CONDITIONS TREATED

Conditions We Treat

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Comprehensive Care for Obesity, Metabolic Disease & Foregut Disorders

We diagnose and treat a wide range of metabolic, esophageal, foregut, and obesity-related conditions.
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Our approach blends advanced surgical expertise with evidence-based metabolic care to deliver long-term, life-changing results.

Whether you are struggling with obesity, experiencing complications from prior surgery, or managing complex foregut disease, you will receive clear answers, expert guidance, and a personalized plan.

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Obesity & Metabolic
Conditions

Obesity (Adiposity-Based Chronic Disease)

A chronic, relapsing disease of excess body fat driven by genetics, hormones and environment, not willpower. It raises the risk of diabetes, heart disease, cancer and early death.

Type 2 Diabetes

Type 2 diabetes is a chronic metabolic disease in which the body becomes resistant to insulin or cannot produce enough of it, leading to elevated blood sugar and long‑term health complications.

Insulin Resistance

A metabolic condition where the body’s cells stop responding normally to insulin, leading to elevated blood sugar, increased fat storage, and progression toward type 2 diabetes.

Metabolic Syndrome

A cluster of conditions, including high blood pressure, high blood sugar, abnormal cholesterol and central obesity, that raises the risk of heart disease, stroke and type 2 diabetes.

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Obesity Related Disorders

Breathing repeatedly stops during sleep, causing poor sleep, daytime fatigue and a higher risk of heart and metabolic disease. It is strongly associated with obesity.

Childhood & Teen Obesity

A chronic disease affecting physical and emotional health in young people, raising the risk of diabetes, fatty liver, sleep apnea, high blood pressure and early heart disease.

Osteoarthritis is a degenerative joint disease caused by cartilage breakdown, inflammation, and mechanical stress—commonly worsened by obesity due to increased joint load and metabolic inflammation.

Chronic or recurrent back pain from excess weight, inflammation, muscle strain, spine degeneration or posture, often significantly improved with weight loss.

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Bariatric Surgery Complications

Reflux After Sleeve Gastrectomy

Why acid reflux develops after a gastric sleeve, how it is diagnosed, and every option to fix it, from medication and hiatal hernia repair to LINX, cardiopexy and conversion to gastric bypass.

Weight regain after bariatric surgery has hormonal, anatomical and behavioral causes. Treatment matches the cause, from lifestyle changes and medication to endoscopic or surgical revision.

A marginal ulcer is a sore at the connection between the stomach pouch and the intestine after gastric bypass. Smoking and NSAIDs are the main causes, and most heal with acid-reducing medication.

Dumping Syndrome

Food moves too quickly into the small intestine after surgery, causing cramping, a racing heart, diarrhea or low blood sugar. Diet changes control it in most patients.

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Esophageal
Disorders

Acid Reflux (Gastroesophageal Reflux Disease, GERD)

Frequent reflux of stomach contents into the esophagus, causing heartburn and regurgitation. Untreated, it can damage the esophagus and lead to Barrett's esophagus.

Hiatal Hernia & Paraesophageal Hernia

A hiatal hernia occurs when part of the stomach pushes up through the diaphragm into the chest. It weakens the barrier against reflux and is common in people with obesity.

A rare disorder in which the lower esophageal sphincter fails to relax and the esophagus cannot push food down, causing trouble swallowing, regurgitation and chest discomfort.

Barrett’s Esophagus

Barrett’s esophagus is a condition where chronic acid exposure causes the esophageal lining to change, increasing the risk of esophageal cancer if untreated.

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General Surgery Conditions

Acute Cholecystitis

Sudden inflammation of the gallbladder, usually from a gallstone blocking its outlet, causing constant upper-right abdominal pain and fever. It is treated by removing the gallbladder.

Inguinal Hernia

An inguinal hernia is a bulge of abdominal tissue or intestine through a weak spot in the groin. It can cause pain and, rarely, become trapped. Minimally invasive and robotic repair speed recovery.

SMA Syndrome (Superior Mesenteric Artery Syndrome)

SMA syndrome is a rare condition in which the duodenum is compressed between two arteries, often after rapid weight loss, causing fullness, nausea and vomiting after meals.

Pancreatic Cancer

Pancreatic cancer develops when malignant cells form in the pancreas. It causes abdominal pain, weight loss, jaundice, and digestive changes.

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Contact Details

Office Phone: 305-692-0392
Email: info@delacruzmunoz.com

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