Dr. Mark Cooper Stovroff, MD
Surgeon (Pediatric) | Pediatric Surgery
755 mt vernon hwy NE Ste 460 Atlanta GA, 30328About
Children’s Surgical Associates (CSA) offers priority consideration for consultants and referrals from physicians. This means your patients are seen by Dr. Stovroff promptly, often the ...
Education and Training
Univ of Cincinnati Coll of Med, Cincinnati Oh 1983
Board Certification
SurgeryAmerican Board of SurgeryABS
Provider Details
Dr. Mark Cooper Stovroff, MD's Expert Contributions
Is it normal to have pain after inguinal hernia surgery?
Absolutely! Pain after surgery may persist for months after but eventually will subside. Most common is a period lasting 2 to 3 weeks. If a child less than a week READ MORE
How painful is hernia surgery?
Not such an easy answer as it depends on a number of variables. These include age, location, type of repair, and each individual’s pain tolerance. Having said that, the normal time to recover is less than 10 days. READ MORE
Expert Publications
Data provided by the National Library of Medicine- Treatment with recombinant human tumor necrosis factor-alpha protects rats against the lethality, hypotension, and hypothermia of gram-negative sepsis.
- Tolerance to tumor necrosis factor in rats and the relationship to endotoxin
- PIC lines save money and hasten discharge in the care of children with ruptured appendicitis.
- Chronic intestinal pseudo-obstruction with meconium ileus at onset.
- Choledochal cysts: a ten year experience.
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