Department of General Surgery

Journal Club = 11 Postgraduate Seminars = 44 Surgical Forums = 44 Research Meetings = 22 (Vascular) Morbidity Meetings = 11 Ethics Meetings = 44 Grand Round = 44 Teaching = 160 (16 hours x 10 weeks) Examinations = 160 (16 hours x 10 weeks)

[1]  Steven B. Johnson,et al.  Pneumatosis Intestinalis Predictive Evaluation Study (PIPES): A multicenter epidemiologic study of the Eastern Association for the Surgery of Trauma , 2013, The journal of trauma and acute care surgery.

[2]  Y. Janjigian,et al.  Distinguishing benign and life-threatening pneumatosis intestinalis in patients with cancer by CT imaging features. , 2013, AJR. American journal of roentgenology.

[3]  V. Bresadola,et al.  The Dilemma of Pneumatosis Intestinalis with Pneumoperitoneum: Nonoperative or Surgical Management—Analysis of a Case , 2013, Case reports in medicine.

[4]  Steinke,et al.  The Continuous Single-Layer Anastomosis in the Gastrointestinal Tract , 2013 .

[5]  F. Mangeli,et al.  A Patient Suffering from Pneumatosis Cystoid Intestinalis , 2012 .

[6]  M. Kelkar,et al.  Endovenous Laser Treatment of Varicose Veins , 2012 .

[7]  W. Mutschler,et al.  Natural history, clinical pattern, and surgical considerations of pneumatosis intestinalis , 2009, European journal of medical research.

[8]  S. Sauerland,et al.  Laparoscopic incisional hernia repair: evaluation of effectiveness and experiences , 2009, Hernia.

[9]  D. Dellagrammaticas,et al.  Randomized clinical trial comparing endovenous laser ablation with surgery for the treatment of primary great saphenous varicose veins , 2008, The British journal of surgery.

[10]  D. Stoker,et al.  Conservative management of pneumatosis intestinalis and massive pneumoperitoneum in the acute abdomen: a case report. , 2008, Annals of the Royal College of Surgeons of England.

[11]  O. Matsevych.  Blunt diaphragmatic rupture: four year’s experience , 2008, Hernia.

[12]  H. Özgüç,et al.  Factors Affecting Mortality and Morbidity After Traumatic Diaphragmatic Injury , 2007, Surgery Today.

[13]  C. Soong,et al.  Role of endovenous laser treatment in the management of chronic venous insufficiency. , 2007, Annals of vascular surgery.

[14]  S. Yilmaz,et al.  Endovenous laser ablation for saphenous vein insufficiency: immediate and short-term results of our first 60 procedures. , 2007, Diagnostic and interventional radiology.

[15]  B. Eklof,et al.  Randomized trial comparing endovenous laser ablation of the great saphenous vein with high ligation and stripping in patients with varicose veins: short-term results. , 2007, Journal of vascular surgery.

[16]  E. Paulson,et al.  Pneumatosis intestinalis in the adult: benign to life-threatening causes. , 2007, AJR. American journal of roentgenology.

[17]  N. Polissar,et al.  Endovenous laser treatment of the short saphenous vein: Efficacy and complications , 2007 .

[18]  M. Talamini,et al.  Minimally Invasive Procedures for Diagnosis of Traumatic Right Diaphragmatic Tears: A Method for Correct Diagnosis in Selected Patients , 2007, The American surgeon.

[19]  Masaru Tanaka,et al.  Additive contribution of multiple factors in the development of pneumatosis intestinalis: a case report and review of the literature , 2007, Clinical Rheumatology.

[20]  W. Lien,et al.  Appendiceal outer diameter as an indicator for differentiating appendiceal mucocele from appendicitis. , 2006, The American journal of emergency medicine.

[21]  B. Parry,et al.  ANASTOMOTIC LEAKAGE AFTER LOWER GASTROINTESTINAL ANASTOMOSIS: MEN ARE AT A HIGHER RISK , 2006, ANZ journal of surgery.

[22]  I. Chetter,et al.  A Nonrandomised Controlled Trial of Endovenous Laser Therapy and Surgery in the Treatment of Varicose Veins , 2006, Annals of vascular surgery.

[23]  M. Kantarci,et al.  Imaging of diaphragmatic rupture after trauma. , 2006, Clinical radiology.

[24]  P. Sugarbaker,et al.  Update on the surgical approach to mucocele of the appendix. , 2006, Journal of the American College of Surgeons.

[25]  L. Phillips,et al.  The Incidence of Tuberous Breast Deformity in Asymmetric and Symmetric Mammaplasty Patients , 2005, Plastic and reconstructive surgery.

[26]  J. Hiller,et al.  Systematic review of endovenous laser treatment for varicose veins , 2005, The British journal of surgery.

