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Short-term changes in insulin resistance following weight loss surgery for morbid obesity: laparoscopic adjustable gastric banding versus laparoscopic Roux-en-Y gastric bypassG H Ballantyne
Section of Minimally Invasive and Telerobotic Surgery, Hackensack University Medical Center, Hackensack, NJ 07601, USA
Obes Surg 16:1189-97. 2006..The aim of this study was to compare directly the short-term changes in insulin resistance following LAGB and LRYGBP in similar populations of patients...- Hand-assisted laparoscopic colectomy: evolution to a clinically useful techniqueGarth H Ballantyne
Minimally Invasive and Telerobotic Surgery, Hackensack University Medical Center, Hackensack, New Jersey 07601, USA
Dis Colon Rectum 47:753-65. 2004..This review was designed to trace the evolution of hand-assisted colectomy from an infrequently used technique to a clinically useful surgical approach to diseases of the colon and rectum... - Measuring outcomes following bariatric surgery: weight loss parameters, improvement in co-morbid conditions, change in quality of life and patient satisfactionGarth H Ballantyne
Hackensack University Medical Center, Hackensack, NJ, USA
Obes Surg 13:954-64. 2003..In addition, surgeons should characterize their study population and report outcomes for sub-populations... - Peptide YY(1-36) and peptide YY(3-36): Part I. Distribution, release and actionsGarth H Ballantyne
Minimally Invasive and Telerobotic Surgery, Hackensack University Medical Center, 20 Prospect Avenue, Hackensack, NJ 07601, USA
Obes Surg 16:651-8. 2006..PYY may play a primary role in the appetite suppression and weight loss observed after bariatric operations... - The da Vinci telerobotic surgical system: the virtual operative field and telepresence surgeryGarth H Ballantyne
Hackensack University, Medical Center, 20 Prospect Avenue, Hackensack, NJ 07601, USA
Surg Clin North Am 83:1293-304, vii. 2003..da Vinci has recently released a second generation of telerobots with four arms and will continue to meet the evolving challenges of surgery... - Peptide YY(1-36) and peptide YY(3-36): Part II. Changes after gastrointestinal surgery and bariatric surgeryGarth H Ballantyne
Director of Minimally Invasive and Telerobotic Surgery, Hackensack University Medical Center, Hackensack, NJ 07601, USA
Obes Surg 16:795-803. 2006.... 
Telerobotic laparoscopic repair of incisional ventral hernias using intraperitoneal prosthetic meshGarth H Ballantyne
Minimally Invasive and Telerobotic Surgery Institute, Hackensack University Medical Center, Hackensack, New Jersey 07601, USA
JSLS 7:7-14. 2003..This report indicates that telerobotic laparoscopic ventral hernia repair is feasible and suggests that telepresence technology facilitates this procedure...- Predictors of prolonged hospital stay following open and laparoscopic gastric bypass for morbid obesity: body mass index, length of surgery, sleep apnea, asthma, and the metabolic syndromeGarth H Ballantyne
Bariatric Surgery Center, Hackensack University Medical Center, NJ 07601, USA
Obes Surg 14:1042-50. 2004..The purpose of this study was to identify patient characteristics that increased the odds of a prolonged hospital length of stay (LOS) following open or laparoscopic Roux-en-Y gastric bypass (RYGBP)... - Telerobotic-assisted laparoscopic right hemicolectomy: lateral to medial or medial to lateral dissection?Garth H Ballantyne
Division of Minimally Invasive and Telerobotic Surgery, Hackensack University Medical Center, Hackensack, NJ 07601, USA
Surg Laparosc Endosc Percutan Tech 16:406-10. 2006..The motion scaling made the large excursion arcs required for adequate exposure in a LtM dissection cumbersome to achieve... - Telerobotic gastrointestinal surgery: phase 2--safety and efficacyG H Ballantyne
Section of Minimally Invasive and Telerobotic Surgery, Hackensack University Medical Center, Hackensack, New Jersey 07601, USA
Surg Endosc 21:1054-62. 2007..In the past 6 years, virtually all gastrointestinal operations have been accomplished using telerobotic techniques. The purpose of this review is to summarize the short-term outcomes achieved with telerobotic gastrointestinal operations... - Robotic surgery, telerobotic surgery, telepresence, and telementoring. Review of early clinical resultsG H Ballantyne
Minimally Invasive and Telerobotic Surgery Institute, Hackensack University Medical Center, 20 Prospect Avenue, Hackensack, NJ, USA
Surg Endosc 16:1389-402. 2002..Nonetheless, these technologies are still in an early stage of development, and each device entails its own set of challenges and limitations for actual use in clinical settings... - The learning curve measured by operating times for laparoscopic and open gastric bypass: roles of surgeon's experience, institutional experience, body mass index and fellowship trainingGarth H Ballantyne
Bariatric Surgery Center, Hacekensack University Medical Center, Hackensack, NJ 07601, USA
Obes Surg 15:172-82. 2005..The aim of this study was to compare the learning curves in terms of surgical time for the first 3 surgeons performing LRYGBP in our hospital with the length of surgery for open gastric bypass (CONTROLS)... - Granting clinical privileges for telerobotic surgeryGarth H Ballantyne
Hackensack University Medical Center, New Jersey 07601, USA
Surg Laparosc Endosc Percutan Tech 12:17-25. 2002..This process has facilitated the safe and orderly introduction of telerobotics operations into clinical practice in our hospitals... - The pitfalls of laparoscopic surgery: challenges for robotics and telerobotic surgeryGarth H Ballantyne
Department of Surgery, Hackensack University Medical Center, New Jersey 07601, USA
Surg Laparosc Endosc Percutan Tech 12:1-5. 2002..The articles presented in this issue suggest that robotics and telerobotics offer solutions to these nagging pitfalls of laparoscopic surgery... 
