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Valid peer review for surgeons working in small hospitalsJeff W Allen
Department of Surgery, University of Louisville, and Center for Advanced Surgical Technologies at Norton Healthcare and the Alliant Community Trust, Louisville, KY, USA
Am J Surg 184:16-8. 2002..Hospitals with one or only a few practicing surgeons need a valid way to analyze the quality of their work. Head-to-head comparisons, especially in a competitive small environment, are not likely to be fruitful...- Laparoscopic gastric banding or gastric bypass for morbid obesity?Jeff W Allen
Department of Surgery, University of Louisville, Louisville, KY 40292, USA
Nat Clin Pract Gastroenterol Hepatol 4:178-9. 2007 
Esophageal carcinoma following bariatric proceduresJeff W Allen
Department of Surgery, University of Louisville School of Medicine, Louisville, Kentucky 40292, USA
JSLS 8:372-5. 2004..The long-term success of bariatric operations for weight reduction has been well documented, but their potential effects on the risk of esophageal cancer have not been evaluated...- Laparoscopic gastric band complicationsJeff W Allen
Department of Surgery, University of Louisville, Louisville, KY 40292, USA
Med Clin North Am 91:485-97, xii. 2007..This article reviews common problems occurring after laparoscopic adjustable gastric band with emphasis on conservative diagnosis and effective treatment... - Intracorporeal suturing and knot tying broadens the clinical applicability of laparoscopyJeff W Allen
Department of Surgery, University of Louisville, Kentucky 40292, USA
JSLS 7:137-40. 2003..We present a series of 10 patients with less common surgical illnesses who were successfully treated with minimal access techniques and intracorporeal suturing... - Totally laparoscopic management of gallstone ileusJ W Allen
Department of Surgery, University of Louisville, Louisville, KY, USA
Surg Endosc 17:352. 2003..The benefits to a minimal access approach to this rare disorder are discussed. The ability to suture laparoscopically is emphasized... - Totally laparoscopic feeding jejunostomyJ W Allen
Department of Surgery, University of Louisville School of Medicine and the Center for Advanced Surgical Technologies, Norton Hospital, Louisville, KY 40292, USA
Surg Endosc 16:1802-5. 2002..We describe a technique of totally laparoscopic jejunostomy tube (LJT) placement using equipment found in most operating theaters... - Techniques for repair of gastric prolapse after laparoscopic gastric bandingDan Tran
Department of Surgery, University of Louisville School of Medicine, and the Center for Advanced Surgical Technologies at Norton Hospital, Louisville, Kentucky 40292, USA
J Laparoendosc Adv Surg Tech A 14:117-20. 2004..Since each band costs approximately 3000 dollars, surgeons should attempt to preserve the band when facing patients with this complication. This paper discusses the techniques for the reduction of band slippage... - Formal training in advanced surgical technologies enhances the surgical residencyRobert C G Martin
Department of Surgery, Division of Surgical Oncology, University of Louisville, J Graham Brown Cancer Center, 315 E Broadway, 313, Louisville, KY 40202, USA
Am J Surg 190:244-8. 2005.... - Image of the month. Slippage of stomach through an adjustable gastric lap-bandHomero Rivas
Department of Surgery, University of Louisville School of Medicine, Louisville, KY 40292, USA
Arch Surg 139:1127-8. 2004 - Proximal sensor data from routine dual-sensor esophageal pH monitoring is often inaccurateMatt McCollough
Division of Gastroenterology/Hepatology, University of Louisville, Louisville, Kentucky 40202, USA
Dig Dis Sci 49:1607-11. 2004..28). The proximal sensor was misplaced in 45% of patients undergoing dual-sensor esophageal pH monitoring. It is important to locate the UES by manometry before interpreting the proximal esophageal pH data... - Jaundice due to extrabiliary gallstonesScott Stevens
Department of Surgery, University of Louisville School of Medicine, Louisville, Kentucky 40292, USA
JSLS 7:277-9. 2003..This case is certainly one to be included on the list. A surgeon should make every attempt to retrieve spilled gallstones due to the potential later complications described herein... - Cefotetan-induced hemolytic anemia after bariatric proceduresJeff W Allen
Department of Surgery, University of Louisville School of Medicine, Louisville, KY 40292, USA
Surg Obes Relat Dis 2:393-6. 2006 - A step-by-step guide to placement of the LAP-BAND adjustable gastric banding systemGeorge A Fielding
Wesley Hospital and Royal Brisbane Hospital, Suite 93, 30 Chasely Street, Auchenflower 4066, Brisbane, QLD, Australia
Am J Surg 184:26S-30S. 2002....