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Gidon Almogy
Researcher at University of Southern California
Publications - 8
Citations - 400
Gidon Almogy is an academic researcher from University of Southern California. The author has contributed to research in topics: Duodenal switch & Blunt. The author has an hindex of 5, co-authored 8 publications receiving 378 citations.
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Longitudinal Gastrectomy as a Treatment for the High-Risk Super-Obese Patient
TL;DR: Longitudinal gastrectomy is a safe and effective option for high-risk morbidly obese patients as an interim procedure to help decrease perioperative risk before duodenal switch procedure.
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Achalasia in the context of morbid obesity: a rare but important association
TL;DR: A careful symptomatic history focusing on aspiration, regurgitation and cough may identify the unusual combination of achalasia and morbid obesity.
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Conservative treatment for acute cholecystitis: clinical and radiographic predictors of failure.
TL;DR: Persistently elevated WBC suggests refractory disease and should play a central role in the clinical follow-up and decision-making process for elderly patients with acute cholecystitis.
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Percutaneous "stepped" drainage technique for infected pancreatic necrosis.
TL;DR: Surgeons and interventional radiologists should be familiar with this evolving technique which is less invasive then surgery, but may prolong the time necessary for complete resolution.
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Pre-hospital and admission parameters predict in-hospital mortality among patients 60 years and older following severe trauma.
Miklosh Bala,Dafna Willner,Dima Klauzni,Tali Bdolah-Abram,Avraham I. Rivkind,Mahmoud Abu Gazala,Ram Elazary,Gidon Almogy +7 more
TL;DR: The aim of this study was to describe the different patterns of injury with increased age in severely injured elderly patients and to identify predictors of in-hospital mortality.