[27]  Weimin Li,et al.  Endovenous laser treatment combined with a surgical strategy for treatment of venous insufficiency in lower extremity: a report of 208 cases. , 2005, Journal of vascular surgery.

[28]  R. Min,et al.  Endovenous laser ablation of varicose veins. , 2005, Journal of Cardiovascular Surgery.

[29]  C. Braumann,et al.  Pneumatosis Intestinalis — A Pitfall for Surgeons? , 2005, Scandinavian journal of surgery : SJS : official organ for the Finnish Surgical Society and the Scandinavian Surgical Society.

[30]  M. Blaivas,et al.  Bedside emergency ultrasonographic diagnosis of diaphragmatic rupture in blunt abdominal trauma. , 2004, The American journal of emergency medicine.

[31]  T. Teruya,et al.  New approaches for the treatment of varicose veins. , 2004, The Surgical clinics of North America.

[32]  J. Bende,et al.  Initial Experience with Laparoscopic Adjustable Gastric Banding in Hungary , 2004, Obesity surgery.

[33]  A. Carlin,et al.  Predictors of Mortality in Patients with Traumatic Diaphragmatic Rupture and Associated Thoracic and/or Abdominal Injuries , 2004, The American surgeon.

[34]  O. Solak,et al.  Management of Traumatic Diaphragmatic Rupture , 2004, Surgery Today.

[35]  J. Flier.  Obesity Wars Molecular Progress Confronts an Expanding Epidemic , 2004, Cell.

[36]  M. Dalsing,et al.  Signs and symptoms of saphenous nerve injury after greater saphenous vein stripping: prevalence, severity, and relevance for modern practice. , 2003, Journal of vascular surgery.

[37]  H A Lehr,et al.  Infrequent early recanalization of greater saphenous vein after endovenous laser treatment. , 2003, Journal of vascular surgery.

[38]  R. Min,et al.  Endovenous laser treatment of saphenous vein reflux: long-term results. , 2003, Journal of vascular and interventional radiology : JVIR.

[39]  R. Yantiss,et al.  Appendiceal Mucinous Neoplasms: A Clinicopathologic Analysis of 107 Cases , 2003, The American journal of surgical pathology.

[40]  Arkadiusz Jawien,et al.  The Influence of Environmental Factors in Chronic Venous Insufficiency , 2003, Angiology.

[41]  D. Larson,et al.  Surgical treatment of appendiceal mucocele. , 2003, Archives of surgery.

[42]  P. Deurenberg,et al.  Is a re-evaluation of WHO body mass index cut-off values needed? The case of Asians in Singapore. , 2003, Nutrition reviews.

[43]  J. Dixon,et al.  Laparoscopic adjustable gastric banding in the treatment of morbid obesity. , 2003, Archives of surgery.

[44]  K. Potaris,et al.  Traumatic rupture of the diaphragm: experience with 65 patients. , 2003, Injury.

[45]  P. Schauer,et al.  Medical and surgical options in the treatment of severe obesity. , 2002, American journal of surgery.

[46]  J. Dixon,et al.  Weight loss and early and late complications--the international experience. , 2002, American journal of surgery.

[47]  H. Buchwald,et al.  Evolution of Operative Procedures for the Management of Morbid Obesity 1950-2000 , 2002, Obesity surgery.

[48]  J. Himpens,et al.  Laparoscopic Banding: Selection and Technique in 830 Patients , 2002, Obesity surgery.

[49]  E. Holler,et al.  Acute pneumatosis cystoides intestinalis following allogeneic transplantation – the surgeon's dilemma , 2002, Bone Marrow Transplantation.

[50]  H. Buchwald.  Overview of bariatric surgery. , 2002, Journal of the American College of Surgeons.

[51]  G. Silecchia,et al.  Modifications of Metabolic and Cardiovascular Risk Factors after Weight Loss Induced by Laparoscopic Gastric Banding , 2002, Obesity surgery.

[52]  J. Dixon,et al.  Health outcomes of severely obese type 2 diabetic subjects 1 year after laparoscopic adjustable gastric banding. , 2002, Diabetes care.

[53]  J. Dixon,et al.  Quality of life after lap-band placement: influence of time, weight loss, and comorbidities. , 2001, Obesity research.

[54]  P. Deurenberg,et al.  Relationships between indices of obesity and its co-morbidities in multi-ethnic Singapore , 2001, International Journal of Obesity.

[55]  N. Basso,et al.  Laparoscopic Italian Experience with the Lap-Band® , 2001, Obesity surgery.

[56]  J. Pinkney,et al.  Should surgeons treat diabetes in severely obese people? , 2001, The Lancet.

[57]  A. Szold,et al.  Resolution of chronic medical conditions after laparoscopic adjustable silicone gastric banding for the treatment of morbid obesity in the elderly , 2001, Surgical Endoscopy.

