Dr. Joseph W Leung M.D.
Gastroenterologist | Gastroenterology
4150 V St Suite 3500, Pssb Sacramento CA, 95817About
Dr. Joseph Leung is a gastroenterologist practicing in Sacramento, CA. Dr. Leung specializes in the digestive system and its diseases that affect the gastrointestinal tract, which include organs from the mouth to the anus as well as liver disorders. Gastroenterology includes conditions such as hepatitis, peptic ulcer disease, colitis, nutritional problems and irritable bowel syndrome. Dr. Leung performs colonoscopy and endoscopy procedures and provides accurate and thorough care for patients suffering from digestive issues.
Education and Training
University Of Tichreen Faculty Of Med Lattakia Syria 1975
Chinese University of Hong Kong Faculty of Medicine 1975
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Expert Publications
Data provided by the National Library of Medicine- Role of bradykinin in acid-induced mesenteric hyperemia and duodenal villous damage.
- Colonoscopic diagnosis of unsuspected diverticulosis.
- Effects of adherence factors and human bile on bacterial attachment and biliary stent blockage: an in vitro study.
- Pancreatic endotherapy for pseudocysts and fluid collections.
- Ruthenium red-sensitive cation channels, but not calcitonin gene-related peptide or substance P-mediated mechanisms, protect duodenal villi against acid-induced damage.
- Acid-induced mesenteric hyperemia in rats: role of CGRP, substance P, prostaglandin, adenosine, and histamine.
- Does the addition of endoscopic sphincterotomy to stent insertion improve drainage of the bile duct in acute suppurative cholangitis?
- Mechanical lithotripsy for large bile duct stones.
- Variants of the Santorini duct: a cause of pancreatitis?
- Options for screening colonoscopy without sedation: sequel to a pilot study in U.S. veterans.
- How safe and successful are live demonstrations of therapeutic ERCP? A large multicenter study.
- Success rate and complications of ERCP performed during hands-on training courses: a multicenter study in China.
- Impact of a novel water method on scheduled unsedated colonoscopy in U.S. veterans.
- A proof-of-principle, prospective, randomized, controlled trial demonstrating improved outcomes in scheduled unsedated colonoscopy by the water method.
Treatments
- Pancreatitis
- Colon Polyps
- Gallstones
- Pain
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