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Meaningful Consent From a Willfully Noninformed Patient by Bowdish, Michael E., Crookes, Peter F.

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Sleeve gastrectomy in the high-risk patient by Hamoui, Nahid, Anthone, Gary J, Kaufman, Howard S, Crookes, Peter F

“…One of the surgical options available for the super-obese patient is the sleeve gastrectomy. We present results of this operation in a series of 118 patients…”
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Preoperative Pneumoperitoneum: Low-Risk Surgical Adjunct to the Surgical Management of Dense Abdominal Adhesions by Palmer, Suzanne L., Abdoli, Sherwin, Crookes, Peter F.

“…Surgical lysis of intra-abdominal adhesions is associated with a high rate of complications. This brief report presents 24 patients with dense intra-abdominal…”
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Clinical Significance of Esophageal Outflow Resistance Imposed by a Nissen Fundoplication by Ayazi, Shahin, DeMeester, Steven R., Hagen, Jeffrey A., Zehetner, Joerg, Bremner, Ross M., Lipham, John C., Crookes, Peter F., DeMeester, Tom R.

“…Attention has been focused on the amplitude of esophageal body contraction to avoid persistent dysphagia after a Nissen fundoplication. The current recommended…”
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Longitudinal gastrectomy as a treatment for the high-risk super-obese patient by Almogy, Gidon, Crookes, Peter F, Anthone, Gary J

“…Bariatric surgery in patients with significant co-morbid conditions is associated with increased perioperative risk. From 1995-2001, 795 patients were operated…”
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Obesity and Gastroesophageal Reflux: Quantifying the Association Between Body Mass Index, Esophageal Acid Exposure, and Lower Esophageal Sphincter Status in a Large Series of Patients with Reflux Symptoms by Ayazi, Shahin, Hagen, Jeffrey A., Chan, Linda S., DeMeester, Steven R., Lin, Molly W., Ayazi, Ali, Leers, Jessica M., Oezcelik, Arzu, Banki, Farzaneh, Lipham, John C., DeMeester, Tom R., Crookes, Peter F.

“…Introduction Obesity and gastroesophageal reflux disease (GERD) are increasingly important health problems. Previous studies of the relationship between…”
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Surgical treatment of morbid obesity by Crookes, Peter F

“…Obesity is a major epidemic in developed countries. It induces or exacerbates hypertension, diabetes mellitus, obstructive sleep apnea, dyslipidemia, and many…”
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High-resolution Esophageal Manometry: Using Technical Advances for Clinical Advantages by Ayazi, Shahin, Crookes, Peter F.

“…Background High-resolution manometry (HRM) is a new technique to investigate the motor function of the esophagus. It differs from conventional manometry in…”
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The value of pulmonary function testing prior to bariatric surgery by Hamoui, Nahid, Anthone, Gary, Crookes, Peter F

“…Pulmonary function tests (PFTs) are often abnormal in the morbidly obese and improve after bariatric surgery. Our aim was to determine the utility of obtaining…”
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Short- and Long-Term Surgical Follow-Up of the Postbariatric Surgery Patient by Frank, Paul, Crookes, Peter F., MD

“…Follow-up of the large numbers of patients undergoing bariatric surgery poses problems for surgical programs and for internists who care for morbidly obese…”
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Ethical considerations regarding the implementation of new technologies and techniques in surgery by Strong, Vivian E., Forde, Kenneth A., MacFadyen, Bruce V., Mellinger, John D., Crookes, Peter F., Sillin, Lelan F., Shadduck, Phillip P.

“…Ethical considerations relevant to the implementation of new surgical technologies and techniques are explored and discussed in practical terms in this…”
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Should isolated morbid obesity influence the decision to operate in hip and knee arthroplasty? by Crookes, Peter F., Cassidy, Roslyn S., Machowicz, Aleksander, Hill, Janet C., McCaffrey, John, Turner, Gillian, Beverland, David

“…Aims We studied the outcomes of hip and knee arthroplasties in a high-volume arthroplasty centre to determine if patients with morbid obesity (BMI ≥ 40 kg/m 2…”
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Calcium metabolism in the morbidly obese by Hamoui, Nahid, Anthone, Gary, Crookes, Peter F

“…Morbidly obese patients are known to have abnormal calcium metabolism compared with the non-obese, but the clinical significance of this is unknown. Since…”
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Effect of Surgically Induced Weight Loss on Pelvic Floor Disorders in Morbidly Obese Women by WASSERBERG, Nir, PETRONE, Patrizio, HANEY, Mark, CROOKES, Peter F, KAUFMAN, Howard S

“…To evaluate the effect of surgically induced weight loss on pelvic floor disorders (PFD) in morbidly obese women. Although bariatric surgery may lead to the…”
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Prospective assessment of axial back pain symptoms before and after bariatric weight reduction surgery by Khoueir, Paul, MD, Black, Mary Helen, MS, Crookes, Peter F., MD, Kaufman, Howard S., MD, Katkhouda, Namir, MD, Wang, Michael Y., MD

“…Abstract Background The prevalence of obesity in developed countries has reached alarming levels, doubling in the United States since 1980. Although obese…”
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Revision of the Duodenal Switch: Indications, Technique, and Outcomes by Hamoui, Nahid, MD, Chock, Brandon, MD, Anthone, Gary J., MD, Crookes, Peter F., MD

“…Background Duodenal switch (DS) operation combines both restrictive and malabsorptive components and has become an accepted operation in selected patients with…”
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A framework for professionalism in surgery: what is important to medical students? by Sullivan, Maura E., Ph.D, Trial, Janet, Ed.D, Baker, Craig, M.D, Inaba, Kenji, M.D, Etcheverry, Josette, M.S.N, Nally, Mary, F.N.P, Crookes, Peter, M.D

“…Abstract Background The purposes of this study were to develop a comprehensive framework for professionalism in surgery and to determine which attributes are…”
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Long-term outcome of total knee replacement: does obesity matter? by Hamoui, Nahid, Kantor, Stephen, Vince, Kelly, Crookes, Peter F

“…Although arthritic complications are common in the obese, many surgeons are reluctant to perform joint replacements in this population. We compared outcomes of…”
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Physiologic basis for the treatment of epiphrenic diverticulum by NEHRA, Dhiren, LORD, Reginald V, DEMEESTER, Tom R, THEISEN, Jorg, PETERS, Jeffrey H, CROOKES, Peter F, BREMNER, Cedric G

“…To quantitate and characterize the motility abnormalities present in patients with epiphrenic diverticula and to assess the outcome of surgical treatment…”
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Laparoscopic repair of large type III hiatal hernia: objective followup reveals high recurrence rate by Hashemi, Majid, Peters, Jeffrey H, DeMeester, Tom R, Huprich, James E, Quek, Marcus, Hagen, Jeffrey A, Crookes, Peter F, Theisen, Jorg, DeMeester, Steven R, Sillin, Lelan F, Bremner, Cedric G

“…Background: Recent studies based on symptomatic outcomes analyses have shown that laparoscopic repair of large type III hiatal hernias is safe, successful, and…”
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