BIBLIOGRAPHY
Articles in professional peer-reviewed journals

1. F.Rubino. Is Type 2 Diabetes is an Intestinal, Operable Disease:A Provocative, yet Reasonable Hypothesis. Diabetes Care 2007 (in press)

2. H. Inoue, F. Rubino, Y. Shimada, V. Lindner, M. Inoue, P. Riegel, J. Marescaux. The Risk of Gastric Cancer after Roux-en-Y Gastric Bypass. Arch of Surgery Oct 2007 (in press)

3. F. Rubino, A. Forgione, D. Cummings, M Vix, D. Gnuli, G. Mingrone, M. Castagneto, J. Marescaux. The Mechanism of Diabetes Control After Gastrointestinal Bypass Surgery Reveals a Role of the Proximal Small Intestine in the Pathophysiology of Type 2 Diabetes. Ann Surg 2006;244(5):741-9.

4. Rubino F. Bariatric surgery: effects on glucose homeostasis. Curr Opin Clin Nutr Metab Care. 2006;9(4):497-507

5. F. Rubino, M. Castagneto. Surgery for severe obesity: Indications, Techniques, Mechanisms of Weight Loss and Diabetes Resolution. Curr Med Chem 2005 (in press)

6. Marescaux J., Rubino F., Soler L. Present and future advances in surgical technologies and education. J Gastroint Surg 2006 (in press)

7. Laparoscopic total mesoretal excision for rectal cancer surgery. Marescaux J, Rubino F, Leroy J. Dig Dis Rev 2005 23(2):135-41

8. Rubino F, Zizzari P, Tomasetto C, et al. The role of the bowel in the regulation of food intake and circulating ghrelin levels in the Zucker obese rat. Endocrinology 2005;146(4):1745-51

9. Lunca S, Vix M, Rikkers A, Rubino F, Marescaux J. Late gastric prolapse with pouch necrosis after laparoscopic adjustable gastric banding. Obes Surg 2005 Apr 15(4): 571-5

10. Mutter D, Rubino F, Simone M, Temporal G, Marescaux J. Surgical education and Internet-based simulation: The World Virtual University. Min Invas Ther 2005; 14:4-5; 267-274

11. Marescaux J. Rubino F. Arenas M. Mutter D. Soler L. Augmented Reality-Assisted Laparoscopic Adrenalectomy. JAMA 2004; 18:2214-2215

12. Leroy J. Ananian P. Rubino F. Claudon B. Mutter D. Marescaux J. The impact of obesity on technical feasibility and postoperative outcomes of laparoscopic left colectomy. Ann Surg. 2005;241(1):69-76

13. Rubino F, Marescaux J. The Effect of Duodenal-Jejunal Exclusion in a Non-Obese Animal Model of Type 2 Diabetes : A New Perspective for an Old Disease. Ann Surg 2004;239(1):1-11

14. Rubino F, Gagner M, Gentileschi P et al. The early effect of the Roux-en-Y gastric bypass on hormones involved in body weight regulation and glucose metabolism. Ann Surg 2004;240(2):236-42.

15. Simone M, Mutter D, Rubino F, Dutson E, Roy C, Soler L, Marescaux J. 3D Virtual Cholangioscopy : A Reliable Tool for the Diagnosis of Common Bile Duct Stones. Ann Surg 2004;240(1):82-8.

16. Marescaux J, Rubino F. The Zeus Robotic System : Experimental and Clinical Applications. Surg Clin North Am 2003; 83:1305-15

17. Mutter D. Rubino F. Sowinska M. Henri M. Dutson E. Ceulemans C. Garcia A. Leroy J. Marescaux J. A new device for sentinel node detection in laparoscopic colon surgery. JSLS 2004;8(4):347-51

18. Ceulemans R, Al-Ahdab N, Leroy J, Garcia A, Dutson E, Rubino F, Simone M, Mutter D, Marescaux J. Safe Laparoscopic Surgery in the Elderly. Am J Surgery 2004 Mar;187(3):323-7

19. Rubino F. Gagner M. Surgery for type 2 diabetes. Chin J Min Inv Surg 2004; 4(1):8-11 (chinese)

20. Leroy J, Jamali F, Forbes L, Smith M, Rubino F, Mutter D, Marescaux J. Laparoscopic Total Mesorectal Excision for Rectal Cancer Surgery : Long-Term Outcomes. Surg Endosc. 2004; 18:281-289.