[58]  A. Cavezzi,et al.  Preliminary Experience with a New Sclerosing Foam in the Treatment of Varicose Veins , 2001, Dermatologic surgery : official publication for American Society for Dermatologic Surgery [et al.].

[59]  G. Wetscher,et al.  Treatment of morbid obesity with laparoscopic adjustable gastric banding affects esophageal motility. , 2000, American journal of surgery.

[60]  P. Deurenberg,et al.  The paradox of low body mass index and high body fat percentage among Chinese, Malays and Indians in Singapore , 2000, International Journal of Obesity.

[61]  E. Moore,et al.  Single-layer continuous versus two-layer interrupted intestinal anastomosis: a prospective randomized trial. , 2000, Annals of surgery.

[62]  C. White,et al.  Imaging of diaphragmatic injuries. , 2000, Journal of thoracic imaging.

[63]  J. Dixon,et al.  Gastroesophageal Reflux in Obesity: The Effect of Lap-Band Placement , 1999, Obesity surgery.

[64]  G A Colditz,et al.  Economic costs of obesity and inactivity. , 1999, Medicine and science in sports and exercise.

[65]  J. Woo,et al.  Prediction of hypertension, diabetes, dyslipidaemia or albuminuria using simple anthropometric indexes in Hong Kong Chinese , 1999, International Journal of Obesity.

[66]  J. Manson,et al.  Annual deaths attributable to obesity in the United States. , 1999, JAMA.

[67]  G. Colditz,et al.  The disease burden associated with overweight and obesity. , 1999, JAMA.

[68]  G. Persico,et al.  Treatment of Morbid Obesity and Gastroesophageal Reflux with Hiatal Hernia by Lap-Band , 1999, Obesity surgery.

[69]  R. Gamelli,et al.  The failed gastrointestinal anastomosis: an inevitable catastrophe? , 1999, Journal of the American College of Surgeons.

[70]  S. Mutha,et al.  Pneumatosis cystoides intestinalis--a case report. , 1999, Indian Journal of Pathology and Microbiology.

[71]  M. Athanassiou,et al.  Blunt diaphragmatic rupture. , 1999, European journal of cardio-thoracic surgery : official journal of the European Association for Cardio-thoracic Surgery.

[72]  J. Earnshaw,et al.  Stripping the long saphenous vein reduces the rate of reoperation for recurrent varicose veins: five-year results of a randomized trial. , 1999, Journal of vascular surgery.

[73]  C. Evans,et al.  Prevalence of varicose veins and chronic venous insufficiency in men and women in the general population: Edinburgh Vein Study. , 1999, Journal of epidemiology and community health.

[74]  P. Deurenberg,et al.  Body mass index and percent body fat: a meta analysis among different ethnic groups , 1998, International Journal of Obesity.

[75]  P. Deurenberg,et al.  Relationship between body fat and body mass index: differences between Indonesians and Dutch Caucasians , 1998, European Journal of Clinical Nutrition.

[76]  Melodie K. Moorehead,et al.  Bariatric Analysis and Reporting Outcome System (BAROS) , 1998, Obesity surgery.

[77]  G A Colditz,et al.  Current estimates of the economic cost of obesity in the United States. , 1998, Obesity research.

[78]  K. Hughes,et al.  Central obesity, insulin resistance, syndrome X, lipoprotein(a), and cardiovascular risk in Indians, Malays, and Chinese in Singapore. , 1997, Journal of epidemiology and community health.

[79]  B. Swinburn,et al.  Body composition differences between Polynesians and Caucasians assessed by bioelectrical impedance. , 1996, International journal of obesity and related metabolic disorders : journal of the International Association for the Study of Obesity.

[80]  J. Cheah.  Current management of obesity. , 1996, Singapore medical journal.

[81]  R N Pierson,et al.  How useful is body mass index for comparison of body fatness across age, sex, and ethnic groups? , 1996, American journal of epidemiology.

[82]  A. Reunanen,et al.  Prevalence and risk factors of varicose veins in lower extremities: mini-Finland health survey. , 1995, The European journal of surgery = Acta chirurgica.

[83]  M. K. Lim,et al.  Twenty-five years of national service--changes in height, weight and body mass index. , 1994, Annals of the Academy of Medicine, Singapore.

[84]  S Burastero,et al.  Asians have lower body mass index (BMI) but higher percent body fat than do whites: comparisons of anthropometric measurements. , 1994, The American journal of clinical nutrition.

[85]  M. Callam,et al.  Epidemiology of varicose veins , 1994, The British journal of surgery.

[86]  B. Meyers,et al.  Traumatic Diaphragmatic Hernia Occult Marker of Serious Injury , 1993, Annals of surgery.

