Dr. Wanda Kaniewski - Publications &
Presentations on Weight Loss Surgery
IABS, Kansas City

• Hawkins LL., Marti JL., Aramburo CJ., Kaniewski WS., Toyama MT., Reardon DP. Technique for using pledgeted sutures in laparoscopic Nissen Fundoplication. Surg Endosc. 2001. Aug; 15(8):904.
• Kaniewski WS, Aramburo CJ, Hawkins LL, Toyama MT, Reardon PR. Lymphatic injury after spinal fusion using an anterior retroperitoneal approach. Submitted to Spine. Amin HM, Kaniewski WS, Cohen D, Hakim TS, Camporesi EM. Effects of acute exposure to hyperbaric oxygen on the rheology and morphology of the red blood cells in rat. Microvasc Res 50(3), Nov. 1995.
• Kaniewski WS, Hakim TS, Freedman J. Cellular deformability of normoxic and hypoxic mammalian red blood cells. Biorheology 31(1) Feb. 1994.
• Laparoscopic Roux-en-Y gastric Bypass Surgery can be performed safely as an out-patient procedure. Paramjeet Sabharwal, M.D. and Kaniewski WS, M.D., Obesity Surgery Center, Arlington, Virginia. Surgical Endoscopy Vol.17 Suppl. 1, p. S227.
• Laparoscopic Management of Complications of Gastric Banding. CJ Aramburo, LL Hawkins, Kaniewski WS, MT Toyama, PR Reardon. Department of Surgery, Baylor College of Medicine, Houston, Texas. Surgical Endoscopy Vol.14 Suppl. 1, p. S169.
• Mini- laparoscopic Cholecystectomy (2mm) in Elderly Patients. CJ Aramburo, LL Hawkins, Kaniewski WS, MT Toyama, PR Reardon. Department of Surgery, Baylor College of Medicine, Houston, Texas. Surgical Endoscopy Vol.14 Suppl. 1, p. S169.
• One Surgeon's Experience with Laparoscopic Cholecystectomy Over A Nine-Year Period at a Teaching Hospital. CJ Aramburo, LL Hawkins, Kaniewski WS, MT Toyama, PR Reardon. Department of Surgery, Baylor College of Medicine, Houston, Texas. Surgical Endoscopy Vol.14 Suppl. 1, p. S169.
• Large extraperitoneal hematoma after laparoscopic inguinal hernia repair: a report of two cases. RF Stadler, MT Toyama, Kaniewski WS, LL Hawkins, CJ Aramburo, PR Reardon . Department of Surgery, The Methodist Hospital., Baylor College of Medicine. Surgical Endoscopy Vol.14 Suppl. 1, p. S220
• Laparoscopic repair of an esophageal perforation after balloon dilation for achalasia. MT Toyama, CJ Aramburo, LL Hawkins, Kaniewski WS, Attila Ertan, PR Reardon . Departments of Surgery and Gastroenterology, Baylor College of Medicine, The Methodist Hospital. Houston, Texas. Surgical Endoscopy Vol.14 Suppl. 1, p.S223
• Intestinal obstruction due to a gallstone 5 years after laparoscopic cholecystectomy. MT. Toyama, CJ. Aramburo, LL. Hawkins, Kaniewski WS, D Miltenberg, MJ. Reardon, PR. Reardon. Department of Surgery. The Methodist Hospital. Baylor College of Medicine. Surgical Endoscopy Vol.14 Suppl. 1, p. S223.
• Initial experience of mini-laparoscopic cholecystectomy in a surgical training program. MT. Toyama, BD. Matthews, CJ. Aramburo, LL. Hawkins, WS. Kaniewski, PR. Reardon. Department of Surgery, Baylor College of Medicine. The Methodist Hospital. Houston, Texas. Surgical Endoscopy Vol.14 Suppl. 1, p.S224.