21. Rubino F, Gagner M. Endoscopic carotid surgery. Surg Endosc. Surg Endosc. 2004 Jan;18(1):167-8

22. Marescaux J, Rubino F. Robot Assisted Remote Surgery : Technological Advances, Potential Complications and Solutions. Surgical Technology International ? 2004;12:23-6

23. Marescaux J, Rubino F. Laparoscopic Adrenalectomy. Ospedali d?Italia ? Chirurgia ?2004; 4:453-456

24. Marescaux J, Rubino F. Robotik : die probleme heute und in der Zukunft. Minimal Invasive Chirurgie 2003; 4: 209-211

25. Rubino F, Leroy J, Marescaux J. Bladder and Sexual Dysfunction following Laparoscopically Assisted and Conventional Open Mesorectal Resection for Cancer. Br J Surg 2002;89:1551-1556

26. Marescaux J., Rubino F. Telesurgery, telementoring, virtual reality and telerobotics. Curr Urol Rep. 2003;4(2):109-13.

27. Rubino F, Gagner M. Weight loss and plasma ghrelin levels. N Engl J Med. 2002 24;347(17):1379-81

28. Rubino F, Gagner M. Potential of surgery for curing type 2 diabetes mellitus. Ann Surg 2002; 236(5):554-559

29. Rubino F, Inabnet WB. Ambulatory radioguided parathyroidectomy. Surg Technol Int 2002;10:77-80

30. Inabnet III WB, Dakin GF, Haber RS, Rubino F, Diamond EJ, Gagner M. Targeted Parathyroidectomy in the Era of Intraoperative Parathormone Monitoring. World J Surg 2002 Aug;26(8):921-5

31. J.Marescaux, F.Rubino, J. Leroy, M. Henri. Laparoscopic vs open colon surgery for cancer. JAMA 2002;287(15):1938-9; discussion 1939

32. Mutter D., Maisonneuve H., Henri M., Rubino F., Marescaux J. Surgical education and internet: www.websurg.com. La lettre de l?hepatogastroent. 2002; 3(5): 159-162

33. Marescaux J, Leroy J, Rubino F, Vix M, Simone M, Mutter D. Transcontinental robot-assisted remote telesurgery: feasibility and potential applications. Ann Surg 2002;235(4):487-92

34. Marescaux J, Leroy J, Gagner M, Rubino F, Mutter D, Vix M, Butner SE, Smith MK. Transatlantic robot-assisted telesurgery. NATURE 2001; 27;413(6854):379-80

35. Rubino F, Soler L, Marescaux J, Maisonneuve H. Advances in virtual reality are wide ranging. BMJ 2002; 324:612

36. Marescaux J, Dutson E, Rubino F. The impact of robotics on general surgery training. Ann Surg 2002; 235(3): 446

37. Bellantone R, Boscherini M, Lombardi CP, Bossola M, Rubino F, De Crea C, Alesina P, Traini E, Cozza T, D'alatri L. Is the identification of the external branch of the superior laryngeal nerve mandatory in thyroid operation? Results of a prospective randomized study. Surgery 2001;130(6):1055-1059

38. Rubino F, Gagner M, Marescaux J. Surgical treatment of type 2 diabetes mellitus. LANCET 2001; 358(9282): 668-669

39. Rubino F, Nahourraii R, Deutsch H, King W, Inabnet WB, Gagner M. Endoscopic approach for carotid artery surgery. Surg Endosc 2002;16(5):789-94

40. Gentileschi P, Gagner M, Kini S, Dakin G, Rubino F, Hollier L. Laparoscopic aortorenal bypass using a PTFE graft: survival study in the porcine model. J Laparoendosc Adv Surg Tech A 2001 Aug;11(4):223-8

41. Bellantone R Lombardi CP, Rubino F, Perilli V, Sollazzi L, Mastroianni G, Gagner M. Arterial PCO2 and cardiovascular function during endoscopic neck surgery with carbon dioxide insufflation. Arch Surg 2001; 136: 822-827

42. Smith MK., Rubino F, Leroy J., Marescaux J. Robot-assisted biliary surgery. Osp It Chir. 2001; 7:397-400

43. Zhu JF, Naourrhai R, Rubino F, Pamoukian V, Gagner M. Robotic assisted laparoscopic cholecystojejunostomy. Min Inv Ther Allied Technol 2001; 10(2): 83-88

44. Zhu JF, Naourrhai R, Rubino F., Pamoukian V, Gagner M. Hepatic outflow occlusion in laparoscopic hepatectomy. HPB Surg 2001 3(2): 187-192

