Physician
General Surgery
Dr. Louis A. Difronzo, MD
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Louis Difronzo works in the field of General Surgery. He graduated from University of California Irvine School of Medicine. University of California Irvine School of Medicine has a rank of 45 in research and a 62 in primary care He has 2 awards "Meaningful Use Stage 1 Certification" and "Fellow (FACS)". Louis A. Difronzo is a published doctor. He has 34 papers published. The most current publication "Safety and durability of single-layer, stentless, biliary-enteric anastomosis."
Publications
- Unresectable pancreatic Carcinoma: correlating length of survival with choice of palliative bypass.
- Factors affecting early postoperative feeding following elective open colon resection.
- D2 lymph node dissection improves staging in patients with gastric adenoCarcinoma.
- An acute care surgery model improves timeliness of care and reduces hospital stay for patients with acute Cholecystitis.
- Early postoperative outcomes after Pancreaticoduodenectomy in the elderly.
- Axillary recurrence is low in patients with breast Cancer who do not undergo completion axillary lymph node dissection for micrometastases in sentinel lymph nodes.
- Completion axillary lymph node dissection not required for regional control in patients with breast Cancer who have micrometastases in a sentinel node.
- The Surgical Care Improvement project (SCIP) initiative to reduce infection in elective Colorectal surgery: which performance measures affect outcome?
- Changing paradigms in breast Cancer management: introducing molecular genetics into the treatment algorithm.
- Lymphatic mapping in patients with breast Cancer and previous augmentation mammoplasty.
- Antibiotic prophylaxis for preventing wound infection after Breast surgery: a systematic review and metaanalysis.
- Accelerated partial Breast irradiation using the MammoSite device: early technical experience and short-term clinical follow-up.
- Adverse drug reactions during lymphatic mapping and sentinel lymph node biopsy for solid neoplasms.
- Breast conserving surgery and accelerated partial Breast irradiation using the MammoSite system: initial clinical experience.
- Ex vivo lymphatic mapping: a technique to improve pathologic staging in colorectal Cancer.
- Lymphatic mapping improves staging and reduces morbidity in women undergoing total mastectomy for Breast carcinoma.
- Optimal excision margins for primary cutaneous melanoma: a systematic review and meta-analysis.
- Benefits of early feeding and early hospital discharge in elderly patients undergoing open colon resection.
- Does reoperation predispose to postoperative wound infection in women undergoing operation for breast Cancer?
- Does fibrin sealant reduce drain output and allow earlier removal of drainage catheters in women undergoing operation for breast Cancer?
- The effect of cisapride on the success of early feeding after elective open colon resection.
- Axillary dissection is not required for all patients with breast Cancer and positive sentinel nodes.
- Does tumor burden limit the accuracy of lymphatic mapping and sentinel lymph node biopsy in colorectal Cancer?
- Enhanced humoral immune response correlates with improved disease-free and overall survival in American Joint Committee on Cancer stage II melanoma patients receiving ...
- Does complete resection of melanoma metastatic to solid intra-Abdominal organs improve survival?
- Dermal versus intraparenchymal lymphoscintigraphy of the Breast.
- Earlier diagnosis of second primary melanoma confirms the benefits of patient education and routine postoperative follow-up.
- Does sentinel lymphadenectomy improve staging and alter therapy in elderly women with breast Cancer?
- Vaccine therapy for patients with melanoma.
- Increased incidence of second primary melanoma in patients with a previous cutaneous melanoma.
- Safety and durability of single-layer, stentless, Biliary-enteric anastomosis.
- Choledochoduodenostomy for palliation in unresectable pancreatic Cancer.
- Breast Cancer in pregnancy and lactation.
Schools
University of California At Irvine California College of Medicine amp Surgery
Kaiser Permanente Med Center
John Wayne Canc Institute
Procedures Preformed
- Adrenalectomy
- Appendectomy, Laparoscopic
- Colectomy
- Cystectomy
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Conditions Treated
- Abdominal Pain
- Anorectal Abscess
- Appendicitis
- Bile Duct Cancer
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Doctors Specialties
- General Surgery
Accepted Insurances
Awards
- Meaningful Use Stage 1 Certification
- Fellow (FACS)
Education
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Kaiser Permanente Southern California -
University of California Irvine School of Medicine
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