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Robotic Revisional Bariatric Surgery: Single Surgeon Case Series
Subhashini Ayloo, MD, FACS, Nabajit Choudhury, MD. Division of General, Minimally Invasive and Robotic Surgery, Department of Surgery, University of Illinois at Chicago, Chicago, Illinois. Aim: Laparoscopic revisional bariatric surgery is fraught with increased morbidity and higher conversion due to the complexity of the procedures. The utility of robotic platform with better ergonomics then laparoscopic… Continue Reading
Comparison of Long-term Mortality (>8 years) of 7,862 Bariatric Patients to the General Population in New York State
Dana A Telem, MD, Maria Altieri, MD, Jie Yang, PhD, Qiao Zhang, MS, Wendy L Patterson, MPH, Brittany D Peoples, MS, Gerald Gracia, MD, A. Laurie Shroyer, PhD, MSHA, Aurora D Pryor, MD. Stony Brook Medicine, New York State Department of Health Office of Quality and Patient Safety. Introduction: Obesity is a well-established risk factor… Continue Reading
Is Bariatric Surgery Safe in Patients with Cirrhosis? An Analysis of Short-Term Outcomes
Andrew Smith, Ahmad Elnahas, Allan Okrainec, Fayez Quereshy, Timothy Jackson. Division of General Surgery, University Health Network, University of Toronto, Toronto ON. INTRODUCTION Non-alcoholic fatty liver disease (NAFLD) is an increasingly recognized cause of chronic liver disease. Due to its association with the metabolic syndrome, NAFLD is common in the bariatric population. While the natural… Continue Reading