Dr. Kenneth John Vega MD
Gastroenterologist | Gastroenterology
1120 15TH ST AUGUSTA GA, 30912About
Dr. Kenneth Vega is a gastroenterologist practicing in Oklahoma City, OK. Dr. Vega specializes in the digestive system and its diseases that affect the gastrointestinal tract, which include organs from the mouth to the anus as well as liver disorders. Gastroenterology includes conditions such as hepatitis, peptic ulcer disease, colitis, nutritional problems and irritable bowel syndrome. Dr. Vega performs colonoscopy and endoscopy procedures and provides accurate and thorough care for patients suffering from digestive issues.
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Internal MedicineAmerican Board of Internal MedicineABIM
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Expert Publications
Data provided by the National Library of Medicine- High-resolution endoluminal sonography assessment of the hematocystic spots of esophageal varices.
- Exercise and the gallbladder.
- Changing pattern of esophageal cancer incidence in New Mexico.
- Viral hepatitis in minority America.
- Role of gastroesophageal reflux symptoms in exacerbations of COPD.
- Lower esophageal sphincter pressure and distal esophageal body function between Hispanic Americans and non-Hispanic whites are equivalent.
- Extraction of hollow gastric foreign bodies by flexible upper endoscopy assisted by a through-the-scope balloon catheter for anchoring.
- Declining hospitalization rate of esophageal variceal bleeding in the United States.
- Ethnic variation in lower oesophageal sphincter pressure and length.
- Hispanic Americans and esophageal manometry.
- Modified technique to extract malpositioned or migrated self-expanding stents from the esophagus and stomach.
- Sandostatin causing reversible thrombocytopenia.
- Comparison of reflux esophagitis and its complications between African Americans and non-Hispanic whites.
- Changing pattern of esophageal cancer incidence in New Mexico: a 30-year evaluation.
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