A decade's experience with temporary intravascular shunts at a civilian level I trauma centerAnuradha Subramanian
Department of Surgery, Baylor College of Medicine, Houston, Texas 77030, USA
J Trauma 65:316-24; discussion 324-6. 2008
..A 10-year review of temporary intravascular shunts (TIVS) at a regional trauma center...
- Comparison of infectious complications with synthetic mesh in ventral hernia repair
Rodger H Brown
Michael E DeBakey Department of Surgery, Baylor College of Medicine, Michael E DeBakey Veterans Affairs Medical Center, Houston, TX 77030, USA
Am J Surg 205:182-7. 2013
..Infection can be a devastating complication associated with prosthetic incisional hernia repair. It is unclear whether the type of mesh used affects the risk of infection...
- Mesh shift following laparoscopic ventral hernia repair
Mike K Liang
Department of Surgery, Michael E DeBakey VAMC, Baylor College of Medicine, Houston, Texas 77006, USA
J Surg Res 177:e7-13. 2012
..We define mesh shift as any mesh off-center, where the center is the hernia defect. Our objectives were to evaluate whether mesh shift occurs after LVHR, and to develop a grading system to describe this phenomenon...
- Laparoscopic ventral hernia repair: primary versus secondary hernias
Anuradha Subramanian
Michael E DeBakey Department of Surgery, Baylor College of Medicine, Michael E DeBakey Veterans Affairs Medical Center, Houston, TX 77030, USA
J Surg Res 181:e1-5. 2013
..This grouping could produce falsely favorable results for LVHR. Our objective was to review and compare the outcomes of laparoscopic repair of PHs and SHs...
- A 60-year literature review of stump appendicitis: the need for a critical view
Anuradha Subramanian
Michael E DeBakey Department of Surgery, Baylor College of Medicine, Michael E DeBakey Veterans Affairs Medical Center, Houston, TX 77030, USA
Am J Surg 203:503-7. 2012
..This is a review of the basic clinical, pathological, and surgical significance of stump appendicitis, and the "critical view" required for prevention...
- Laparoscopic transcutaneous closure of central defects in laparoscopic incisional hernia repair
Mike K Liang
Michael E DeBakey Department of Surgery, Baylor College of Medicine, Michael E DeBakey Veteran s Affairs Medical Center, Houston, TX, USA
Surg Laparosc Endosc Percutan Tech 22:e66-70. 2012
..The aim of this technical report is to investigate the safety, efficacy, and outcome of transcutaneous closure of central defects (TCCD) for laparoscopic incisional hernia repair (LIHR)...
- True duplication of the vas deferens: a case report and review of literature
Mike K Liang
Michael E DeBakey Department of Surgery, Michael E DeBakey VAMC, Baylor College of Medicine, 2002 Holcombe Blvd, OCL 112, Houston, TX 77030, USA
Int Urol Nephrol 44:385-91. 2012
..Duplicate vas deferens should not be confused with double vas deferens that describes ipsilateral renal agenesis with a blind ureter ending in the ejaculatory system...
- Predictors of relaparotomy after nontrauma emergency general surgery with initial fascial closure
Jerry J Kim
Michael E DeBakey Department of Surgery, Baylor College of Medicine, MED VAMC, OCL 112, 2002 Holcombe Blvd, Houston, TX 77030, USA
Am J Surg 202:549-52. 2011
..Relaparotomy after emergency surgery for nontrauma intraabdominal catastrophes (NTIAC) is morbid. Our objective was to identify patients who likely will need on-demand relaparotomy after surgery for NTIAC...
