2005
The SAGES Bariatric Surgery Outcome Initiative
Nguyen N, Morton J, Wolfe B, Schirmer B, Ali M, Traverso L. The SAGES Bariatric Surgery Outcome Initiative. Surgical Endoscopy 2005, 19: 1429-1438. PMID: 16206007, DOI: 10.1007/s00464-005-0301-8.Peer-Reviewed Original ResearchMeSH KeywordsAdultBariatric SurgeryDigestive System Surgical ProceduresEndoscopyFemaleHumansMaleObesity, MorbidSocieties, MedicalTreatment OutcomeUnited StatesConceptsLong-term complicationsOutcomes InitiativeOperative timeUHC databaseAdministrative databasesUniversity HealthSystem Consortium databaseSAGES Outcomes InitiativeBody mass indexMain outcome measuresNational administrative databaseAmerican Gastrointestinal Endoscopic SurgeonsSAGE databaseBariatric databaseMethodsBetween 2001Hospital stayAssociated comorbidityBariatric proceduresBariatric surgeryGastric bypassPerioperative complicationsBlood lossMass indexSurgical outcomesSurgery callOutcome measures
2002
Resection of Benign Esophageal Stricture through a Minimally Invasive Endoscopic and Transgastric Approach
Lucktong T, Morton J, Shaheen N, Farrell T. Resection of Benign Esophageal Stricture through a Minimally Invasive Endoscopic and Transgastric Approach. The American Surgeon 2002, 68: 720-723. PMID: 12206608, DOI: 10.1177/000313480206800812.Peer-Reviewed Original ResearchMeSH KeywordsAdultDigestive System Surgical ProceduresDilatationEndoscopyEsophageal StenosisFemaleHumansRecurrenceSurgical StaplingConceptsBenign esophageal stricturesEsophageal strictureEsophageal patencyGastrostomy tractTransgastric approachRecurrent benign esophageal stricturesDistal esophageal strictureRecurrent esophageal strictureInvasive endoscopicPrior dilationDistal obstructionEsophageal perforationBarium esophagramResidual strictureEsophageal lesionsCircular staplerStrictureAspiration needlePatientsDilationDiminished needGastrostomyPatencyObstructionLesions