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
2005
PET imaging for suspected residual tumour or thoracic recurrence of non-small cell lung cancer after pneumonectomy
Roberts KB, Manus MP, Hicks RJ, Rischin D, Wirth A, Wright GM, Ball DL. PET imaging for suspected residual tumour or thoracic recurrence of non-small cell lung cancer after pneumonectomy. Lung Cancer 2005, 47: 49-57. PMID: 15603854, DOI: 10.1016/j.lungcan.2004.06.014.Peer-Reviewed Original ResearchConceptsRadical radiotherapyExtensive diseaseNon-small cell lung cancerFluorodeoxyglucose positron emission tomographyRadical RTGood performance statusEvidence of diseaseAppropriateness of managementCell lung cancerEarly tumor progressionConcurrent chemotherapyIntrathoracic recurrenceThoracic recurrenceImpact of PETLimited diseaseProspective databaseTreatment intentPerformance statusRT doseSupportive careFurther patientsInflammatory changesUnexplained painClinical outcomesResidual tumor