Publications by authors named "Brendon Curtis"
Article Synopsis
- - A global trend is shifting outpatient procedures, including sleeve gastrectomy (SG), to ambulatory surgical settings, but more research is needed to confirm safety before broad implementation.
- - This study focuses on collecting data from 365 patients who underwent outpatient laparoscopic sleeve gastrectomy, ensuring it meets the American Society for Metabolic and Bariatric Surgery’s criteria for safety.
- - Results showed low complication rates (1.6%) and no reported mortalities, indicating that same-day discharge after SG can be safe for carefully selected patients in experienced medical centers.
Background And Objectives: Smooth muscle tumors of the stomach, especially when benign, are a common clinical entity and can represent a therapeutic challenge. Classically the removal of such a tumor requires open laparotomy. We sought to perform this surgery utilizing minimally invasive technology.
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