• Initial experience of mini-laparoscopic cholecystectomy in obese patients. MT Toyama, CJ Aramburo, LL Hawkins, WS Kaniewski, PR Reardon. Department of Surgery, Baylor College of Medicine, The Methodist Hospital. Houston, Texas. Surgical Endoscopy Vol.14 Suppl. 1, p. S224
• Unusual findings on early post-esophagomyotomy gastrograffin swallow studies. LL Hawkins, CJ Aramburo, Kaniewski WS, MT Toyama, PR Reardon. Department of Surgery, Baylor College of Medicine, Houston, Texas. Surgical Endoscopy Vol.14 Suppl. 1, p. S188.
• Single surgeon experience with laparoscopic acute and gangrenous gallbladder disease. Kaniewski WS, CJ Aramburo, LL Hawkins, MT Toyama, PR Reardon. Department of Surgery, Baylor College of Medicine and The Methodist Hospital, Houston, Texas. Surgical Endoscopy Vol.14 Suppl. 1, p. S194.
• Outpatient Laparoscopic Cholecystectomy. LL Hawkins, CJ Aramburo, Kaniewski WS, MT Toyama, PR Reardon. Department of Surgery, Baylor College of Medicine, Houston, Texas. Surgical Endoscopy Vol.14 Suppl. 1, p. S188.
• Changes in Blood Rheology Following Exposure To Hyperbaric Oxygen. HM Amin, Kaniewski WS, AM Paskanik, EM Camporesi, TS Hakim. FASEB Journal, 7(5):A2026, March 1993
• Hematologic Changes Following Acute Exposure To Hyperbaric Oxygen. (HBO) and 24 Hours of Recovery in Rats. HM Amin, Kaniewski WS, AM Paskanik, EM Camporesi, TS Hakim. Undersea and Hyperbaric Medicine, 20:66, July 1993.
• Laparoscopic Roux-en-Y gastric Bypass Surgery can be performed safely as an out-patient procedure. Paramjeet Sabharwal, M.D. and Kaniewski WS, M.D., Obesity Surgery Center, Arlington, Virginia. Presented at the Society of American Gastroenterologic Endoscopic Surgeons, Los Angeles, CA, March 2003.
• Laparoscopic Management of Complications of Gastric Banding. CJ Aramburo, LL Hawkins, Kaniewski WS, MT Toyama, PR Reardon. Department of Surgery, Baylor College of Medicine, Houston, Texas. Presented at the Society of American Gastroenterologic Endoscopic Surgeons, Atlanta, GA, March 2000.
• Mini- laparoscopic Cholecystectomy (2mm) in Elderly Patients. CJ Aramburo, LL Hawkins, Kaniewski WS, MT Toyama, PR Reardon. Department of Surgery, Baylor College of Medicine, Houston, Texas. Presented at the Society of American Gastroenterologic Endoscopic Surgeons, Atlanta, GA, March 2000.
• One Surgeon's Experience with Laparoscopic Cholecystectomy Over A Nine-Year Period at a Teaching Hospital. CJ Aramburo, LL Hawkins, Kaniewski WS, MT Toyama, PR Reardon. Department of Surgery, Baylor College of Medicine, Houston, Texas. Presented at the Society of American Gastroenterologic Endoscopic Surgeons, Atlanta, GA, March 2000.
• Large extraperitoneal hematoma after laparoscopic inguinal hernia repair: a report of two cases. RF Stadler, MT Toyama, Kaniewski WS, LL Hawkins, CJ Aramburo, PR Reardon. Department of Surgery, The Methodist Hospital. Baylor College of Medicine. Presented at the Society of American Gastroenterologic Endoscopic Surgeons, Atlanta, GA, March 2000.
• Laparoscopic repair of an esophageal perforation after balloon dilation for achalasia. MT Toyama, CJ Aramburo, L L Hawkins, Kaniewski WS, Attila Ertan, PR Reardon. Departments of Surgery and Gastroenterology, Baylor College of Medicine, The Methodist Hospital. Houston, Texas. Presented at the Society of American Gastroenterologic Endoscopic Surgeons, Atlanta, GA, March 2000.
