Endoscopic injection of fibrin sealant in repair of gastrojejunostomy leak after laparoscopic Roux-en-Y gastric bypassChristopher Kowalski
Temple University Hospital, Philadelphia, Pennsylvania, USA
Surg Obes Relat Dis 3:438-42. 2007
..Because operative repair of acute leaks is usually unsuccessful, these patients often require prolonged hospitalization with drainage and parenteral hyperalimentation...
- Long limb Roux en Y gastric bypass revisited
Robert E Brolin
University of Pittsburgh Medical Center, 200 Lothrop Street, Pittsburgh, PA 15213 2582, USA
Surg Clin North Am 85:807-17, vii. 2005
..This article discusses the current status of long limb Roux-en-Y gastric bypass in the context of weight loss, metabolic sequelae and CPT coding...
Impact of technological advances on complications of revisional bariatric operationsRobert E Brolin
Department of Surgery, University of Pittsburgh Medical School, Pittsburgh, PA, USA
J Am Coll Surg 206:1137-44. 2008
..Several parameters were analyzed to determine whether experience, coupled with technical innovation, reduced complications after these high-risk procedures...
- Adding malabsorption for weight loss failure after gastric bypass
Robert E Brolin
Department of Surgery, University of Pittsburgh Medical School, Pittsburgh, PA, USA
Surg Endosc 21:1924-6. 2007
..To present a technique of revisional RY gastric bypass in patients with unsatisfactory weight loss after primary gastric bariatric operations...
- Binge eating among gastric bypass patients at long-term follow-up
Melissa A Kalarchian
Department of Psychiatry, University of Pittsburgh School of Medicine, Pittsburgh, PA, USA
Obes Surg 12:270-5. 2002
..A second objective was to examine the relationship of postoperative binge eating to surgery outcome...
- Reinventing the bariatric wheel: what we know, thought we knew and hope to learn
Robert E Brolin
Department of Surgery, University of Pittsburgh Medical School, Pittsburgh, PA, USA
Surg Obes Relat Dis 4:563-6. 2008
- Weight loss outcome of revisional bariatric operations varies according to the primary procedure
Robert E Brolin
Department of Surgery, University Medical Center at Princeton, Princeton, New Jersey, USA
Ann Surg 248:227-32. 2008
..Revisional bariatric operations performed for weight loss failure are frequently associated with inconsistent weight reduction and serious perioperative complications...
- True fractional calcium absorption is decreased after Roux-en-Y gastric bypass surgery
Claudia S Riedt
Department of Nutritional Sciences, Rutgers University, 96 Lipman Drive, New Brunswick, NJ 08901, USA
Obesity (Silver Spring) 14:1940-8. 2006
..The alteration in Ca metabolism after RYGB-induced weight loss appears to be regulated primarily by estradiol levels and might ultimately affect bone mass...
Laparoscopic verses open gastric bypass to treat morbid obesityRobert E Brolin
Ann Surg 239:438-40. 2004
- Complications of combined gastric restrictive and malabsorptive procedures: Part 1
Piotr Gorecki
Division of Laparoscopic Surgery, Department of Surgery, New York Methodist Hospital Brooklyn, New York, USA
Curr Surg 60:138-44. 2003
- Bariatric surgery and long-term control of morbid obesity
Robert E Brolin
Bariatric Surgery, Saint Peter's University Hospital, 254 Easton Ave, New Brunswick, NJ 08903, USA
JAMA 288:2793-6. 2002
- Malabsorptive gastric bypass in patients with superobesity
Robert E Brolin
Department of Surgery, St Peter s University Hospital, New Brunswick, NJ 08903, USA
J Gastrointest Surg 6:195-203; discussion 204-5. 2002
..We conclude that some degree of malabsorption should be incorporated into bariatric operations performed in superobese patients to achieve satisfactory long-term weight loss...
- Complications at gastrojejunostomy after laparoscopic Roux-en-Y gastric bypass: comparison between 21- and 25-mm circular staplers
W Jay Suggs
Department of Surgery, University Medical Center at Princeton, Princeton, New Jersey 08852, USA
Surg Obes Relat Dis 3:508-14. 2007
..The purpose of this study was to compare the complication rate of GJ performed with the 21- and 25-mm circular staplers...
- Weight gain after short- and long-limb gastric bypass in patients followed for longer than 10 years
Robert E Brolin
Ann Surg 246:163-4; author reply 164. 2007
- Postoperative complications in the context of risk:benefit
Robert E Brolin
University Medical Center at Princeton, Princeton, New Jersey, USA
Surg Obes Relat Dis 1:343-7. 2005
- Weight loss and calcium intake influence calcium absorption in overweight postmenopausal women
Mariana Cifuentes
Department of Nutritional Sciences, Rutgers University, New Brunswick, NJ 08901, USA
Am J Clin Nutr 80:123-30. 2004
..Normal intakes of calcium during energy restriction result in inadequate total calcium absorption and could ultimately compromise calcium balance and bone mass...
- Bone and gastric bypass surgery: effects of dietary calcium and vitamin D
Lisa R Goode
Department of Nutritional Sciences, Rutgers University, New Brunswick, New Jersey 08901, USA
Obes Res 12:40-7. 2004
..Although a modest increase in Ca or vitamin D does not suppress PTH or bone resorption, it is possible that greater dietary supplementation may be beneficial...
- Research considerations in obesity surgery
John G Kral
American Society for Bariatric Surgery, Gainesville, Florida, USA
Obes Res 10:63-4. 2002
