A unified approach to recurrent laparoscopic hernia repairsE L Felix
Department of Surgery, University of California Fresno and Center for Hernia Repair, Fresno, CA 93710, USA
Surg Endosc 15:969-71. 2001
..The purpose of this study was to determine if the laparoscopic approach could deal with the problem safely and successfully...
Conversion of laparoscopic Roux-en-Y gastric bypassEdward L Felix
California Institute of Minimally Invasive Surgery, Fresno, CA 93710, USA
Am J Surg 186:648-51. 2003
..To determine the incidence and causes of conversion from a laparoscopic to an open gastric bypass for morbid obesity, we reviewed the experience of our bariatric center...
Perforated marginal ulcers after laparoscopic gastric bypassEdward L Felix
UCSF Fresno Department of Surgery, Clovis Hospital, Fresno, CA 93710, USA
Surg Endosc 22:2128-32. 2008
..Therefore, a retrospective review of all patients undergoing LRYGB at the authors' center was conducted to determine the incidence of PMU and whether any causative factors were present...
Anastomotic stenosis after Roux-en-Y gastric bypass: A rational approach to treatmentDaniel E Swartz
Advanced Bariatric Centers of California, Fresno, California 93710, USA
Surg Obes Relat Dis 2:632-6; discussion 637. 2006
..No universal guidelines for optimal treatment exist. The aim of this study was to develop guidelines to treat stenosis that achieve the lowest rate of recurrence while avoiding the complications of excessive dilation...
Elective cholecystectomy after Roux-en-Y gastric bypass: why should asymptomatic gallstones be treated differently in morbidly obese patients?Daniel E Swartz
Advanced Bariatric Centers and the California Institute of Minimally Invasive Surgery, Fresno, California, 93710, USA
Surg Obes Relat Dis 1:555-60. 2005
..We hypothesized that it is possible to apply the commonly used indications for cholecystectomy in the nonobese population safely to a Roux-en-Y gastric bypass cohort...
Bile reflux after Roux-en-Y gastric bypass: an unrecognized cause of postoperative painDaniel E Swartz
Advanced Bariatric Center, Fresno, California 93710, USA
Surg Obes Relat Dis 5:27-30. 2009
..Bile reflux as a cause of pain after laparoscopic RYGB has not been previously described. We report on a series of patients with chronic pain after RYGB as a result of bile reflux owing an abnormally short alimentary limb...
Acute mesenteric venous thrombosis following laparoscopic Roux-en-Y gastric bypassDaniel E Swartz
The California Institute of Minimally Invasive Surgery, Fresno, California 93710, USA
JSLS 8:165-9. 2004
..Acute mesenteric venous thrombosis has not been previously reported as a complication following Roux-en-Y gastric bypass...