2005
Analysis of the SAGES outcomes initiative cholecystectomy registry
Velanovich V, Morton J, McDonald M, Orlando R, Maupin G, Traverso L. Analysis of the SAGES outcomes initiative cholecystectomy registry. Surgical Endoscopy 2005, 20: 43-50. PMID: 16333539, DOI: 10.1007/s00464-005-0378-0.Peer-Reviewed Original ResearchConceptsMost patientsSAGES Outcomes InitiativeBile duct injuryInitiative databaseIntraoperative gallbladder perforationBackgroundIn 1999Biliary colicDuct injuryMost complicationsPostoperative eventsElective surgeryLaparoscopic cholecystectomyGallbladder perforationGeneral anesthesiaIntraoperative cholangiogramAdverse outcomesSAGES membersOutcomes InitiativeBiliary imagingOperating surgeonPatientsGallbladder casesAmerican GastrointestinalNormal activityEndoscopic Surgeons
2002
Gallbladder Function Before and After Fundoplication
Morton J, Bowers S, Lucktong T, Mattar S, Bradshaw W, Behrns K, Koruda M, Herbst C, McCartney W, Halkar R, Smith C, Farrell T. Gallbladder Function Before and After Fundoplication. Journal Of Gastrointestinal Surgery 2002, 6: 806-811. PMID: 12504218, DOI: 10.1016/s1091-255x(02)00087-2.Peer-Reviewed Original ResearchConceptsGastroesophageal reflux diseaseGallbladder ejection fractionChronic gastroesophageal reflux diseaseAnterior vagus nerveCCK-HIDA scanGallbladder functionVagus nerveHepatic branchGallbladder dysfunctionMotor dysfunctionAbnormal gallbladder ejection fractionGastrointestinal smooth muscle functionPreoperative gastroesophageal reflux diseaseLaparoscopic Nissen fundoplicationSmooth muscle functionBiliary dyskinesiaAntisecretory therapyReflux diseaseEjection fractionNissen fundoplicationGallbladder motilityScintigraphic criteriaRepeat evaluationFundoplicationMuscle function