2007
Transnasal small-caliber esophagogastroduodenoscopy for preoperative evaluation of the high-risk morbidly obese patient
Alami R, Schuster R, Friedland S, Curet M, Wren S, Soetikno R, Morton J, Safadi B. Transnasal small-caliber esophagogastroduodenoscopy for preoperative evaluation of the high-risk morbidly obese patient. Surgical Endoscopy 2007, 21: 758-760. PMID: 17235723, DOI: 10.1007/s00464-006-9101-z.Peer-Reviewed Original ResearchConceptsBody mass indexPreoperative evaluationBariatric surgeryObese patientsHigh riskHealth consensus conference criteriaTransnasal small-caliber esophagogastroduodenoscopyAverage body mass indexConsensus Conference criteriaMorbid obesity surgeryObstructive sleep apneaSeries of patientsEsophageal intestinal metaplasiaVeterans Affairs hospitalSecond portionAirway complicationsMethodsAll patientsPreoperative treatmentCommon comorbiditiesAirway compromiseDiabetes mellitusEsophageal varicesHiatal herniaIntestinal metaplasiaMass index
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