A5083226337- Bariatric Surgery and Outcomes
- Body Contouring and Surgery
- Esophageal and GI Pathology
- Gastrointestinal disorders and treatments
- Gastric Cancer Management and Outcomes
- Hernia repair and management
- Cardiac, Anesthesia and Surgical Outcomes
- Gallbladder and Bile Duct Disorders
- Biliary and Gastrointestinal Fistulas
- Vascular anomalies and interventions
- Abdominal Surgery and Complications
- Burn Injury Management and Outcomes
- Congenital Anomalies and Fetal Surgery
- Cardiovascular Disease and Adiposity
- Esophageal Cancer Research and Treatment
- Gastrointestinal Tumor Research and Treatment
- Congenital Diaphragmatic Hernia Studies
- Gastroesophageal reflux and treatments
- Appendicitis Diagnosis and Management
- Advanced Breast Cancer Therapies
- Breast Cancer Treatment Studies
- Pharmacology and Obesity Treatment
- Intestinal and Peritoneal Adhesions
- Pediatric Hepatobiliary Diseases and Treatments
- Chemotherapy-related skin toxicity
Montefiore Medical Center
2024
Texas Tech University Health Sciences Center
2018-2022
Texas Tech University
2018-2022
Ahmadu Bello University
2021
University Hospitals of Cleveland
2017-2020
Case Western Reserve University
2016-2019
University School
2017-2019
Lubbock Christian University
2018
University Hospitals Cleveland Medical Center
2016
The aim of this study was to assess the safety revisional surgery laparoscopic sleeve gastrectomy (LSG) compared Roux-Y gastric bypass (LRYGB) after failed adjustable banding (LAGB).The number reoperations rapidly increased in United States during last several years. A common approach is band removal with conversion another weight loss procedure such as or a single procedure. profile those procedures remains controversial.Preoperative characteristics and 30-day outcomes from Metabolic...
Despite the clinical benefits of bariatric surgery, some patients have experienced disappointment with their weight loss. Setting realistic expectations is key to success.To develop a specific prediction calculator estimate expected body mass index (BMI) at 1 year after laparoscopic sleeve gastrectomy (LSG).A retrospective analysis was performed study 211 primary LSG. Nine baseline variables were analyzed. Least angle regression (LARS) employed for variable selection and build predictive...
Abstract Probiotics are often used in critically ill patients to prevent antibiotic-associated complications, including Clostridium difficile colitis. However, clinical evidence of their efficacy is lacking. The objective this study assess the impact prophylactic probiotic administration on bowel function, gut microbial diversity, and nutritional markers adult burn patients. A retrospective cohort was done 108 aged 18 89. Patients were given >1 million colony-forming units per day...
Infection control in patients with perforated peptic ulcers (PPU) commonly includes empiric antifungals (AF). We investigated the variation use of AF and explored association between their subsequent development organ space infection (OSI).This was a secondary analysis multicenter, case-control study treated for PPU at nine institutions 2011 2018. Microbiology utilization AF, defined as administered within 24 hours from index surgery, were recorded. Patients who received compared those did...
Morbid obesity is increasing worldwide as a result, weight loss procedures such Roux- En-Y gastric bypass (RYGB) are well. RYGB has multiple complications including intussusception, most of the cases jejuno-jejunal. Only one case reported to be Jejuno-gastric intussusception (JGI) but through remnant and not gastro-jejunostomy anastomosis (GJ). A 50-year-old female presented emergency department complaining diffuse abdominal pain, nausea, vomiting. Her surgical history significant for an 17...
The HospitAl stay, Readmission, and Mortality rates (HARM) score is a quality indicator that easily determined from routine administrative data. However, the HARM has not yet been applied to patients undergoing bariatric surgery. aims of present study were adjust population validate ability modified serve as an inexpensive tool measure A MBSAQIP 2015 PUF database was reviewed. For each discharge, 1 10 calculated on basis length stay (LOS), discharge status, 30-day readmissions. We adjusted...
Obesity is one of the most common cardiovascular risk factors that affects blood pressure (BP) control, but there a lack data regarding prevalence overweight and obesity in hypertensive patients their relationship Libyan population. The aim this study to determine its impact on BP control among primary health care (PHC) unit Benghazi, Libya. This cross-sectional, PHC unit-based carried out hypertension clinic Al-Kish Polyclinic, Libya, between July December 2017. A total number 207 adult...
Under IRB Approval A retrospective review of 402 cases who underwent sleeve gastrectomy (SG) in our academic center between January 2011 and December 2015 was performed. Patients had preoperative EGD reports were enrolled the study. Data collected for demographics, endoscopic intraoperative findings. Each patient’s findings compared with ones.
The gold standard procedure and most commonly performed bariatric surgery internationally is the Roux En-Y Gastric Bypass (RYBG) surgery. A major complication of RYGB small bowel obstruction (SBO; 5% incidence), frequently caused by intra-abdominal adhesions (65–75%), followed internal hernias, volvulus, malignancy, intussusception, Crohn's disease, carcinomatosis, intraluminal blood clot, port site jejunojejunostomy anastomosis strictures, paralytic ileus, superior mesenteric artery...