2023
Predictors of early weight loss in post‐bariatric surgery patients receiving adjunctive behavioural treatments for loss‐of‐control eating
Smith C, Dilip A, Ivezaj V, Duffy A, Grilo C. Predictors of early weight loss in post‐bariatric surgery patients receiving adjunctive behavioural treatments for loss‐of‐control eating. Clinical Obesity 2023, 13: e12603. PMID: 37257889, PMCID: PMC10524670, DOI: 10.1111/cob.12603.Peer-Reviewed Original ResearchConceptsEarly weight lossAdjunctive behavioral treatmentsPost-bariatric surgery patientsEarly weight changeBaseline patient characteristicsSurgery-related variablesMonths of treatmentWeight lossBehavioral treatmentPatient characteristicsSurgery patientsFirst monthWeight changeTime of surgeryWeight gain groupEating-disorder psychopathologyBariatric surgeryMost patientsAdjunctive treatmentBlack patientsPercent weight lossPsychiatric comorbidityClinical variablesTreatment trialsPatients
2013
Closing the gap: medialization of fascia with laparoscopic incisional hernia repair
Panait L, Bell R, Roberts K, Duffy A. Closing the gap: medialization of fascia with laparoscopic incisional hernia repair. Hernia 2013, 17: 597-601. PMID: 23813189, DOI: 10.1007/s10029-013-1133-4.Peer-Reviewed Original ResearchConceptsPostoperative CT scansRectus muscleFascial edgesAbdominal wallCT scanLaparoscopic incisional hernia repairHernia defect widthPolyester composite meshAnterior abdominal wallMethodsTwo hundred fiftyIncisional hernia repairFurther technical refinementsUse of meshMost patientsSingle surgeonHundred fiftyIncisional hernioplastyTack fixationFascial gapHernia repairSignificant medializationPatientsReconstructive resultsMedializationTechnical refinements