• Intestinal obstruction due to a gallstone 5 years after laparoscopic cholecystectomy. MT Toyama, CJ Aramburo, LL Hawkins, Kaniewski WS, D Miltenberg, M J Reardon, PR Reardon. Department of Surgery, The Methodist Hospital. Baylor College of Medicine. Presented at the Society of American Gastroenterologic Endoscopic Surgeons, Atlanta, GA, March 2000.
• Initial experience of mini-laparoscopic cholecystectomy in a surgical training program. MT Toyama, BD Matthews, CJ Aramburo, LL Hawkins, WS Kaniewski, PR Reardon. Department of Surgery, Baylor College of Medicine, The Methodist Hospital. Houston, Texas. Presented at the Society of American Gastroenterologic Endoscopic Surgeons, Atlanta, GA, March 2000.
• Initial experience of mini-laparoscopic cholecystectomy in obese patients. MT Toyama, CJ Aramburo, LL Hawkins, WS Kaniewski, PR Reardon. Department of Surgery, Baylor College of Medicine, The Methodist Hospital. Houston, Texas. Presented at the Society of American Gastroenterologic Endoscopic Surgeons, Atlanta, GA, March 2000.
• Unusual findings on early post-esophagomyotomy gastrograffin swallow studies. LL. Hawkins, CJ. Aramburo, Kaniewski WS, MT. Toyama, PR. Reardon, Department of Surgery, Baylor College of Medicine, Houston, Texas. Presented at the Society of American Gastroenterologic Endoscopic Surgeons, Atlanta, GA, March 2000.
• Single surgeon experience with laparoscopic acute and gangrenous gallbladder disease. Kaniewski WS, CJ Aramburo, LL Hawkins, MT Toyama, PR Reardon. Department of Surgery, Baylor College of Medicine and The Methodist Hospital. Houston, Texas. Presented at the Society of American Gastroenterologic Endoscopic Surgeons, Atlanta, GA, March 2000.
• Outpatient Laparoscopic Cholecystectomy. LL Hawkins, CJ Aramburo, Kaniewski WS, MT Toyama, PR Reardon. Department of Surgery, Baylor College of Medicine, Houston, Texas. Presented at the Society of American Gastroenterologic Endoscopic Surgeons, Atlanta, GA, March 2000.
• Blood Viscosity Increases After Acute Hyperbaric Oxygen (HBO) Exposure. HM Amin, Kaniewski WS, TS Hakim, EM Camporesi. American Society of Anesthesiologisis, July 1993.
• Role of Erythrocyte Deformability in the Pulmonary Vasculature. Kaniewski WS, TS Hakim, J Freedman. Fourth Annual Reasearch Poster Session, SUNY HSC at Syracuse, 1990.
• The Effect of Hypoxia on Red Blood Cell Deformability. Kaniewski WS, TS Hakim, J Freedman. Fourth Annual Reasearch Poster Session, SUNY HSC at Syracuse, 1990.
• Endoscopic Thoracic Sympathectomy for Hyperhydrosis. CJ Aramburo, LL Hawkins, Kaniewski WS, MT Toyama, PR Reardon. Department of Surgery, Baylor College of Medicine, Houston, Texas. Presented at the Fourth Global Symposium: New Diagnostic Microlaparoscopic Techniques. Society of Laparoscopic Surgeons. Miami, FL, February 2000.
• Mini Configuration of Laparoscopic Appendectomy. LL Hawkins, CJ Aramburo, Kaniewski WS, MT Toyama, PR Reardon. Department of Surgery, Baylor College of Medicine, Houston, Texas. Presented at the Fourth Global Symposium: New Diagnostic Microlaparoscopic Techniques. Society of Laparoscopic Surgeons. Miami, FL, February 2000.