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Publications
We want our patients to have the information they need regarding their condition. An abundance of information can be found on a variety of medical issues and the areas of excellence at the GW MIS Surgery Center. We have developed a comprehensive resource library with reliable information based on publications produced by the GW MIS surgeons. For your convenience and ease of use, we have organized our publications by the type of procedure.
Below are links to PDF files of abstracts from published articles.
Achalasia
Laparoscopic Heller myotomy: technical aspects and operative pitfalls.
Adrenal Gland
Laparoscopic adrenalectomy: a cost analysis of three approaches.
Laparoscopic resection of an adrenal pseudocyst.
Metastatic melanoma to the adrenal glands: case report and literature review. Surg Rounds July: 359-364, 2001.
Bariatric
Potential Molecular Pathways that Resolve Type 2 Diabetes following RYGB
Minimally invasive surgery for morbid obesity.
Small bowel obstruction after laparoscopic Roux-en-Y gastric bypass.
Gallbladder
Predictive factors for conversion of laparoscopic cholecystectomy.
Laparoscopic management and clinical outcome of emphysematous cholecystitis.
Gastroparesis
Gastric electrical stimulation for gastroparesis.
Laparoscopic insertion of gastric electrodes for electrical stimulation.
Circadian patterns of gastric electrical and mechanical activity in dogs.
Association between gastric electromechanical activity and satiation in dogs.
Gastric electrical stimulation significantly increases canine lower esophageal sphincter pressure.
Laparoscopic revision of gastric pacing wires. J Laparoendosc Adv Surg Tech A. 2004 Jun;14(3):187-9.
Hernia
Subxiphoid incisional hernias after median sternotomy.
Parastomal herniation of the gallbladder.
Planned totally extraperitoneal laparoscopic Spigelian hernia repair.
Recurrence after laparoscopic ventral hernia repair.
Hiatal and Paraesophageal Hernias
Isolated trans-hiatal colonic herniation.
Liver
Laparoscopic resection of focal nodular hyperplasia.
Spleen
Laparoscopic splenectomy for delayed splenic rupture after embolization.
Laparoscopic splenectomy for metastatic squamous cell cancer of the neck.
Laparoscopic splenectomy for isolated sarcoidosis of the spleen.
The ascendance of laparoscopic splenectomy.
Splenosis of the mesoappendix: case report and review of the literature.
Laparoscopic splenectomy for lymphoproliferative disease.
Laparoscopic splenectomy for Evans syndrome.
Outcome of laparoscopic splenectomy based on hematologic indication.
Conversion factors for laparoscopic splenectomy for immune thrombocytopenic purpura.
Thyroidectomy and Parathyroidectomy
Colon cancer metastatic to the lung and the thyroid gland.
Targeted parathyroidectomy: effectiveness and intraoperative rapid-parathormone dynamics.
