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Revision of sleeve gastrectomy to Roux-en-Y Gastric Bypass: A Canadian experience.
- Ekua Yorke, Caroline E Sheppard, +5 authors D. Birch
- Medicine
- American journal of surgery
- 1 May 2017
INTRODUCTION
Sleeve gastrectomy (SG) can be associated with inadequate weight loss, insufficient resolution of co-morbidities and severe reflux. Conversion to Roux-en-Y Gastric Bypass (RYGB) is a… Expand
Intragastric Balloon for Management of Severe Obesity: a Systematic Review
- Ekua Yorke, N. Switzer, +5 authors S. Karmali
- Medicine
- Obesity Surgery
- 21 July 2016
Older models of intragastric balloons (IGBs) had unacceptably high complication rates and inconsequential weight loss. With FDA approval of newer models, we aimed to systematically examine the… Expand
Characterization of regulatory T cells in obese omental adipose tissue in humans
- D. Wu, J. Han, +11 authors M. Levings
- Biology, Medicine
- European journal of immunology
- 1 February 2019
Obesity‐associated visceral adipose tissue (AT) inflammation promotes insulin resistance and type 2 diabetes (T2D). In mice, lean visceral AT is populated with anti‐inflammatory cells, notably… Expand
Canadian consensus statement: enhanced recovery after surgery in bariatric surgery
- J. Dang, Vivian G. Szeto, +9 authors S. Karmali
- Medicine
- Surgical Endoscopy
- 17 June 2019
Background In Canada, bariatric surgery continues to remain the most effective treatment for severe obesity and its comorbidities. As the number of bariatric surgeries continues to grow, the need for… Expand
Impact of sex on the clinicopathological characteristics and prognosis of papillary thyroid cancer.
- Ekua Yorke, A. Melck, Sam M Wiseman
- Medicine
- Canadian journal of surgery. Journal canadien de…
- 1 August 2016
SUMMARY
Papillary thyroid cancer (PTC) is the most common endocrine malignancy. Observed clinical and pathological differences between the sexes of PTC patients have been reported. There is currently… Expand
Aldosterone deficiency after unilateral adrenalectomy for Conn’s syndrome: a case report and literature review
- Ekua Yorke, S. Stafford, D. Holmes, S. Sheth, A. Melck
- Medicine
- International journal of surgery case reports
- 10 January 2015
Highlights • We report a case of postoperative hypotension and hyperkalemia in a unilateral adrenalectomy for Conn’s syndrome.• We highlight that there are factors that may make certain populations… Expand
Total intracorporeal anastomosis for right hemicolectomy: Experience from a Canadian center.
- Radoslav Krouchev, S. Tamana, N. Nguyen, Ekua Yorke, D. Harris, Sharadh Sampath
- Medicine
- American journal of surgery
- 1 May 2018
BACKGROUND
Laparoscopic right hemicolectomy (LRHC) techniques have varied in the approach to anastomosis. We compared outcomes of laparoscopic right hemicolectomy with extracorporeal anastomosis… Expand
Response to Letter to the Editor: Intragastric Balloon for Management of Severe Obesity: a Systematic Review
- N. Switzer, Ekua Yorke, X. Shi, S. Karmali
- Medicine
- Obesity Surgery
- 1 February 2017
Dear editor, Please consider these comments in response to the Letter to the Editor submission raising concerns about our recently published article by Yorke et al., BIntragastric balloon for… Expand