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Dr. L William Traverso MD
Surgeon
1100 9th Ave Seattle WA, 98101About
Dr. L Traverso is a general surgeon practicing in Seattle, WA. Dr. Traverso 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. Traverso provides quality surgical service for gravely ill or injured patients and is able to respond quickly due to knowledge of various surgical procedures.
Board Certification
SurgeryAmerican Board of SurgeryABS
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Expert Publications
Data provided by the National Library of Medicine- Cost-effective minimally invasive surgery: What procedures make sense?
- Recurrent pancreatitis in Gardner variant familial polyposis: etiology, diagnostic approach, and interventional results.
- Risk factors for intraoperative injury during cholecystectomy: an ounce of prevention is worth a pound of cure.
- Fungal pseudotumor masquerading as pancreatic cancer-a sequela of new technology?
- Utilization of cholecystectomy-a prospective outcome analysis in 1325 patients.
- Surgical outcomes. What are they and why should they be measured?
- Intraoperative cholangiography and postoperative pancreatitis.
- Interferon-based adjuvant chemoradiation therapy improves survival after pancreaticoduodenectomy for pancreatic adenocarcinoma.
- Total parenteral nutrition and the pancreas.
- Total parenteral nutrition and the pancreas.
- The pylorus preserving Whipple procedure for the treatment of chronic pancreatitis.
- A cost analysis of the treatment of common bile duct stones discovered during
- A pancreatic ductal leak should be sought to direct treatment in patients with acute pancreatitis.
- Guidelines for granting of privileges for gastrointestinal endoscopy: focus on outcomes not number of procedures performed.
- Pancreatic schwannoma: an uncommon but important entity.
Dr. L William Traverso MD's Practice location
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