Dr. Robert Nicholas Cacchione MD
Surgeon
401 E Chestnut St Suite 710 Louisville KY, 40202About
Dr. Robert Cacchione is a general surgeon practicing in Louisville, KY. Dr. Cacchione 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. Cacchione 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 1994
Board Certification
SurgeryAmerican Board of SurgeryABS
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Expert Publications
Data provided by the National Library of Medicine- Painful nonunion of multiple rib fractures managed by operative stabilization.
- Minimally invasive, nonendoscopic thyroid surgery.
- The lateral approach to laparoscopic sigmoid colon resection.
- Laparoscopic prostatectomy.
- Laparoscopic autopsies.
- The routine use of diagnostic laparoscopy in the intensive care unit.
- Laparoscopic herniorrhaphy: beyond the learning curve.
- Totally laparoscopic feeding jejunostomy.
- Laparoscopic choledochojejunostomy and gastrojejunostomy in a porcine model.
- Totally laparoscopic management of gallstone ileus.
- Laparoscopic management of Meckel's diverticulum in adults.
- The effects of immunosuppressive drugs on the regulation of activation-induced apoptotic cell death in thymocytes.
- Jaundice due to extrabiliary gallstones.
- Techniques for repair of gastric prolapse after laparoscopic gastric banding.
- Cefotetan-induced hemolytic anemia after bariatric procedures.
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