2018
A331 Does systemic inflammation inhibit weight loss and diabetes remission following bariatric surgery?
Morton J, Azagury D, Garcia L, Rivas H. A331 Does systemic inflammation inhibit weight loss and diabetes remission following bariatric surgery? Surgery For Obesity And Related Diseases 2018, 14: s118-s119. DOI: 10.1016/j.soard.2018.09.254.Peer-Reviewed Original ResearchComorbidity Remission Following Intragastric Dual Balloon Placement
Garcia L, Vajanaphanich S, Morton JM. Comorbidity Remission Following Intragastric Dual Balloon Placement. Obesity Surgery 2018, 29: 353-355. PMID: 30382461, DOI: 10.1007/s11695-018-3564-6.Peer-Reviewed Original ResearchConceptsComorbidity remissionBalloon placementDual balloonWeight lossWeight loss 6Treatment of obesityEarly-stage obesityBalloon insertionBiochemical improvementBlood pressureSingle institutionLipid profileEfficacious interventionsDemographic dataPatientsRemissionObesityMonthsSignificant improvementBalloonBiochemical dataPlacement
2017
Su2047 Gender Differences in the Prevalence and Remission of Metabolic Syndrome for Patients Undergoing Bariatric Surgery
Agrawal P, Khoury H, Shpanskaya K, Rivas H, Morton J. Su2047 Gender Differences in the Prevalence and Remission of Metabolic Syndrome for Patients Undergoing Bariatric Surgery. Gastroenterology 2017, 152: s1260. DOI: 10.1016/s0016-5085(17)34198-7.Peer-Reviewed Original Research
2016
Bariatric Surgery Overview of Procedures and Outcomes
Azagury DE, Morton JM. Bariatric Surgery Overview of Procedures and Outcomes. Endocrinology And Metabolism Clinics Of North America 2016, 45: 647-656. PMID: 27519136, DOI: 10.1016/j.ecl.2016.04.013.Peer-Reviewed Original ResearchConceptsBariatric surgeryType 2 diabetic patientsWeight loss therapyMultiple randomized control trialsDiabetes-related mortalityAdvent of laparoscopyRandomized control trialGastric bypassDiabetic patientsLoss therapyObservational studyControl trialMortality ratePatientsSurgeryRemissionBMIDiabetesLaparoscopyBypassTherapyMortalityTrialsEthnic Considerations for Metabolic Surgery
Morton JM. Ethnic Considerations for Metabolic Surgery. Diabetes Care 2016, 39: 949-953. PMID: 27222553, DOI: 10.2337/dc16-0413.Peer-Reviewed Original ResearchConceptsMetabolic surgerySurgery outcomesBurden of obesityDifferent ethnic groupsComorbidity remissionDiabetes variesInfluence of ethnicitySurgeryEthnic groupsEthnic disparitiesObesityHealth concernWeight lossSocioeconomic statusDiabetesOutcomesEthnicityRemissionComplicationsGroupEthnic considerationsFurther refinement