Introduction: The wireless esophageal pH monitoring (Bravo Capsule) is better tolerated and allows longer period of recording (2 days or more) in patients evaluated for gastroesophageal reflux disease. The use of this system may result in day to day discrepancy in measurement of distal esophageal acid exposure. This variation is thought to be due to […]
Introduction: The purpose of this study was to examine the biologic environment of the esophageal hiatus through analysis of the collagen content within the gastrohepatic ligament (GHL), gastrophrenic ligament (GPL), and phrenoesophageal ligament (PEL) in patients with Type III paraesophageal hernias (PEH). Methods: A control group (N=10) with achalasia and patients (N=10) with Type III […]
Evaluation of the Beta Cell Proliferation and Glucose Tolerance Effects of Bariatric Surgery Abstract Introduction: The recent discovery of enhanced glucose tolerance following bariatric surgery has sparked renewed interest in investigation of unchartered underlying pathways of glucose homeostasis. It is hoped that delineation of the active pathway effected by bariatric surgery may be the first […]
Introduction: Morbidly obese patients are at increased risk for developing type 2 diabetes (T2D). Interestingly, T2D resolves rapidly after bariatric surgery, even before substantial weight is lost. However, the underlying molecular pathways by which T2D resolves after bariatric surgery remain unclear. Previous microarray data has shown the genes for leptin and resistin are differentially expressed […]
It is less known that at the beginning of laparoscopic era, two Hungarian surgeons, G. Jako and I. Rozsos, developed a new minimally invasive method for the removal of the gallbladder performed through the abdominal wall, using a similarly small 2.5-3 cm incision as that of the transumbilical single incision laparoscopic procedure. The technique called […]