45. Bellantone R, Lombardi CP, Rubino F, Ricci R, Capelli A. Spontaneous gastric rupture and hemoperitoneum due to an isolated gastric hemangioma. A case report and review of the literature. Dig Dis Sci 2001; 46(4):852-3

46. Zhu JF, Rubino F. Endoscopic neck surgery. Chin J Min Inv Surg. February 2001

47. Rubino F, Pamoukian VN, Zhu JF,Deutsch H, Inabnet BW, Gagner M; Endoscopic endocrine neck surgery with CO2 insufflation: the effect on intracranial pressure. Surgery 2000; 128(6): 1035-1042

48. Rubino F, Deutsch H, Pamoukian V, Zhu JF, King WA, Gagner M. Minimally invasive spine surgery: an animal model for endoscopic approach to the anterior cervical and upper thoracic spine. J Laparoendosc Adv Surg Tech 2000; 10(6): 309-313

49. Pamoukian VN, Rubino F, Iraci JC. Review and case report of idiopathic lower extremity compartment syndrome and its treatment in diabetic patients. Diabetes Metab. 2000; 26(6):489-92


50. De Giovanni L, Menchinelli P, Rubino F, Manca A, Ronzoni G. Valsalva leak point pressure: how to chose the best method. Arch Ital Urol Androl 2000; 72(1): 25-27

51. Bellantone R, Lombardi CP, Raffaelli M, Rubino F, Boscherini M, Perilli W. Video-assisted totally gasless thyroid lobectomy. Am J Surg. 1999; Apr: 1-3.

52. Bellantone R, Lombardi CP, Boscherini M, Ferrante A, Raffaelli M, Rubino F, Bossola M, Crucitti F. Prognostic factors in differentiated thyroid carcinoma: a multivariate analysis of 234 consecutive patients. J Surg Oncol 1998; 68(4):237-41

53. Bellantone R., Ferrante A., Raffaelli M., Boscherini M., Rubino F., Crucitti F. Adrenal Incidentalomas: our experience. Ann Ital Chir. 1995, 66 (4) 439-448.

