2014
Anesthetic Considerations
Lemmens H, Morton J. Anesthetic Considerations. 2014, 85-96. DOI: 10.1007/978-1-4939-1206-3_8.Peer-Reviewed Original ResearchIncreasing Access to Specialty Surgical Care
Leroux EJ, Morton JM, Rivas H. Increasing Access to Specialty Surgical Care. Annals Of Surgery 2014, 260: 274-278. PMID: 24743608, DOI: 10.1097/sla.0000000000000656.Peer-Reviewed Original ResearchConceptsQuality-adjusted life yearsCases of cureSurgical careEffective long-term weight loss strategyRoutine long-term followType 2 diabetes mellitusRoutine postoperative careMorbidly obese patientsCases of remissionWeight loss surgeryLong-term followObstructive sleep apneaWeight loss strategiesHealth care professionalsAncillary health care professionalsPublic health impactPublic health benefitsBariatric centerUntreated patientsBariatric surgeryObese patientsDiabetes mellitusPostoperative careSleep apneaSurgical procedures
2007
Retrievable inferior vena cava filters may be safely applied in gastric bypass surgery
Schuster R, Hagedorn JC, Curet MJ, Morton JM. Retrievable inferior vena cava filters may be safely applied in gastric bypass surgery. Surgical Endoscopy 2007, 21: 2277-2279. PMID: 17440780, DOI: 10.1007/s00464-007-9370-1.Peer-Reviewed Original ResearchConceptsIVC filter placementDeep venous thrombosisGastric bypass surgeryBody mass indexInferior vena cava filterVena cava filtersFilter placementBypass surgeryIVC filter retrievalObese patientsCava filtersFilter retrievalProphylactic inferior vena cava filtersAverage body mass indexRetrievable inferior vena cava filtersFatal postoperative complicationsMorbidly obese patientsGastric bypass patientsIVC filter insertionVenous stasis diseaseRetrievable IVC filtersPreoperative insertionGastric bypassPostoperative complicationsBypass patients
2005
Incidental Finding of Gastrointestinal Stromal Tumors (GISTs) during Laparoscopic Gastric Bypass
Sanchez B, Morton J, Curet M, Alami R, Safadi B. Incidental Finding of Gastrointestinal Stromal Tumors (GISTs) during Laparoscopic Gastric Bypass. Obesity Surgery 2005, 15: 1384-1388. PMID: 16354516, DOI: 10.1381/096089205774859326.Peer-Reviewed Original ResearchConceptsGastrointestinal stromal tumorsGastric gastrointestinal stromal tumorsMorbidly obese patientsGastric bypassObese patientsStromal tumorsMalignant behaviorConsecutive morbidly obese patientsGastric pouch formationIncidental intraoperative findingGastric bypass surgeryLaparoscopic gastric bypassAsymptomatic patientsLaparoscopic RouxBypass surgeryCase seriesIntraoperative findingsRetrospective reviewRare tumorIncidental findingAnterior aspectWedge excisionBenign tumorsImmunohistochemical analysisPouch formation