| Laparoscopic repair of large paraesophageal hernia is associated with a low incidence of recurrence and reoperation JJ Andujar, PK Papasavas, T Birdas, J Robke, Y Raftopoulos, DJ Gagne, ... Surgical Endoscopy And Other Interventional Techniques 18, 444-447, 2004 | 218 | 2004 |
| Recurrence rates after abdominal surgery for complete rectal prolapse: a multicenter pooled analysis of 643 individual patient data Y Raftopoulos, AJ Senagore, G Di Giuro, R Bergamaschi, ... Diseases of the colon & rectum 48 (6), 1200-1206, 2005 | 128 | 2005 |
| Laparoscopic gastric bypass after antireflux surgery for the treatment of gastroesophageal reflux in morbidly obese patients: initial experience I Raftopoulos, O Awais, AP Courcoulas, JD Luketich Obesity surgery 14 (10), 1373-1380, 2004 | 111 | 2004 |
| The effect of extended post-discharge chemical thromboprophylaxis on venous thromboembolism rates after bariatric surgery: a prospective comparison trial I Raftopoulos, C Martindale, A Cronin, J Steinberg Surgical endoscopy 22, 2384-2391, 2008 | 109 | 2008 |
| Bronchoscopic palliation of primary lung cancer: single or multimodality therapy? RS Santos, Y Raftopoulos, RJ Keenan, A Halal, RH Maley, ... Surgical endoscopy 18, 931-936, 2004 | 108 | 2004 |
| Outcome of laparoscopic ventral hernia repair in morbidly obese patients with a body mass index exceeding 35 kg/m2 I Raftopoulos, AP Courcoulas Surgical endoscopy 21, 2293-2297, 2007 | 93 | 2007 |
| Improvement of hypothyroidism after laparoscopic Roux-en-Y gastric bypass for morbid obesity Y Raftopoulos, DJ Gagné, P Papasavas, F Hayetian, J Maurer, P Bononi, ... Obesity Surgery 14 (4), 509-513, 2004 | 93 | 2004 |
| Protein intake compliance of morbidly obese patients undergoing bariatric surgery and its effect on weight loss and biochemical parameters I Raftopoulos, B Bernstein, K O'Hara, JA Ruby, R Chhatrala, J Carty Surgery for Obesity and Related Diseases 7 (6), 733-742, 2011 | 91 | 2011 |
| Comparison of open and laparoscopic prosthetic repair of large ventral hernias I Raftopoulos, D Vanuno, J Khorsand, G Kouraklis, P Lasky JSLS: Journal of the Society of Laparoendoscopic Surgeons 7 (3), 227, 2003 | 84 | 2003 |
| A rare variation of Amyand's hernia J Franko, I Raftopoulos, R Sulkowski Official journal of the American College of Gastroenterology| ACG 97 (10 …, 2002 | 84 | 2002 |
| Utility of total mechanical stapled cervical esophagogastric anastomosis after esophagectomy: a comparison to conventional anastomotic techniques RS Santos, Y Raftopoulos, D Singh, A DeHoyos, HC Fernando, ... Surgery 136 (4), 917-925, 2004 | 73 | 2004 |
| Level of α‐catenin expression in colorectal cancer correlates with invasiveness, metastatic potential, and survival I Raftopoulos, P Davaris, G Karatzas, P Karayannacos, G Kouraklis Journal of surgical oncology 68 (2), 92-99, 1998 | 73 | 1998 |
| Laparoscopic revision of Nissen fundoplication to Roux-en-Y gastric bypass in morbidly obese patients K Zainabadi, AP Courcoulas, O Awais, I Raftopoulos Surgical endoscopy 22, 2737-2740, 2008 | 70 | 2008 |
| Outcome of laparoscopic ventral hernia repair in correlation with obesity, type of hernia, and hernia size I Raftopoulos, D Vanuno, J Khorsand, J Ninos, G Kouraklis, P Lasky Journal of Laparoendoscopic & Advanced Surgical Techniques 12 (6), 425-429, 2002 | 70 | 2002 |
| Should completely intracorporeal anastomosis be considered in obese patients who undergo laparoscopic colectomy for benign or malignant disease of the colon? I Raftopoulos, AP Courcoulas, D Blumberg Surgery 140 (4), 675-683, 2006 | 68 | 2006 |
| Elipse, the first procedureless gastric balloon for weight loss: a prospective, observational, open-label, multicenter study E Machytka, S Gaur, R Chuttani, M Bojkova, T Kupka, M Buzga, ... Endoscopy 49 (02), 154-160, 2017 | 64 | 2017 |
| The Elipse Balloon, a swallowable gastric balloon for weight loss not requiring sedation, anesthesia or endoscopy: a pilot study with 12-month outcomes I Raftopoulos, A Giannakou Surgery for Obesity and Related Diseases 13 (7), 1174-1182, 2017 | 51 | 2017 |
| Effect of mood and eating disorders on the short-term outcome of laparoscopic Roux-en-Y gastric bypass AA Gorin, I Raftopoulos Obesity surgery 19, 1685-1690, 2009 | 49 | 2009 |
| Acute, complete proximal small bowel obstruction after laparoscopic gastric bypass due to intraluminal blood clot formation O Awais, I Raftopoulos, JD Luketich, A Courcoulas Surgery for Obesity and Related Diseases 1 (4), 418-422, 2005 | 41 | 2005 |
| Advanced age and sex as predictors of adverse outcomes following gastric bypass surgery Y Raftopoulos, GG Gatti, JD Luketich, AP Courcoulas JSLS: Journal of the Society of Laparoendoscopic Surgeons 9 (3), 272, 2005 | 38 | 2005 |
