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Reuse of a previously transplanted kidney: does success come with a price?
(2012-10)
Longer wait times for deceased donor kidney transplant have prompted newer initiatives to expedite the process. Reuse of a previously transplanted kidney might be appropriate in certain circumstances. However, one must ...
Single Incision Laparoscopic Ventral Hernia Repair
(2011)
Background and Objectives:
Laparoscopic ventral hernia repair (LVH) requires several skin incisions for trocar placement. We have developed a single incision approach to LVH repair. The technique was introduced in ...
Hypothermia in trauma patients: predicting the big chill
(2012)
Physicians commonly ignore hypothermia, an often-underappreciated event associated with mortality in trauma patients, in general due to its prevalence and belief that it is secondary to the injury itself (secondary ...
Is there a metabolic program in the skeletal muscle of obese individuals?
(2011-04-26)
Severe obesity (BMI ≥ 40 kg/m2) is associated with multiple defects in skeletal muscle which contribute to insulin resistance and a reduction in fatty acid oxidation (FAO) in this tissue. These metabolic derangements are ...
Outcomes of Roux-en-Y gastric bypass surgery for severely obese patients with type 1 diabetes: a case series report
(2010)
Roux-en-Y gastric bypass surgery (RYGB) reverses type 2 diabetes (DM2) in approximately 83% of patients with morbid or severe obesity. This procedure has been performed in small numbers of severely obese patients with type ...
S.O.S.
(2012-12)
The concept that type 2 diabetes mellitus (T2DM) can be reversed with an intestinal operation is counterintuitive. How could our costliest disease be forced into full, durable, and safe remission with the bypass of a few ...
Diabetes: No Longer a Hopeless Disease
(2012-03-29)
RCAW Lifetime Achievement Award