Hepatobiliary and Pancreatic Surgery

The hepatobiliary system includes the liver, intrahepatic bile ducts, gallbladder and extrahepatic bile ducts.  Hepatobiliary surgery involves the operative treatment of benign and malignant disorders and diseases of the liver, intrahepatic bile ducts, gallbladder and extraheptic bile ducts.  These operations are done via both the open and laparoscopic approach. These conditions and operations include and are not limited to:

Hepatic Hemangioma

Hepatic Cyst

Biliary Cystadenoma

Cholangiocarcinoma, both intrahepatic and extrahepatic

Congential Biliary Cyst

Cholecystitis

Gall Stones

Bile duct stones (also called choledocholithiasis)

Hepatocellular Carcinoma, also called HCC

Metastatic disease to the Liver, usually from a colorectal source or a neuroendocrine source

Liver Resection (also called hepatectomy or metastasectomy)

Bile Duct Resection

Cholecystectomy

Hepatic Cyst Resection

 

The pancreatic system includes the pancreas, pancreatic duct, the ampulla of Vater which empties into the duodenum.  Pancreatic surgery involves the operative treatment of benign and malignant disorders and diseases of the pancreas, pancreatic duct, ampulla, and duodenum. These operations may be done via both the open and laparoscopic approach.  These conditions and operations include and are not limited to:

Pancreatic Cancer

Pancreatic Neuroendocrine Tumor (also called Islet Cell Tumor)

Acute pancreatitis (also pancreatic necrosis)

Pancreatic Pseudocyst

Chronic Pancreatitis

IPMN, which is Intraductal Papillary Mucinous Neoplasm, both side-branch and main duct

Duodenal Polyp

Ampullary Adenoma or Polyp

Duodenal Cancer

Ampullary Cancer

Whipple Operation

Distal Pancreatectomy

Cystgastrostomy

Pancreatic Debridement

Lateral Pancreaticojejunostomy (also called the modified-Peustow Procedure)

Ampullectomy

Sphincteroplasty

Duodenal Resection