
Dr. Adrian E. Ortega M.D.
Colon and Rectal Surgeon
1441 EASTLAKE AVE LOS ANGELES CA, 90089About
Dr. Adrian Ortega is a colon and rectal surgeon practicing in Los Angeles, CA. Dr. Ortega specializes in the diagnosis and treatment of diseases of the colon, rectum and anus. As a colon and rectal surgeon, Dr. Ortega often treats conditions like rectal cancer, colon cancer, hemorrhoids, anal fissures and diverticulitis. Colon and rectal surgeons may be referred to you by your gastroenterologist if your doctor believes you need a surgical procedure.
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Expert Publications
Data provided by the National Library of Medicine- Anorectal anatomy.
- Use of high-dose-rate brachytherapy in the management of locally recurrent rectal cancer.
- Intraoperative physical diagnosis in the management of anal fistula.
- The Author Replies.
- Requiem on the Deep Postanal Space and Supralevator Abscesses.
- Laparoscopic antireflux repair and myotomy.
- Reasons for conversion from laparoscopic to open cholecystectomy in an urban teaching hospital.
- Laparoscopy and colon cancer. Is the port site at risk? A preliminary report.
- Necrotizing fasciitis following laparoscopic surgery. Case report and review of the literature.
- Basal and meal-stimulated colonic absorption.
- A prospective randomized comparison of the metabolic and stress hormonal responses of laparoscopic and open cholecystectomy.
- Unresolved issues in laparoscopic splenectomy.
- Variations in treatment of rectal cancer: the influence of hospital type and caseload.
- Prevalence and distribution of anorectal misdiagnoses.
- New technique for mesh repair of paracolostomy hernias.
Dr. Adrian E. Ortega M.D.'s Practice location
Practice At 1510 San Pablo Street Suite 514
1510 San Pablo Street Suite 514 -Los Angeles, CA 90033Get Direction
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