Publications by authors named "C M Brathwaite"

Internal herniation through the foramen of Winslow (FoW) is a rare, life-threatening diagnosis. We present a case of intestinal obstruction due to herniation of the ileum, cecum, appendix, and ascending colon through the FoW. We reduced the herniation using a small colotomy and preserved the entirety of the bowel.

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A desmoplastic small round cell tumor (DSRCT) presented in a 13-year-old female with an acute abdomen due to torsion of a fallopian tube cyst. She was found to have an incidental 2 cm pedunculated, solid, and multicystic mass attached to the pelvic floor on laparoscopy. The neoplasm had a variably myxoid and spindle cell pattern with nests and cords of small cells, forming pseudocysts, and true cysts lined by ciliated epithelium which were PAX-8+ and ER+/PR+.

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Article Synopsis
  • The study explores different surgical configurations of Roux-en-Y gastric bypass (RYGB) using obese mice, comparing a standard version (RYGB S) and a variant with a longer biliopancreatic limb (RYGB L).
  • RYGB S resulted in a higher survival rate (67%) compared to RYGB L (40%), which showed significant weight loss but also adverse health effects like reduced heart mass and unexplained deaths.
  • Both surgical groups had lower fat mass and bone density compared to lean controls, while the gut microbiota showed minimal differences aside from a lower abundance of Eubacterium in the longer BPL group.
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Objective: The objective of this study was to examine the use and outcomes of perioperative anticoagulation (AC) in obese patients with a known history of venous thromboembolism event (VTE).

Method: A retrospective review of a prospective database for patients with a VTE history undergoing bariatric and general surgery at a single center (1/2008-12/2017) was performed. Factors assessed included demographics, surgical details, and outcomes.

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