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Dr. Lee Leray Swanstrom MD
Surgeon
1040 Nw 22nd Ave Suite 560 Portland OR, 97210About
Dr. Lee Swanstrom is a general surgeon practicing in Portland, OR. Dr. Swanstrom specializes in abdominal contents including the esophagus, stomach, liver, gallbladder, pancreas and often thyroid glands. General surgeons are able to deal with almost any surgical or critical care emergency, also involving the skin or soft tissue trauma. Dr. Swanstrom provides quality surgical service for gravely ill or injured patients and is able to respond quickly due to knowledge of various surgical procedures.
Education and Training
Creighton University School of Medicine 1983
Board Certification
SurgeryAmerican Board of SurgeryABS
Provider Details
Expert Publications
Data provided by the National Library of Medicine- The future of esophageal surgery.
- Laparoscopic management of accessory spleens in immune thrombocytopenic purpura.
- Partial fundoplications for gastroesophageal reflux disease: indications and current status.
- Radiofrequency ablation lesions in a pig liver model.
- Laparoscopic Toupet fundoplication is an inadequate procedure for patients with severe reflux disease.
- Topical treatments of laparoscopic port sites can decrease the incidence of incision metastasis.
- Laparoscopic hernia repairs. The importance of cost as an outcome measurement at the century's end.
- Cost-effective management of common bile duct stones: a decision analysis of the use of endoscopic retrograde cholangiopancreatography (ERCP), intraoperative cholangiography, and laparoscopic bile duct exploration.
- A decision analysis of the optimal initial approach to achalasia: laparoscopic
- Hand-assisted gastroesophageal surgery.
- Quality of life before and after laparoscopic Heller myotomy for achalasia.
- Incidence of cancer of the pancreas, extrahepatic bile duct and ampulla of Vater in the United States, before and after the introduction of laparoscopic cholecystectomy.
- Outcomes of laparoscopic herniorrhaphy without fixation of mesh to the abdominal wall.
- The effect of laparoscopy on survival in pancreatic cancer.
- Laparoscopic antireflux surgery in the elderly.
Clinical Trials
- An Investigation of the EndoStim® Lower Esophageal Sphincter (LES) Stimulation System for the Treatment of Reflux
- Endoscopic Myotomy of the Lower Esophageal Sphincter for Achalasia
- Natural Orifice Transgastric Endoscopic Surgical Removal of the Gallbladder
- Prospective Multicenter Human Randomized Controlled Evaluation of NOTES® Cholecystectomy
Treatments
- Hiatal Hernia
- Acid Reflux
- Gastritis
- Pain
- Hernia
Dr. Lee Leray Swanstrom MD's Practice location
Practice At 4805 Ne Glisan St Suite 6n60
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Practice At 1040 Nw 22nd Ave Suite 560
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