Physician
General Surgery
Dr. L W. Traverso, MD
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L W. Traverso is an expert in the field of General Surgery. He studied medicine at David Geffen School of Medicine at UCLA. David Geffen School of Medicine at UCLA is a top medical college. David Geffen School of Medicine at UCLA is ranked 13/7 in Research/PrimaryCare. He has 1 awards "CMS Meaningful Use Stage 1 Certification". Dr. L W. Traverso is also a published doctor. He has 101 publication published. The most recent publication is: The surgical management of chronic pancreatitis: the Whipple procedure. Dr. L W. Traverso accepts Medicare.
Publications
- Interferon-based Adjuvant Chemoradiation for Resected Pancreatic Head Cancer: Long-term Follow-up of the Virginia Mason Protocol.
- A percutaneous drainage protocol for severe and moderately severe acute pancreatitis.
- IntraDuctal papillary mucinous neoplasms of the pancreas: making a disposition using the natural history.
- Effect of pulsatile luteinizing hormone-releasing hormone administration on pituitary-gonadal function in elderly man.
- Presentation and treatment of annular pancreas in an adult population.
- [24-hour integrated concentration of LH, FSH, TSH and PRL in subjects with hypogonadotropic hypogonadism treated with pulsatile LHRH].
- Endogenous opioid blockade and gonadotropin secretion: role of pulsatile luteinizing hormone-releasing hormone administration in anorexia nervosa and weight loss ameno...
- Injection sites and pharmacokinetics of luteinizing hormone releasing hormone: comparison of two different subcutaneous administration routes.
- Prolactin secretion in idiopathic hypogonadotropic hypogonadism during pulsatile luteinizing hormone-releasing hormone long-term administration.
- The effect of long-term pulsatile GnRH administration on the 24-hour integrated concentration of GH in hypogonadotropic hypogonadic patients.
- [The role of pulsatile LHRH therapy in women: the treatment of delayed puberty and of hypothalamic amenorrhea].
- Afferent limb syndrome and delayed GI problems after pancreaticoduodenectomy for pancreatic Cancer: single-center, 14-year experience.
- The duration of symptoms predicts the presence of malignancy in 210 resected cases of pancreatic intraDuctal papillary mucinous neoplasms.
- Comparing complications of esophagectomy and Pancreaticoduodenectomy and potential impact on hospital systems utilizing the accordion severity grading system.
- Pancreatic anastomotic failure rate after Pancreaticoduodenectomy decreases with microsurgery.
- Positive peritoneal lavage cytology is a predictor of worse survival in locally advanced pancreatic Cancer.
- Pancreatic exocrine function is preserved after distal pancreatectomy.
- Incidence of Pancreatic anastomotic failure and delayed gastric emptying after pancreatoduodenectomy in 507 consecutive patients: use of a web-based calculator to impr...
- Circumportal pancreas with retroportal main pancreatic Duct.
- Papillectomy for ampullary neoplasm: results of a single referral center over a 10-year period.
- Delayed gastric emptying: the state of the highest level of evidence.
- Profile of the rural surgeon.
- Treatment of chronic pancreatitis with endotherapy or surgery: critical review of randomized control trials.
- The state of the highest level of evidence: an overview of systematic reviews of pancreaticoBiliary disease customized for the gastroenterologist and GI surgeon.
- Delayed gastric emptying (DGE) after Pancreatic surgery: a suggested definition by the International Study Group of Pancreatic Surgery (ISGPS).
- Management of severe Pancreatic necrosis.
- Pancreatic anastomotic leakage after Pancreaticoduodenectomy in 1,507 patients: a report from the Pancreatic Anastomotic Leak Study Group.
- Presidential address: adjusting the art and the science of surgery.
- Pancreatic necrosis: paradigm of a multidisciplinary team.
- Exocrine function following the whipple operation as assessed by stool elastase.
- Surgical treatment of intraDuctal papillary mucinous neoplasms of the pancreas: the aggressive approach.
- Clinical outcomes in patients who undergo extracorporeal shock wave lithotripsy for chronic calcific pancreatitis.
- Intraoperative transjejunal ERCP: case reports.
- Use of self-expandable metallic stents in benign GI Diseases.
- Interferon-based adjuvant chemoradiation therapy after pancreaticoduodenectomy for pancreatic adenoCarcinoma.
- The Longmire I, II, and III operations.
- Mucus is a predictor of better prognosis and survival in patients with intraDuctal papillary mucinous tumor of the pancreas.
- Percutaneous embolization of the pancreatic Duct with cyanoacrylate tissue adhesive in disconnected Duct syndrome.
- Pancreatic necrosectomy: definitions and technique.
- Laparoscopic staging should be used routinely for locally extensive Cancer of the pancreatic head.
- The Virginia Mason approach to localized pancreatic Cancer.
- Useful benchmarks to evaluate outcomes after esophagectomy and Pancreaticoduodenectomy.
- The usefulness of drain data to identify a clinically relevant Pancreatic anastomotic leak after Pancreaticoduodenectomy?
- Outcomes following resection of invasive and noninvasive intraDuctal papillary mucinous neoplasms of the pancreas.
- Solid serous adenoma of the pancreas: a rare variant within the family of Pancreatic serous cystic neoplasms.
- Pancreatic anastomotic leak after the Whipple procedure is reduced using the surgical microscope.
- Long-term biliary function after reconstruction of major Bile duct injuries with hepaticoduodenostomy or hepaticojejunostomy.
- Should bilateral inguinal Hernias be repaired during one operation?
- Pancreatic schwannoma: an uncommon but important entity.
- Guidelines for granting of privileges for gastroIntestinal endoscopy: focus on outcomes not number of procedures performed.