Bariatric surgery: low mortality at a high-volume centerGarth H Ballantyne
Bariatric Surgery Center, Hackensack University Medical Center, Hackensack, NJ, USA
Obes Surg 18:660-7. 2008..These programs postulate that concentration of weight loss operations in high-volume centers will decrease surgical mortality and improve outcomes...- Changes in insulin resistance following bariatric surgery and the adipoinsular axis: role of the adipocytokines, leptin, adiponectin and resistinGarth H Ballantyne
Department of Surgery, Yale University School of Medicine, New Haven, CT, USA
Obes Surg 15:692-9. 2005..These changes correlate with weight loss and improvement in insulin. Although resistin may play an important role in explaining insulin resistance, animal and human studies currently show conflicting results... - Short-term outcomes for super-super obese (BMI > or =60 kg/m2) patients undergoing weight loss surgery at a high-volume bariatric surgery center: laparoscopic adjustable gastric banding, laparoscopic gastric bypass, and open tubular gastric bypassDaniel J Stephens
Bariatric Surgery Center, Hackensack University Medical Center, 20 Prospect Avenue, Hackensack, NJ 07601, USA
Surg Obes Relat Dis 4:408-15. 2008..The goal of this study was to re-examine the short-term outcomes for super-super obese patients undergoing weight loss surgery at our high-volume bariatric surgery center well beyond our learning curve... - 1st International Congress of the Minimally Invasive Robotic Association (MIRA), 7-10 December 2006, Innsbruck, Austria. Congress summary: MIRA and the future of surgical robotics (www.teleroboticsurgeons.com)S J Belsley
Section of Minimally Invasive and Telerobotics, Hackensack University Medical Centre, Hackensack, NJ 07601, USA
Int J Med Robot 2:98-103. 2006 - The surgical treatment of type II diabetes mellitus: changes in HOMA Insulin resistance in the first year following laparoscopic Roux-en-Y gastric bypass (LRYGB) and laparoscopic adjustable gastric banding (LAGB)Garth H Ballantyne
Section of Minimally Invasive Surgery, Hackensack University Medical Center, 20 Prospect Avenue, Suite 901, Hackensack, NJ 07601, USA
Obes Surg 19:1297-303. 2009.... - Comparison of laparoscopic colectomy with and without the aid of a robotic camera holderStephen Merola
Department of Surgery, Hackensack University Medical Center, New Jersey 07601, USA
Surg Laparosc Endosc Percutan Tech 12:46-51. 2002..In addition, using a voice-controlled robot as a camera holder does eliminate the need for a surgical assistant... - Patient characteristics impacting excess weight loss following laparoscopic adjustable gastric bandingWai Yip Chau
Bariatric Surgery Center, Hackensack University Medical Center HUMC, Hackensack, NJ, USA
Obes Surg 15:346-50. 2005..Subgroup analysis of patients may offer insight into this variability. The aim of our study was to identify preoperative factors that predict outcome... - Plasma and tissue alterations of peptide YY and enteroglucagon in rats after colectomyA P Vukasin
Department of Surgery, Yale University School of Medicine, New Haven, Connecticut
Yale J Biol Med 65:1-15. 1992.... - Changes in insulin resistance following bariatric surgery: role of caloric restriction and weight lossAndrew A Gumbs
Department of Surgery, Yale University School of Medicine, New Haven, CT, USA
Obes Surg 15:462-73. 2005..Observed changes in glucose metabolism and insulin resistance following bariatric surgery do not require the posit of novel regulatory mechanisms... - Robotic versus telerobotic laparoscopic cholecystectomy: duration of surgery and outcomesKatherine Hourmont
Minimally Invasive and Telerobotic Surgery Institute, Hackensack University Medical Center, 20 Prospect Avenue, Suite #901, Hackensack, NJ 07601, USA
