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Improved Insulin Sensitivity After Gastric Bypass Correlates with Decreased Total Body Fat, But Not with Changes in Free Fatty Acids
Lawrence Tabone, MD, Khoo Chin Meng, MD, Philip Omotosho, MD, Alfonso Torquati, MD, MSCI Duke University, Department of Surgery INTRODUCTION: Increased plasma free fatty acids (FFA) are considered one of the key elements in the pathogenesis of insulin resistance and type 2 diabetes (T2DM). We hypothesize that, in diabetic patients undergoing laparoscopic Roux-en-Y gastric bypass… Continue Reading
The Adrenal Psoas Sign: A simple technique to maximize complete removal of extracortical adrenal tissue during laparoscopic adrenalectomy
Erin W Gilbert, MD, Vincent L Harrison, MD, Brett C Sheppard, MD Oregon Health BackgroundBilateral laparoscopic adrenalectomy (BLA) is an effective therapy for the management of persistent hypercortisolism in patients after failed transphenoidal pituitary tumor resection for Cushing’s disease. Extracortical adrenal tissue has been previously identified as a source of persistent hypercortisolism and, if not… Continue Reading
Intraoperative Bleeding and Hemostasis in Endoscopic Surgery.
Jose Daniel Lozada Leon, MD, Jose Antonio Licona Ortiz, MD, Clodoalda Durthley Lozada Leon, MD Sanatorio Santa Monica, Cuernavaca., Morelos, Mexico. INTRODUCTIONThe aim of this video is to present some important aspects in the management of intraoperative bleeding and hemostasis in endoscopic surgery, focusing on the inherent risk of each patient's treatment history in pre-existing… Continue Reading