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Liver Regeneration in the Acute Liver Failure Patient by Wirth, Keith M., MD, Kizy, Scott, MD, Steer, Clifford J., MD

“…Liver regeneration after simple resection represents a unique process in which the organ returns to its original size and histologic structure. Over the past…”
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A nonhuman primate model of vertical sleeve gastrectomy facilitates mechanistic and translational research in human obesity by Nugent, Julia L., Singh, Amar, Wirth, Keith M., Oppler, Scott Hunter, Hocum Stone, Laura, Janecek, Jody L., Sheka, Adam C., Kizy, Scott, Moore, Meghan E.G., Staley, Christopher, Hering, Bernhard J., Ramachandran, Sabarinathan, Ikramuddin, Sayeed, Graham, Melanie L.

“…The obesity epidemic significantly contributes to overall morbidity and mortality. Bariatric surgery is the gold standard treatment for obesity and metabolic…”
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Systemic therapy without radiation may be appropriate as neoadjuvant therapy for localized pancreas cancer by Kizy, Scott, Altman, Ariella M., Wirth, Keith M., Marmor, Schelomo, Hui, Jane Y. C., Tuttle, Todd M., Lou, Emil, Amin, Khalid, Denbo, Jason W., Jensen, Eric H.

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Epidural Catheter Placement in Morbidly Obese Parturients with the Use of an Epidural Depth Equation prior to Ultrasound Visualization by Sah, Neera, Shah, Tanmay H., Badve, Manasi H., Phelps, Amy L., Wirth, Keith, Singh, Sukhdip, Vallejo, Manuel C.

“…Background. Previously, Balki determined the Pearson correlation coefficient with the use of ultrasound (US) was 0.85 in morbidly obese parturients. We aimed…”
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Bariatric Surgery is Associated With Decreased Progression of Nonalcoholic Fatty Liver Disease to Cirrhosis: A Retrospective Cohort Analysis by Wirth, Keith M., Sheka, Adam C., Kizy, Scott, Irey, Ryan, Benner, Ashley, Sieger, Gretchen, Simon, Gyorgy, Ma, Sisi, Lake, John, Aliferis, Constantin, Leslie, Daniel, Marmor, Schelomo, Ikramuddin, Sayeed

“…OBJECTIVE:This study sought to compare trends in the development of cirrhosis between patients with NAFLD who underwent bariatric surgery and a well-matched…”
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Preventing Macrovascular Events With Bariatric Surgery by Sheka, Adam C, Wirth, Keith M, Ikramuddin, Sayeed

“…Obesity and type 2 diabetes are associated with an increased incidence of macrovascular disease events, including coronary artery and cerebrovascular disease…”
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The Impact of Bariatric Surgery on Breast Cancer Recurrence: Case Series and Review of Literature by Zhang, Shijia, Ikramuddin, Sayeed, Beckwith, Heather C., Sheka, Adam C., Wirth, Keith M., Blaes, Anne H.

“…Background Excess body weight has been associated with worsening breast cancer survival. While bariatric surgery has been associated with less incident of…”
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Desmoglein 2 Functions as a Receptor for Fatty Acid Binding Protein 4 in Breast Cancer Epithelial Cells by Chen, Dongmei, Wirth, Keith M, Kizy, Scott, Muretta, Joseph M, Markowski, Todd W, Yong, Peter, Sheka, Adam, Abdelwahab, Hisham, Hertzel, Ann V, Ikramuddin, Sayeed, Yamamoto, Masato, Bernlohr, David A

“…Fatty acid binding protein 4 (FABP4) is a secreted adipokine linked to obesity and progression of a variety of cancers. Obesity increases extracellular FABP4…”
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