2023
Laparoscopic Adjustable Gastric Band Colonization May Indicate Re-classification of Surgical Wounds
Ichter Z, Khoury H, Voller L, Deb S, Morton J. Laparoscopic Adjustable Gastric Band Colonization May Indicate Re-classification of Surgical Wounds. Obesity Surgery 2023, 34: 282-285. PMID: 37946013, DOI: 10.1007/s11695-023-06790-1.Peer-Reviewed Original ResearchConceptsSurgical site infectionRetrospective chart reviewGastric band removalLAGB removalChart reviewSite infectionSurgical woundsBand removalClean woundsLaparoscopic adjustable gastric band removalRate of SSIMethodsThis retrospective chart reviewSurgical site infection developmentCommon bariatric proceduresLaparoscopic bariatric surgerySource of morbidityHospital-acquired conditionsOutcomes of interestCoagulase-negative staphylococciBariatric surgeryDirty woundsBariatric proceduresGastric bandGastrointestinal tractPatients
2006
Concurrent Gastric Bypass and Repair of Anterior Abdominal Wall Hernias
Schuster R, Curet MJ, Alami RS, Morton JM, Wren SM, Safadi BY. Concurrent Gastric Bypass and Repair of Anterior Abdominal Wall Hernias. Obesity Surgery 2006, 16: 1205-1208. PMID: 16989705, DOI: 10.1381/096089206778392374.Peer-Reviewed Original ResearchConceptsAnterior abdominal wall herniasAnterior abdominal wall hernia repairAbdominal wall herniasAbdominal wall hernia repairHernia repairIncisional hernia repairGastric bypassMesh infectionWall herniasPrimary repairProsthetic meshGastric bypass surgeryUmbilical hernia repairSeries of patientsProsthetic mesh repairTension-free repairUse of meshRYGBP operationRYGBP surgeryMorbid obesityBypass surgerySurgical treatmentMesh repairGastrointestinal tractPatients