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Factors Influencing Primary Care Physicians' Referral for Bariatric Surgery

• Shahryar Tork, Katherine M. Meister, +4 authors Kevin M. Tymitz
• JSLS : Journal of the Society of Laparoendoscopic…
• 2015

BACKGROUND AND OBJECTIVES Bariatric surgery has been shown to be an effective weight loss treatment for the morbidly obese, but some primary care physicians remain hesitant about postoperative… (More)

Early complications and outcomes of the current technique of transperitoneal laparoscopic herniorrhaphy and a comparison to the traditional open approach.

• Rosemary B. Cornell, George M. Kerlakian
• American journal of surgery
• 1994

We conducted a prospective study to evaluate early complications and complaints of 60 patients who underwent laparoscopic transperitoneal hernia repair at our institution. Average follow-up was 9… (More)

Gender differences in early outcomes following hand-assisted laparoscopic Roux-en-Y gastric bypass surgery : gender differences in bariatric surgery.

• Kevin M. Tymitz, George M. Kerlakian, Amy M. Engel, Cyndy Bollmer
• Obesity surgery
• 2007

BACKGROUND Male gender has been associated with a higher morbidity and mortality rate after bariatric surgery including laparoscopic and open procedures. This study focused on hand-assisted… (More)

Jejunal diverticular disease with unborn enterolith presenting as a small bowel obstruction: a case report.

• Phillip P Crace, Andre D Grisham, George M. Kerlakian
• The American surgeon
• 2007

Jejunal diverticuli are rare and usually asymptomatic. More commonly, they are seen as incidental findings on CT images, enteroclysis, or during surgery. Complications such as bleeding, perforation,… (More)

Superior vena cava thrombosis after in vitro fertilization: case report and review of the literature.

• Deben Lamon, C. K. Chang, Laura C Hruska, George M. Kerlakian, J. M. Smith
• Annals of vascular surgery
• 2000

Ovarian hyperstimulation syndrome (OHSS) is a rare complication of fertility medication. A 33 year old female with OHSS with thrombosis of the right internal jugular vein, subclavian vein, and… (More)

Extracranial vertebral artery dissection after trauma: a 5-year review.

• Lorie Thibodeaux, Arron Hearn, +4 authors Gayle Nyswonger
• The British journal of surgery
• 1997

A Rare Case of Secondary Bacterial Peritonitis from Clostridium perfringens in an Adult Patient with Noncirrhotic Ascites and a Krukenberg Tumor: Report of a Case

• Scott R Kelley, George M. Kerlakian
• Case reports in medicine
• 2011

Secondary bacterial peritonitis, in comparison to spontaneous, presents with a surgically treatable intraabdominal source for infection such as a gastrointestinal perforation or abscess and is nearly… (More)

Comparing outcomes of hand-assisted versus total laparoscopic gastric bypass.

• Mohammed Hassan, George M. Kerlakian, Trace W Curry, Amy M. Engel, Cyndy Bollmer
• Surgery for obesity and related diseases…
• 2008

BACKGROUND Previous studies have compared open versus hand-assisted and open versus total laparoscopic Roux-en-Y gastric bypass. This study compared hand-assisted and total laparoscopic Roux-en-Y… (More)

Changes in ghrelin levels following bariatric surgery: review of the literature.

• Kevin M. Tymitz, Amy M. Engel, Sarah E. McDonough, Mary Pat Hendy, George M. Kerlakian
• Obesity surgery
• 2011

Obesity is a severe health issue that is a global epidemic. Bariatric surgery is an accepted, popular, and effective therapy for weight loss. Ghrelin, a peptide secreted primarily by the fundus cells… (More)

Perineal and perirectal sarcomas: report of two cases.

• Karina Kessler, George M. Kerlakian, Rosanna Welling
• Diseases of the colon and rectum
• 1996

PURPOSE Perineal sarcomas are rare tumors that are typically of an extensive nature by the time of diagnosis. In this article, two case reports are followed by a brief review of different types of… (More)

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