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Laparoscopic Sleeve Gastrectomy Is an Effective Treatment for Gerd Symptoms
William J Haberlin, MD, Dimitrios Stefanidis, MD, PhD, Amanda L Walters, MS, Keith Gersin, MD, Timothy Kuwada, MD. Section of Bariatric Surgery, Division of Gastrointestinal and Minimally Invasive Surgery, Department of Surgery, Carolinas Medical Center, Charlotte North Carolina. Introduction: Laparoscopic sleeve gastrectomy (LSG) is an increasingly popular and effective bariatric procedure. However, it’s effectiveness in… Continue Reading
Presence of Hlelicobacter Pylori is not associated with late anastamotic complications in gastric bypass patients
John J Kelly, MD, Richard A Perugini, MD, Lisa Q Wang, MD, Thomas Tomczyk, MD, Julie Flahive, MS. University of Massachusetts Medical Center. Background Eradication of H. pylori prior to Roux-en-Y gastric bypass (RYGB) has been advocated as a measure to reduce anastomotic ulceration. However, the evidence to support a correlation between preoperative H. pylori… Continue Reading
ADVANCES IN SURGICAL EDUCATION: USING THE iPAD AND iTUNES U TO DELIVER A MOBILE DIGITAL CURRICULUM
Monica T Young, MD, Michael Sgroi, MD, Stephen P Schale, BS, Esther Jun, BA, Julie H Youm, PhD, Warren Wiechmann, MD, MBA, Michael J Stamos, MD, Jill Endres, MD. Department of Surgery, University of California, Irvine School of Medicine, Orange, California. Objective: The 80-hour workweek has necessitated a shift in surgical training toward better utilization… Continue Reading