Brian Weiner

• MD
• Professor (Associate) at University of Florida

In their introduction, Gungor et al described ultrasound as a technique for evaluation of patients with low prior probability of acute appendicitis. This testing protocol for appendicitis is being proposed to challenge and perhaps replace the current standard of care for imaging, CT scanning. Specificity of CT scanning is reported in the range of 9...

A multi-method and multi-apparatus for treating obesity. The multi-method includes a method for estimating a volume of an intragastric balloon appropriate for an individual patient, a method for using an enterocutaneous fistula to inspect an intragastric balloon without sedation and endoscopic complications associated with an upper endoscopy, and a...

Embodiments of the present invention relate to system and method of dieting, wherein safe increases to an individual's basal metabolic rate accelerates the burning of fat, and may be used as a primary method of weight loss and/or as a complementary technique to the success of other weight loss strategies. In one embodiment of the present invention,...

Oral-gastric lavage is an important tool in the management of oral toxic ingestions. An unusual complication of the impaction of the oral-gastric tube in the esophagus is described. This is the first report of the use of flexible endoscopy in the management of the complication.

We report an unusual complication of oral-gastric lavage in a drug overdose patient. During the lavage procedure, the oral-gastric tube became impacted in the esophagus. Forceful removal of the tube resulted in an esophageal tear. The patient did well with conservative management and was discharged with no long-term sequelae.