Pregnancy in Patients with Obesity or Morbid Obesity: Obstetric and Anesthetic Implications

Pregnancy in Patients with Obesity or Morbid Obesity: Obstetric and Anesthetic Implications

| July 22, 2010 | 1 Comment

by Anasuya Vasudevan MD, FRCA Dr. Vasudevan is from the Department of Anesthesia and Critical Care at Beth Israel Deaconess Medical Center and is an Instructor at Harvard Medical School, Boston, Massachusetts. Bariatric Times. 2010;7(7):9–13

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Sleeve Gastrectomy Failure: Just When We Thought We Had the Perfect Operation

| July 22, 2010 | 2 Comments

by Amir Mehran, MD, FACS, FASMBS, and Alaa Koleilat Dr. Mehran and Ms. Koleilat are from the University of California, Los Angeles Department of Surgery, Los Angeles, California. Bariatric Times. 2010;7(7):16–17

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Weight Loss before Weight Loss Surgery: What Do We Know About Dropping Those Preoperative Pounds?

Weight Loss before Weight Loss Surgery: What Do We Know About Dropping Those Preoperative Pounds?

| July 22, 2010 | 0 Comments

by Liz Goldenberg, MPH, RD, CDN Ms. Goldenberg is from New-York Presbyterian Hospital, Weill Cornell College of Medicine of Cornell University, Department of Surgery, New York, New York. Bariatric Times. 2010;7(7):18–20

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Simulation in Laparoscopic Bariatric Surgery

Simulation in Laparoscopic Bariatric Surgery

| June 16, 2010 | 0 Comments

by James D. Adair, MD; Mark A. Gromski, BA; Ganesh Sankaranarayanan, PhD; Suvranu De, ScD, MA; and Daniel Jones, MD

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Laparoscopic Greater Curvature Plication: An Alternative Restrictive Bariatric Procedure

Laparoscopic Greater Curvature Plication: An Alternative Restrictive Bariatric Procedure

| May 19, 2010 | 7 Comments

by Almino C. Ramos, MD; Manoel Galvão Neto, MD; Josemberg Marins Campos, PhD; and Claudio Cora Mottin, PhD Drs. Neto and Ramos are from the Gastro Obeso Center in São Paulo, Brazil. Drs. Neto and Ramos are international consultants for Ethicon Endo-Surgery, Inc. Dr. Campos is from Federal University of Pernambuco, Recife, Brazil. Dr. Mottin […]

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Brachioplasty Following Massive Weight Loss

Brachioplasty Following Massive Weight Loss

| May 19, 2010 | 0 Comments

by Michele A. Shermak, MD, FACS Dr. Shermak is Associate Professor at Johns Hopkins School of Medicine in Baltimore, Maryland. Bariatric Times. 2010;7(5):16–18

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Awake Tracheal Intubation in Patients with Morbid Obesity: When, Why, and How?

| April 6, 2010 | 1 Comment

by Jeremy Collins, Mb. ChB., FRCA, and Jay B. Brodsky, MD Dr. Collins is Clinical Assistant Professor, Department of Anesthesia, Stanford University, Stanford, California. Dr. Borodsky is Professor of Anesthesia, Stanford University Medical Center, Stanford, California. Bariatric Times. 2010;7(4):8–10

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Bariatric Surgery in Adolescents

| April 6, 2010 | 0 Comments

by Natan Zundel, MD, FACS; Elias Chousleb, MD; and Soni Chousleb, MD Dr. Zundel is Clinical Professor of Surgery, Florida International University College of Medicine, Miami, Florida; Dr. E. Chousleb is from The Bariatric and Metabolic Institute, Division of Minimally Invasive Surgery, Cleveland Clinic Florida; and Dr. S. Chousleb is from the Department of Surgery, […]

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