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General Surgery
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A 34-year-old member asked:

Dr. F. Enrique Alvarezanswered
General Surgery 50 years experience
Varicose veins: Dilated veins in your legs , from incompetence of the valves that preven the blood from baking of. Also veins in the oesophagus that are related to in... Read More
6.1k viewsReviewed >2 years ago
A 60-year-old member asked:

Dr. F. Enrique Alvarezanswered
General Surgery 50 years experience
No: No laparoscopic gastrectomies for cancer , the need for adequate lymph node sampling and excission is critical in the survival of the gastric adenocar... Read More
6.1k viewsReviewed >2 years ago
A 28-year-old member asked:

Dr. F. Enrique Alvarezanswered
General Surgery 50 years experience
Depends on kind of p: Besides pai from illioinguinal or genitofemoral nerve entrapments many other reasons can cause pain after hernia surgery such as pubic osteitis.
6.1k viewsReviewed >2 years ago
A 20-year-old member asked:

Dr. F. Enrique Alvarezanswered
General Surgery 50 years experience
Yes: It depends on the kind of procedure, many kinds of anesthesia and some people have used acupuncture in some minor cases.
6.1k viewsAnswered >2 years ago
A 53-year-old member asked:

Dr. F. Enrique Alvarezanswered
General Surgery 50 years experience
6.1k viewsAnswered >2 years ago
A 28-year-old member asked:

Dr. F. Enrique Alvarezanswered
General Surgery 50 years experience
Illioinguinal nerve: Your illio inguinal or genitofemoral nerve may have been caught in a suture line.
6.1k viewsReviewed >2 years ago
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Mar 31, 2015
Dr. Alvarez is an amazing doctor! #nationaldoctorsday2015 #virtualflower1
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Mar 31, 2015
Dr. Alvarez is an amazing doctor! #nationaldoctorsday2015 #virtualflower1
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Thank you. They have now corrected their info and it would be inpatient.
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Education & Training
Medical/Graduate school
University of El Salvador Faculty of Medicine, El Savador
Graduated 1972MD
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