2019
Results of a pilot/phase II study of gamma knife radiosurgery for brain metastases and implications for future prospective clinical trials
Yu J, Singh C, Bindra R, Contessa J, Husain Z, Hansen J, Park H, Roberts K, Bond J, Tien C, Guo F, Colaco R, Housri N, Magnuson W, Mahajan A, Omay S, Chiang V. Results of a pilot/phase II study of gamma knife radiosurgery for brain metastases and implications for future prospective clinical trials. Journal Of Radiation Oncology 2019, 8: 39-46. DOI: 10.1007/s13566-018-0370-7.Peer-Reviewed Original ResearchYale-New Haven HospitalPhase II studyBrain metastasesClinical trialsII studyKnife radiosurgeryLocal controlPre-defined primary endpointWhole-brain radiation treatmentFuture prospective clinical trialsEvaluable brain metastasesSymptomatic radiation necrosisMedian patient ageLocal control ratePhase 2 studyGood local controlProspective clinical trialsNumber of metastasesLarge clinical trialsProportional hazards regressionFuture clinical trialsGamma knife radiosurgeryImportant clinical variablesStandard clinical practiceNew Haven Hospital
2007
Size matters: gastric pouch size correlates with weight loss after laparoscopic Roux-en-Y gastric bypass
Roberts K, Duffy A, Kaufman J, Burrell M, Dziura J, Bell R. Size matters: gastric pouch size correlates with weight loss after laparoscopic Roux-en-Y gastric bypass. Surgical Endoscopy 2007, 21: 1397-1402. PMID: 17332953, DOI: 10.1007/s00464-007-9232-x.Peer-Reviewed Original ResearchConceptsLaparoscopic Roux-en-Y gastric bypassPreoperative body mass indexExcess weight lossBody mass indexGastric pouch sizeRoux-en-Y gastric bypassPouch sizeGastric bypassWeight lossIncreased preoperative BMIMale genderSuccess of surgical therapyMean pouch sizePostoperative day 1ResultsThe mean ageYale-New Haven HospitalUpper gastrointestinal seriesProspective databaseSurgical therapyMorbid obesityStudy patientsBariatric surgeryNew Haven HospitalMean ageMass index