Dr. Ralph W. Aye MD
Surgeon
1101 Madison St Suite 850 Seattle WA, 98104Rating
4/5
About
Dr. Ralph Aye is a general surgeon practicing in Seattle, WA. Dr. Aye 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. Aye 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
Univ of Pittsburgh Sch of Med, Pittsburgh Pa 1977
Board Certification
SurgeryAmerican Board of SurgeryABS
Provider Details
Expert Publications
Data provided by the National Library of Medicine- Respiratory failure following talc pleurodesis.
- Endoscopic appraisal of the gastroesophageal valve after antireflux surgery.
- Forty-eight-hour pH monitoring increases sensitivity in detecting abnormal esophageal acid exposure.
- Comparison of open and minimally invasive thymectomies at a single institution.
- Repair of symptomatic giant paraesophageal hernias in elderly (>70 years) patients results in improved quality of life.
- The Hill antireflux repair at 5 institutions over 25 years.
- Utilization of cancer registry data for monitoring quality of care.
- Safety and utility of mediastinoscopy in non-small cell lung cancer in a complex mediastinum.
- Antireflux surgery. A surgeon's look.
- Early experience with robotic lung resection results in similar operative outcomes and morbidity when compared with matched video-assisted thoracoscopic surgery cases.
- Length and pressure of the reconstructed lower esophageal sphincter is determined by both crural closure and Nissen fundoplication.
- Outcomes in patients who have failed endoscopic therapy for dysplastic Barrett's metaplasia or early esophageal cancer.
- Esophagectomy for failed endoscopic therapy in patients with high-grade dysplasia or intramucosal carcinoma.
- Fully covered self-expanding metal stents are effective for benign esophagogastric disruptions and strictures.
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