Dr. Theodore Nick Pappas MD
Surgeon
Box 3479 Dumc Durham NC, 27710Rating
5/5
About
Dr. Theodore Pappas is a general surgeon practicing in Durham, NC. Dr. Pappas 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. Pappas 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
Oh State Univ Coll of Med, Columbus Oh 1981
Board Certification
SurgeryAmerican Board of SurgeryABS
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Expert Publications
Data provided by the National Library of Medicine- Laparoscopy and peripancreatic neoplasia.
- Laparoscopic biliary and enteric bypass.
- Pancreatitis complicated by gland necrosis: evolution of findings on contrast-enhanced CT.
- Safety and efficacy of India ink and indocyanine green as colonic tattooing agents.
- Local ampullary resection with careful intraoperative frozen section evaluation for presumed benign ampullary neoplasms.
- Dextran sulfate sodium-induced colitis in immunodeficient rats.
- Immediate and long-term outcomes after lateral pancreaticojejunostomy for chronic pancreatitis.
- A population-based cohort study comparing laparoscopic and open cholecystectomies: research in the new millennium.
- Laparoscopic repair for perforated peptic ulcer.
- Pancreas-preserving duodenectomy in the management of duodenal familial adenomatous polyposis.
- Poor outcome and quality of life in female patients undergoing secondary surgery
- Laparoscopic antireflux surgery in the lung transplant population.
- Celecoxib (celebrex) increases canine lower esophageal sphincter pressure.
- The sixth decision regarding perforated duodenal ulcer.
- Extensive investigation of patients with mild elevations of serum amylase and/or lipase is 'low yield'.
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