Anita Courcoulas

Summary

Affiliation: University of Pittsburgh
Country: USA

Publications

  1. ncbi Comparing the outcomes after laparoscopic versus open gastric bypass: a matched paired analysis
    Anita Courcoulas
    Department of Thoracic and Foregut Surgery, University of Pittsburgh School of Medicine, PA, USA
    Obes Surg 13:341-6. 2003
  2. ncbi The relationship of surgeon and hospital volume to outcome after gastric bypass surgery in Pennsylvania: a 3-year summary
    Anita Courcoulas
    Department of Thoracic and Foregut Surgery, University of Pittsburgh School of Medicine, UPMC Shadyside Medical Center, 5200 Centre Avenue, Suite 715, Pittsburgh, PA 15232, USA
    Surgery 134:613-21; discussion 621-3. 2003
  3. ncbi Acute, complete proximal small bowel obstruction after laparoscopic gastric bypass due to intraluminal blood clot formation
    Omar Awais
    Department of Surgery, Division of Thoracic and Foregut Surgery, University of Pittsburgh Medical Center, PA 15232, USA
    Surg Obes Relat Dis 1:418-22; discussion 422-3. 2005
  4. ncbi Risk of suicide after long-term follow-up from bariatric surgery
    Hilary A Tindle
    University of Pittsburgh, Pittsburgh, PA, USA
    Am J Med 123:1036-42. 2010
  5. ncbi Teen-Longitudinal Assessment of Bariatric Surgery: methodological features of the first prospective multicenter study of adolescent bariatric surgery
    Thomas H Inge
    J Pediatr Surg 42:1969-71. 2007

Detail Information

Publications5

  1. ncbi Comparing the outcomes after laparoscopic versus open gastric bypass: a matched paired analysis
    Anita Courcoulas
    Department of Thoracic and Foregut Surgery, University of Pittsburgh School of Medicine, PA, USA
    Obes Surg 13:341-6. 2003
    ..Advantages over open gastric bypass (OGBP) have not been well documented in controlled studies. The aim of this study is to evaluate the early postoperative outcomes after LGBP and OGBP using a matched paired analysis...
  2. ncbi The relationship of surgeon and hospital volume to outcome after gastric bypass surgery in Pennsylvania: a 3-year summary
    Anita Courcoulas
    Department of Thoracic and Foregut Surgery, University of Pittsburgh School of Medicine, UPMC Shadyside Medical Center, 5200 Centre Avenue, Suite 715, Pittsburgh, PA 15232, USA
    Surgery 134:613-21; discussion 621-3. 2003
    ..This study explores the volume-outcome relationship for gastric bypass surgery for obesity to determine whether higher-volume hospitals, higher-volume surgeons, or both are associated fewer adverse outcomes...
  3. ncbi Acute, complete proximal small bowel obstruction after laparoscopic gastric bypass due to intraluminal blood clot formation
    Omar Awais
    Department of Surgery, Division of Thoracic and Foregut Surgery, University of Pittsburgh Medical Center, PA 15232, USA
    Surg Obes Relat Dis 1:418-22; discussion 422-3. 2005
    ..To report the presentation and management of early complete proximal small bowel obstruction from intraluminal clot after laparoscopic Roux-en-Y gastric bypass...
  4. ncbi Risk of suicide after long-term follow-up from bariatric surgery
    Hilary A Tindle
    University of Pittsburgh, Pittsburgh, PA, USA
    Am J Med 123:1036-42. 2010
    ..We examined postbariatric surgery suicides by time since operation, sex, age, and suicide death rates as compared with US suicide rates...
  5. ncbi Teen-Longitudinal Assessment of Bariatric Surgery: methodological features of the first prospective multicenter study of adolescent bariatric surgery
    Thomas H Inge
    J Pediatr Surg 42:1969-71. 2007