[87]  W H Dietz,et al.  Social and economic consequences of overweight in adolescence and young adulthood. , 1993, The New England journal of medicine.

[88]  G. Lennerstrand,et al.  A population based, prospective study of the development of ROP in prematurely born children in the Stockholm area of Sweden. , 1993, British Journal of Ophthalmology.

[89]  I. J. Sarfeh,et al.  Comparison of continuous single layer polypropylene anastomosis with double layer and stapled anastomoses in elective colon resections. , 1993, The American surgeon.

[90]  S. Darke.  The morphology of recurrent varicose veins. , 1992, European journal of vascular surgery.

[91]  N. Dhurandhar,et al.  Prevalence of obesity in Bombay. , 1992, International journal of obesity and related metabolic disorders : journal of the International Association for the Study of Obesity.

[92]  A. Yellin,et al.  Ambulatory stab evulsion phlebectomy for truncal varicose veins. , 1991, American journal of surgery.

[93]  F. Pi‐Sunyer,et al.  Health implications of obesity. , 1991, The American journal of clinical nutrition.

[94]  P. Deurenberg,et al.  Body mass index as a measure of body fatness: age- and sex-specific prediction formulas , 1991, British Journal of Nutrition.

[95]  A. Davidoff,et al.  Pneumatosis Intestinalis: Surgical Management and Clinical Outcome , 1990, Annals of surgery.

[96]  B Rosner,et al.  A prospective study of obesity and risk of coronary heart disease in women. , 1990, The New England journal of medicine.

[97]  K. Beach,et al.  Quantitative segmental evaluation of venous valvular reflux with duplex ultrasound scanning. , 1989, Journal of vascular surgery.

[98]  S. Sarin,et al.  Continuous single‐layer gastrointestinal anastomosis: A prospective audit , 1989, The British journal of surgery.

[99]  O. Sharma.  Traumatic diaphragmatic rupture: not an uncommon entity--personal experience with collective review of the 1980's. , 1989, The Journal of trauma.

[100]  R. Leventhal,et al.  Pneumatosis intestinalis and pneumoperitoneum after sclerotherapy. , 1988, AJR. American journal of roentgenology.

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[102]  A. Patz.  Current therapy of retrolental fibroplasia. Retinopathy of prematurity. , 1983, Ophthalmology.

[103]  O. Peloso,et al.  Gastric (reservoir) reduction for morbid obesity. , 1981, Archives of surgery.

[104]  J. Durnin,et al.  A comparison of the skinfold method with extent of ‘overweight’ and various weight-height relationships in the assessment of obesity , 1977, British Journal of Nutrition.

[105]  A. Jackson,et al.  Thoracoscopy as an aid to the diagnosis of diaphragmatic injury in penetrating wounds of the left lower chest: a preliminary report. , 1976, Injury.

[106]  W. Kannel,et al.  The relation of adiposity to blood pressure and development of hypertension. The Framingham study. , 1967, Annals of internal medicine.

[107]  K. H. Hardy.  Closed traumatic rupture of the diaphragm. A review of the Royal Melbourne Hospital patients 1953-63. , 1966, The Australian and New Zealand journal of surgery.

[108]  Krementz Et,et al.  Traumatic rupture of the diaphragm. , 1962, The Journal of trauma.

[109]  P. E. Bernatz,et al.  Problem of the ruptured diaphragm. , 1958, Journal of the American Medical Association.

[110]  S. Stawicki,et al.  Incarcerated umbilical hernia associated with gastric pneumatosis: A case report , 2007 .

[111]  A. Nchimi,et al.  Helical CT of blunt diaphragmatic rupture. , 2005, AJR. American journal of roentgenology.

[112]  S. Chew,et al.  Levels of cardiovascular disease risk factors in Singapore following a national intervention programme. , 2001, Bulletin of the World Health Organization.

[113]  Claude Bouchard,et al.  Clinical guidelines on the identification, evaluation, and treatment of overweight and obesity in adults: Executive summary , 1998 .

[114]  D. Gens,et al.  Diaphragmatic rupture due to blunt trauma: sensitivity of plain chest radiographs. , 1991, AJR. American journal of roentgenology.

[115]  J. Foreyt,et al.  Why treatments for obesity don't last. , 1991, Journal of the American Dietetic Association.

[116]  P. Björntorp,et al.  The health consequences of moderate obesity. , 1981, International journal of obesity.

[117]  L. Garfinkel,et al.  Variations in mortality by weight among 750,000 men and women. , 1979, Journal of chronic diseases.

[118]  F A Mathewson,et al.  Relation of body weight to development of ischemic heart disease in a cohort of young North American men after a 26 year observation period: the Manitoba Study. , 1977, The American journal of cardiology.

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