Dr. Anthony O. Udekwu M.D.
Surgeon | Surgical Critical Care
100 N Academy Ave Danville PA, 17822About
Dr. Anthony Udekwu is a general surgeon practicing in Danville, PA. Dr. Udekwu 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. Udekwu 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
University Of Nigeria Faculty Of Med University Of Nigeria Teaching Hospital 1979
Board Certification
SurgeryAmerican Board of SurgeryABS- Surgical Critical Care
Provider Details
Expert Publications
Data provided by the National Library of Medicine- Bacterial translocation in trauma patients.
- Computed tomography in the evaluation of blunt abdominal trauma.
- Argon beam coagulation is superior to conventional techniques in repair of experimental splenic injury.
- Subclavian artery-to-innominate vein fistula.
- Small Bowel Volvulus in a Quadriplegic: A Rare Complication of the Simon Nitinol Inferior Vena Cava Filter.
- Laparotomy: The conquering of the abdomen and the historical journey of pancreatic and duodenal injuries.
- Transection of the inferior vena cava from blunt thoracic trauma: case reports.
- Left-sided perinephric hematoma associated with rupture of the left hemidiaphragm: a marker for renal artery injury.
- Penetrating cardiac injuries: predictive model for outcomes based on 2016 patients from the National Trauma Data Bank.
- Ectopic parathyroid adenoma of the lateral triangle of the neck: report of two cases.
- Hemorrhagic shock.
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