Surg Clin North Am 83:1445-62. 2003..This study justifies further comparison of these techniques in a randomized prospective trial... - 30-day readmission rates at a high volume bariatric surgery center: laparoscopic adjustable gastric banding, laparoscopic gastric bypass, and vertical banded gastroplasty-Roux-en-Y gastric bypassJohn K Saunders
Bariatric Surgery Center, Hacekensack University Medical Center, Hackensack, NJ 07601, USA
Obes Surg 17:1171-7. 2007..The purpose of this study was to determine the 30-day readmission rates following bariatric operations at a high volume bariatric surgery program... - Short-term results of laparoscopic gastric bypass in patients with BMI > or = 60David Oliak
Department of Surgery, Hackensack University Medical Center, Hackensack, NJ, USA
Obes Surg 12:643-7. 2002..Little information is available about the subgroup of patients with BMI > or = 60. The goal of this study was to evaluate the feasibility and safety of LRYGBP for patients with BMI > or = 60... - Laparoscopic cryoablation of a metastatic carcinoid tumorT Duperier
Department of Surgery, New Jersey Medical School, University of Medicine and Dentistry New Jersey, Newark, USA
J Laparoendosc Adv Surg Tech A 11:105-9. 2001..With the addition of laparoscopy, surgeons now possess a new technique to treat primary and various secondary liver lesions. We report for the first time laparoscopic cryoablation for the treatment of a carcinoid metastatic to the liver... - Laparoscopic Roux-en-Y gastric bypass: defining the learning curveD Oliak
Department of Surgery, Hackensack University Medical Center, 30 Prospect Avenue, Hackensack, NJ 07601, USA
Surg Endosc 17:405-8. 2003..Complication rates plateau after approximately 75 LGBs, and operative times decrease substantially over the initial 75 cases. Operative times continue to decrease at a slower rate beyond 75 cases... - Laparoscopic wedge resection of a gastric leiomyomaS G Pereira
Department of Surgery, Hackensack University Medical Center, Hackensack, NJ 07601, USA
Surg Endosc 15:896-7. 2001..We present a minimally invasive local excision of a gastric stromal tumor. We also review the previously published management of gastric stromal tumors and show how it is being influenced by laparoscopy... - Telerobotic-assisted laparoscopic right and sigmoid colectomies for benign diseasePhilip A Weber
Minimally Invasive and Telerobotic Surgery Institute, Hackensack University Medical Center, New Jersey 07601, USA
Dis Colon Rectum 45:1689-94; discussion 1695-6. 2002..CONCLUSION: Telerobotic-assisted laparoscopic colectomy is feasible and warrants further investigations in controlled trials... - Robots in the operating room--the historyDouglas R Ewing
Minimally Invasive and Telerobotic Surgery Institute, Hackensack University Medical Center, Hackensack, New Jersey 07601, USA
Semin Laparosc Surg 11:63-71. 2004.... - Calcium modulation of the effects of serotonin, carbachol, and histamine on rabbit ileal ion transportS P Chough
Department of Surgery, Yale University School of Medicine, New Haven, CT 06520-8062, USA
Yale J Biol Med 66:525-40. 1993..Findings from this study support previous work which has suggested that multiple calcium pathways may be involved in mediating chloride secretion in mammalian intestine... - Bowel obstruction after open and laparoscopic gastric bypass operationHans J Schmidt
J Am Coll Surg 204:337-8; author reply 338-9. 2007 - [Robotic and telerobotic surgical systems for abdominal surgery]Alfredo Córdova Dupeyrat
Hospital Nacional Arzobispo Loayza, Facultad de Medicina Humana USMP, Lima, Peru
Rev Gastroenterol Peru 23:58-66. 2003.... - Laparoscopic medial-to-lateral colon dissection: how and whyAlessio Pigazzi
Department of General and Oncologic Surgery, City of Hope National Cancer Center, 1500 East Duarte Road, Duarte, CA 91010, USA
J Gastrointest Surg 11:778-82. 2007..We believe that surgeons familiar with this technique will have an important tool in their armamentarium to circumvent some of the challenges of laparoscopic colectomy...