An unusual case of early dysphagia post GBP: Dx & tx
Edward L Felix, MD, David Maccabee, MD, Carrie Smith, RN, MSN. Marian Regional Medical Center The timing of the onset of dysphagia post Roux-en-Y gastric bypass usually helps determine the cause and therefore the treatment of the dysphagia. Dysphagia arising immediately after the procedure is usually due to edema and resolves spontaneously. When it begins… Continue Reading
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A retrospective comparison of SDS with LDS at a single institution
Samuel H Cottam1, Daniel R Cottam, MD1, Legrand Belnap, MD1, Mitch Roslin, MD2. 1BMI, 2Lenox Hill Hospital and North Shore LIJ Background: The duodenal switch is currently the best operation in terms of weight loss. However, it has suffered from the perception that it is too difficult to perform and has undesirable side effects of… Continue Reading
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A novel, minimally invasive approach to assure hemostasis for intercostal bleeding after trauma
Jacob Glaser, MD, Habeeba Park, MD, Nathan Schmoekel, DO, Joseph Dubose, MD, Thomas Scalea, MD, Deborah Stein, MD, MPH. University Of Maryland Shock Trauma Center Introduction: A major complication of blunt thoracic trauma is arterial bleeding, often due to rib fracture and associated injury to an intercostal artery. Tube thoracostomy reliably adresses most bleeding, but… Continue Reading
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