Books, book chapters.
54. Marescaux J, Rubino F. Robot-Assisted Remote Surgery : Technological Advances, Potential Complications, and Solutions. In Surgical Technology International XII, Universal Medical Press, Inc. 2004;pp.23-26
55. Marescaux J, Rubino F. Transcontinental Robot-Assisted Remot Telesurgery, Feasibility and Potential Applications. In Teleophthalmology. Springer Verlag ? in press.
56. Marescaux J, Rubino F, Soler L. Virtual reality and robotic technologies in adrenal surgery. In Linos/van Heerden, Adrenal Glands: Diagnostic aspects and surgical therapy Springer-Verlag, Heidelberg, (Germany): 345-353.
57. Marescaux J. Rubino F. Robotics in rectal resections: Invited commentary. In Santoro G.A. and Di Falco G Editors, Atlas of Endoanal and Endorectal Ultrasonography. Staging and Treatment Options for Anorectal Cancer. Springer-Verlag Milan, (Italy) 2004: 234-237
58. Marescaux J., Rubino F. Remote surgery: present and future. In Melvin E Editor, Problems in General Surgery. Lippincott Williams & Wilkins Philadelphia, PA (USA) 2003:73-78
59. Marescaux J, Rubino F. The Zeus Telerobotic Surgical System. Primer of Robotic and Telerobotic Surgery. Lippincott Williams and Wilkins ? 2004; pp.61-65
60. Marescaux J, Rubino F. The Virtual University : Telemedicine and Telementoring. Primer of Robotic and Telerobotic Surgery. Lippincott Williams and Wilkins ? 2004; pp.220-224
61. Marescaux J, Rubino F. Virtual Operative Fields for Surgical Simulation. Primer of Robotic and Telerobotic Surgery. Lippincott Williams and Wilkins ? 2004; pp.26-31.
62. Marescaux J, Rubino F, Arenas M. El Futuro de la Cirurgia Robotica Asistida. 2?me Edition livre sur Chirurgie Assist?e par Ordinateur ? Consejo Nacional de Ciencia y tecnologia Conacyt (in press).
63. Marescaux J, Rubino F. Laparoscopic Surgery : History and Future. In Basso N Edts : A Semi Serious History of Laparoscopy ? Gangemi Editore 2004;pp. 60-62
64. Marescaux J, Rubino F. Future Technology : Chapter of book : Surgical Endoscopic Surgery in Children ? in press
65. Leroy J. Henri M. Rubino F. Marescaux J. Laparoscopic Sigmoidectomy. In Milsom J Edts. Laparoscopic Colorectal Surgery. Second Ed. Springer Verlag 2004-in press
66. Rubino F, Gagner M. Complications of Endoscopic Thyroidectomy. In Gagner M Edts, Complications of Minimally Invasive Surgery. WB Saunders Company; Philadelphia, PA (USA) (in press)
67. Rubino F, Gagner M. Endoscopic parathyroidectomy: techniques and results. In Ganger M, Pertslesmidis J Edts; Minimally invasive surgery of endocrine glands. WB Saunders Company; Philadelphia, PA (USA) (in press)
68. Marescaux J, Rubino F. Mutter D, Laparoscopic left adrenalectomy. In van Heerden JA and Farley DR Editors. Operative Techniques in General Surgery. WB Saunders Company; Philadelphia, PA (USA) (in press)
69. Rubino F. Inabnet WB. Endoscopic parathyroid anatomy. In Gagner M, Inabnet WB Editors, Minimally Invasive Endocrine Surgery. Lippincott Williams & Wilkins Philadelphia, PA (USA)
70. Rubino F, Bellantone R, Gagner M. Laparoscopic Adrenal-Sparing Surgery. In Gagner M, Inabnet WB Editors, Minimally Invasive Endocrine Surgery. Lippincott Williams & Wilkins Philadelphia, PA (USA)
71. Gagner M, Rubino F. Endoscopic parathyroidectomy. In Gagner M, Inabnet WB Editors, Minimally Invasive Endocrine Surgery. Lippincott Williams & Wilkins Philadelphia, PA (USA) (in press)
72. Wang CC, Rubino F. Zhu JF. Laparoscopic gastric surgery. In Zhu JF Ed, Endoscopic operations in General Surgery. Shandong Science and Technology Press. Jinan, China 2001; 327-340
73. Zhu JF, RubinoF, Gagner M. Endoscopic neck surgery. In Zhu JF Ed, Endoscopic operations in General Surgery. Shandong Science and Technology Press. Jinan, China 2001; 140-151
74. Rubino F, Rossi S, Bellantone R. Endoscopic axillary lymphadenectomy. In Zhu JF Ed, Endoscopic operations in General Surgery. Shandong Science and Technology Press. Jinan, China 2001; 152-158

Internet (Chapters of surgical technique, reviews e commentaries)
75. F. Rubino. Laparoscopic Roux-en-Y gastric bypass. (video of surgical technique). www. websurg.com.
76. ubino. Laparoscopic and open Nissen fundoplication result in similar rates of post-operative dysphagia. www. websurg.com 2001
77. F. Rubino. It is possible to prevent port site metastasis. www. websurg.com 2001
78. . Rubino, J Marescaux. Laparoscopic total mesorectal excision: the gold standard for the future of rectal cancer surgery? www. websurg.com 2001
79. F. Rubino, M. Gagner. Endoscopic parathyroidectomy. www. websurg.com 2001
80. Rubino F, Maisonneuve H, Soler L, Marescaux J. Virtual reality and surgery. www. bmj.com, 17 Nov 2001 (commentary)
81. F. Rubino, MM. Arenas, H. Maisonneuve, J. Marescaux. Minimal access surgery. www. bmj.com, Feb 2002 (commentary)
82. Quinn T, Rubino F. Gagner M. Laparoscopic adrenalectomy. ACS: Principles and practice (American College of Surgeons and Webmed). www.acssurgery.com