- A pancreatic Ductal leak should be sought to direct treatment in patients with acute pancreatitis.
- A cost analysis of the treatment of common Bile duct stones discovered during cholecystectomy.
- The pylorus preserving Whipple procedure for the treatment of chronic pancreatitis.
- Interferon-based adjuvant chemoradiation therapy improves survival after pancreaticoduodenectomy for pancreatic adenoCarcinoma.
- Computed tomography severity index is a predictor of outcomes for severe pancreatitis.
- Intraoperative cholangiography and postoperative pancreatitis.
- Surgical outcomes. What are they and why should they be measured?
- Utilization of cholecystectomy-a prospective outcome analysis in 1325 patients.
- Interventional management of periPancreatic fluid collections.
- Fungal pseudotumor masquerading as pancreatic Cancer-a sequela of new technology?
- How accurate is helical computed tomography for clinical staging of pancreatic Cancer?
- Risk factors for intraoperative injury during cholecystectomy: an ounce of prevention is worth a pound of cure.
- Recurrent pancreatitis in Gardner variant familial polyposis: etiology, diagnostic approach, and interventional results.
- Cost-effective minimally invasive surgery: What procedures make sense?
- The surgical management of chronic pancreatitis: the Whipple procedure.
- Transpapillary stenting for Pancreaticocutaneous fistulas.
- What are the problems associated with the surgical treatment of patients with pancreatic Cancer?
- IntraDuctal neoplasms of the pancreas.
- Expandable metallic prostheses for malignant Obstructions of gastric outlet and proximal small bowel.
- Percutaneous CT-guided catheter drainage of infected acute necrotizing pancreatitis: techniques and results.
- Have the evaluation and treatment of acute Appendicitis changed with new technology?
- Pancreatoduodenectomy for chronic pancreatitis: anatomic selection criteria and subsequent long-term outcome analysis.
- Pancreatic Cancer and comparison of a hospital-based tumor registry with a National Cancer Data Base.
- Gut stromal Tumors and their clinical behavior.
- Concomitant intraarterial cisplatin, intravenous 5-flourouracil, and split-course radiation therapy for locally advanced unresectable pancreatic adenoCarcinoma: a phas...
- Standardizing laparoscopic procedure time and determining the effect of patient age/gender and presence or absence of surgical residents during operation. A prospectiv...
- [Current indications for pylorus saving duodenoPancreatic head resection in malignancy].
- Pancreatic fistulas: etiology, consequences, and treatment.
- Endotherapy for chronic pancreatitis.
- The laparoscopic surgical value package and how surgeons can influence costs.
- The meaning of equivocal pancreatic cytology in patients thought to have pancreatic Cancer.
- A prospective cost analysis of pancreatoduodenectomy.
- Do preoperative indicators predict the presence of common Bile duct stones during laparoscopic cholecystectomy?
- Malignant obstructive jaundice. Evaluation and management.
- Technology and surgery. Dilemma of the gimmick, true advances, and cost effectiveness.
- CBD stones--outcomes and costs. Laparoscopic transcystic techniques other than choledochoscopy.
- Surgical endoscopy--outcomes and costs. IntroDuction.
- Biliary tract complications of laparoscopic cholecystectomy are detected more frequently with routine intraoperative cholangiography.
- Diagnosis and staging of pancreatic adenoCarcinoma with dynamic computed tomography.
- Endoscopic retrograde cholangiopancreatography after laparoscopic cholecystectomy.
- Nesidioblastosis as a mechanism to prevent fibrosis-induced diabetes after pancreatic Duct obstruction.
- Clinical manifestations and impact of gallstone Disease.
- Pancreatic Duct obstruction as a potential etiology of pancreatic adenocarcinoma: a clue from pancreas divisum.
- The Whipple procedure for severe complications of chronic pancreatitis.
- Characteristics of Biliary tract complications during laparoscopic cholecystectomy: a multi-institutional study.
- Routine intraoperative cholangiography and its contribution to the selective cholangiographer.
- Endoscopic treatment of Biliary injury in the era of laparoscopic cholecystectomy.
- Preoperative visceral angiography alters intraoperative strategy during the Whipple procedure.
- Endoscopic treatment of Pancreatic ascites.
- Laparoscopic cholecystectomy. Do preoperative factors predict the need to convert to open?
Schools
David Geffen School Of Medicine At UCLA University Of California Los Angeles
University Of California Los Angeles
University Of California National Institutes Of Health Program
Procedures Preformed
- Appendectomy, Open
- Biliary Drainage
- Gallbladder Removal (Cholecystectomy), Laparoscopic
- Gallbladder Removal (Cholecystectomy), Open
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Conditions Treated
- Abdominal Pain
- Appendicitis
- Atelectasis
- Bile Duct Cancer
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Doctors Specialties
- General Surgery
Accepted Insurances
Awards
- CMS Meaningful Use Stage 1 Certification
Education
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UCLA Medical Center -
David Geffen School of Medicine at UCLA
Drug Facts
| NPI NUMBER | 1841349073 | |
| NPPES Provider LastName | TRAVERSO | |
| NPPES Provider FirstName | L | |
| NPPES Provider ZIPCode | 837126267 | |
| NPPES Provider State | ID | |
| Specialty Description | General Surgery | |
| Total Claim Count | 70.0 | |
| Distinct Opioid Count | 0.0 | |
| Opioid Claim Count | 0.0 | |
| Percent Opioid Claims | 0.0 |
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Medicare Facts
| National Provider Identifier [NPI] | 1841349073 |
| Last Name Of The Provider | TRAVERSO |
| First Name Of The Provider | L |
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