Dr. Karen A Diefenbach M.D.
Surgeon (Pediatric) | Pediatric Surgery
54 Fieldstone Ct North Haven CT, 06473About
Dr. Karen Diefenbach practices Pediatric Surgery in North Haven, CT. Dr. Diefenbach treats children who have an illness, injury, or disease that requires surgery. Some of the surgical problems seen by pediatric surgeons are often quite different from those commonly seen by adult or general surgeons. Dr. Diefenbachdiagnoses, treats, and manages childrens surgical needs such as abnormalities of the groin in childhood and, surgical repair of birth defects, surgical care of tumors, transplantation operations, and endoscopic procedures.
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SurgeryAmerican Board of SurgeryABS- Pediatric Surgery
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Expert Publications
Data provided by the National Library of Medicine- Modified laparoscopic gastrostomy technique reduces gastrostomy tract dehiscence.
- Traumatic abdominal wall hernias: an emerging trend in handlebar injuries.
- Novel report of an adrenal adenoma in a newborn.
- Damage control surgery in a <1 kg neonate: a brief report.
- Comparison of 30-day outcomes between thoracoscopic and open lobectomy for congenital pulmonary lesions.
- Postoperative timing of computed tomography scans for abscess in pediatric appendicitis.
- Routine Bronchoscopy and Fogarty Catheter Occlusion of Tracheoesophageal Fistulas.
- Production of superoxide dismutases from Proteus mirabilis and Proteus vulgaris.
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