Dr. Carlos Barba, MD
Surgeon
800 W Jefferson St Brownsville Texas, 78520About
Dr. Carlos Barba is a general surgeon practicing in Brownsville, Texas. Dr. Barba 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. Barba provides quality surgical service for gravely ill or injured patients and is able to respond quickly due to knowledge of various surgical procedures.
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Education and Training
Univ De Panama, Fac De Med, Panama City, Panama 1983
Universidad De Panama, Facultad De Medicina 1983
Board Certification
SurgeryAmerican Board of SurgeryABS- Surgical Critical Care
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Dr. Carlos Barba, MD's Expert Contributions
I was recently told I have two GI Fistula’s?
A very difficult problem that this patient presents. In general, fístulas can close if there are the following conditions: 1. No distal obstruction to the fistula 2. Bowel is put to rest. Need parenteral nutrition 3. No active infection 4. No foreign body 5. No chronic disease or cancer In the case presented, I am not sure that 1 is not present and certainly 2 is not done. To answer patient questions, I need to know more about the timing of the discovering the fistula and what diet the patient is getting. My guess is that modification of diet could help the symptoms, but eventually surgery is the most effective manner to control and fix problems. However, with the history presented there is a great chance of complications due to previous surgeries and it could make things worse. I will advise it only if the patient is unable to sustain symptoms. Carlos Barba, MD READ MORE
With respiratory problem, is it wise to plan gallbladder operation?
It's not likely to worsen your asthma however, medicine you can never rule out potential complications that could occur. READ MORE
Expert Publications
Data provided by the National Library of Medicine- The metabolic response to acute traumatic brain injury and implications for nutritional support.
- Current practices in the prophylaxis of venous thromboembolism in bariatric
- The intensive care unit as an operating room.
- A new cervical spine clearance protocol using computed tomography.
- [Non-specific bronchoprovocation with metacholine in children before and during sugar cane burning in Catanduva-SP]
- Preventing port site inversion in laparoscopic adjustable gastric banding.
- Routine cholecystectomy is not mandatory during morbid obesity surgery.
- Status of venous thromboembolism prophylaxis among bariatric surgeons: have we changed our practice during the past decade?
- Pseudoaneurysm of the cystic artery: a rare cause of hemobilia.
- Percutaneous dilatational tracheostomy has been advocated by many to be the procedure of choice for a patient requiring a tracheostomy.
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- Gonzalo
Successful job on
- Olivia
Great staff,great doctor, great service !
- Esperanza
Buenaventura Atencion y ayuda mientras estube en el hospital
- Maribel
Excelente
- Rene
Excelente experiencia
Dr. Barba is attentive and helpful. I enjoy his personality as well.
- Maria
Excelente.m.
- Yolanda
Great service and great bed site manners.
Excelente
Everything is good
- Francisco
Good visted
- Sara
I was not that long but I guess it was ok
- Imelda
This decision was the very best best dr ever I regret not doing it before you changed my entire life
- Yoali
Great bedside manner. His staff is Awesome!!
- Rosalinda
Im so Happy with the way Dr Barbra has done for me thank God I that God gave me the pleasure of finding a Dr that would help me with Health once again Thank You very much Dr Barbra keep on doing a great job.
- Maryann
Amanzing Doctor.
- Vanessa
Very happy w/appt
- Peggy
Had a wonderful results wonderful dr And assistenc
- Nelly
Doctor made me feel comfortable and that's what's important
- Linda
Very nice people, wonderful staff and dr
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