R W ORourke
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Recent Articles
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Frikke-Schmidt H, ORourke R, Lumeng C, Sandoval D, Seeley R
Obes Rev
. 2016 Jun;
17(9):795-809.
PMID: 27272117
Bariatric surgery is currently the most effective treatment for obesity. Not only do these types of surgeries produce significant weight loss but also they improve insulin sensitivity and whole body...
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Enestvedt C, Hosack L, Hoppo T, Perry K, ORourke R, Winn S, et al.
Dis Esophagus
. 2011 Sep;
25(5):456-64.
PMID: 21899653
Proper anastomotic healing is dependent upon many factors including adequate blood flow to healing tissue. The aim of this study was to investigate the impact of vascular endothelial growth factor...
3.
ORourke R, White A, Metcalf M, Olivas A, Mitra P, Larison W, et al.
Diabetologia
. 2011 Mar;
54(6):1480-90.
PMID: 21400042
Aims: Hypoxia has been implicated as a cause of adipose tissue inflammation in obesity, although the inflammatory response of human adipose tissue to hypoxia is not well understood. The goal...
4.
ORourke R, Metcalf M, White A, Madala A, Winters B, Maizlin I, et al.
Int J Obes (Lond)
. 2009 Jul;
33(9):978-90.
PMID: 19564875
Background: Adipose tissue is a primary in vivo site of inflammation in obesity. Excess visceral adipose tissue (VAT), when compared to subcutaneous adipose tissue (SAT), imparts an increased risk of...
5.
Enestvedt C, Perry K, Kim C, McConnell P, Diggs B, Vernon A, et al.
Dis Esophagus
. 2009 Jun;
23(2):136-44.
PMID: 19515189
Controversy exists regarding optimal treatment practices for esophageal cancer. Esophagectomy has received focus as one of the index procedures for both hospital and surgical quality despite a relative paucity of...
6.
ORourke R, Diggs B, Spight D, Robinson J, Elder K, Andrus J, et al.
Dis Esophagus
. 2009 Jan;
21(5):416-21.
PMID: 19125795
Evidence suggests that patients with psychiatric illnesses may be more likely to experience a delay in diagnosis of coexisting cancer. The association between psychiatric illness and timely diagnosis and survival...
7.
ORourke R, Deveney C, McConnell D, Wolfe B, Jobe B
Dis Esophagus
. 2007 May;
20(3):269-73.
PMID: 17509126
The long-term effects of gastric banding on esophageal function are not well described. This report describes a 28-year-old woman who developed signs and symptoms of abnormal esophageal motility and lower...
8.
Le D, Marks D, Lyle E, Corless C, Diggs B, Jobe B, et al.
Surg Endosc
. 2007 Feb;
21(9):1593-9.
PMID: 17294310
Background: Non-alcoholic steatohepatitis (NASH) is a major cause of liver disease in morbidly obese patients. Clinical predictors of NASH remain elusive, as do molecular mechanisms of pathogenesis. Methods: A series...
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ORourke R, Kay T, Lyle E, Traxler S, Deveney C, Jobe B, et al.
Clin Exp Immunol
. 2006 Sep;
146(1):39-46.
PMID: 16968396
Obesity is characterized by alterations in immune and inflammatory function. In order to evaluate the potential role of cytokine expression by peripheral blood mononuclear cells (PBMC) in obesity-associated inflammation, we...
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Lee N, ORourke R, Cheng J, Hansen P
Surg Endosc
. 2005 Jun;
18(11):1672-4.
PMID: 15931482
Background: Radiofrequency ablation (RFA) is an alternative for the treatment of unresectable hepatic tumors. Tumors beneath the diaphragmatic dome may be difficult to access by laparoscopy. In these cases, a...