Abstracts

83. Rubino F, Vix M, Simone M, Arenas M, Marescaux J. Laparoscopic Roux-En-Y Gastric Bypass Vs Laparoscopic Gastric Banding. Surg Endosc 2005,19,S39
84. Mutter D, Vix M, Leroy J, Arenas M, Rubino F, Bouras G, Forgione A, Marescaux J. Value and Benefits of a Training Program on Live Tissue in Laparoscopic Surgery. Surg Endosc 2005,19,S55.
85. Forgione A, Mutter D, Rubino F, Bouras G, Gualtierotti M, Arenas M, Marescaux J. Total Minimal Invasive Two-Stage Approach for Acute Complicated Diverticulitis. Surg Endosc 2005,19,S97
86. Marescaux J, Soler L, Bouras G, Rubino F. Interactive Augmented Reality Applied to Laparoscopic Right Adrenalectomy. Surg Endosc 2005,19,S160
87. Marescaux J, Arenas M, Bouras G, Rubino F, Lunca S, Soler L. Virtual Reality Applied to Planning for Laparoscopic Adrenalectomy. Surg Endosc 2005,19,S160
88. Inoue H, Leroy J, Rubino F, Mutter D, Forgione A, Marescaux J. Laparoscopy has a Place in the Reversal of Hartmann Procedure. Surg Endosc 2005,19,S228
89. Arenas M, Bouras G, Rubino F, Inoue H, Forgione A, Mutter D, Soler L, Marescaux J. Evaluation of Virtual Reality Patient Reconstruction in the Assessment of Volume of Adrenal Tumors: An Initial Experience of 15 Cases. Surg Endosc 2005,19,S303
90. Mutter D, Rubino F, Sowinska M, Henri M, Dutson E, Ceulemans C, Garcia A, Leroy J, Marescaux J. A New Device for Sentinel Node Detection in Laparoscopic Colon Surgery. JSLS 2004;8:347-51.
91. Mutter D, Rubino F, Sowinska M, Henri M, Dutson E, Ceulemans C, Garcia A, Leroy J, Marescaux J. A New Device for Sentinel Node Detection in Laparoscopic Colon Surgery. JSLS 2004;8:347-51.
92. Marescaux J, Arenas M, Bouras G, Rubino F, Lunca S, Soler L. Operative Planning with Virtual Reality for Laparoscopic Adrenalectomy. JSLS 2004;8:S27
93. Marescaux J, Arenas M, Bouras G, Rubino F, Lunca S, Soler L. Operative Planning with Virtual Reality for Laparoscopic Adrenalectomy. JSLS 2004;8:S27
94. Marescaux J, Soler L, Bouras G, Rubino F. Laparoscopic Right Adrenalectomy with Real-Time Interactive Augmented Reality. JSLS 2004;8:S36
95. Forgione A, Mutter D, Rubino F, Bouras G, Gualtierotti M, Arenas M, Marescaux J. Acute Complicated Diverticulitis Managed by a Totally Minimally Invasive Approach. JSLS 2004;8:S36
96. Mutter D, Vix M, Leroy J, Arenas M, Rubino F, Bouras G, Forgione A, Marescaux J. The Impact of Live Tissue Training in Laparoscopic Surgery. JSLS 2004;8:S37.
97. Bacal D, Mutter D, Arenas M, Dutson E, Garcia A, Henri M, Jourdan I, Rubino F, Leroy J, Marescaux J. Laparoscopic Treatment of Recurrences after Laparoscopic Inguinal Hernia Repair. Surg Endosc 2004,18,S4.
98. Dutson E, Garcia A, Rubino F, Arenas M, Jourdan I, Henri M, Bacal D, Simone M, Mutter D, Vix M, Leroy J, Marescaux J. Multimedia Approach to Instruction of Laparoscopic Cholecystectomy with Common Bile-Duct Exploration. Surg Endosc 2004,18,S25
99. Rubino F, Vix M, Mutter D, Duston E, Simone M, Jourdan I, Bacal D, Henri M, Claveranne B, Leroy J, Marescaux. A Multimedia Approach for the Teaching of Roux-en-Y Gastric Bypass. Surg Endosc 2004,18,S26.
100. Bacal D, Henri M, Arenas M, Dutson E, Garcia A, Jourdan I, Rubino F, Soler L, Vix M, Leroy J, Marescaux J. Automatic Assessment of Adrenal Masses using Virtual Reality: A better Way to Define Surgical Indications ? Surg Endosc 2004,18,S60.
101. Henri M, Ceulemans R, Arenas M, Bacal D, Garcia A, Dutson E, Rubino F, Mutter D, Leroy J, Marescaux J. Robotic Assisted Laparoscopic Hepatectomy in a Porcine Model: Does Experience Make a Difference? Surg Endosc 2004,18,S62.
102. Rubino F, Vix M, Leroy J, Bacal D, Mutter D, Marescaux J. Infrared Stents for Laparoscopic Gastric Bypass. Surg Endosc 2004,18,S147.
103. Rubino F, Bacal D, Leroy J, Vix M, Dutson E, Mutter D, Marescaux J, Jourdan I. Infrared Stents in Laparoscopic Procedures: General Applications. Surg Endosc 2004,18,S151.