Types of Cancer

Pancreaticobiliary Center Services

Pancreaticobiliary Center Services

Pathology

  • Accurate diagnosis by a team of national experts

Gastroenterology
Endoscopic Retrograde Cholangio Pancreatography (ERCP)

  • Sphincterotomy; stone extraction
  • Biopsy of biliary and pancreatic strictures
  • Balloon stricture dilatation
  • SpyGlass
  • Stent placement

Sphincter of Oddi Manometry
Endoscopic Ultrasound (EUS)

  • Pancreatic cancer staging (evaluation of vascular involvement) with biopsy
  • Fine needle aspiration biopsy of various organs
  • Endoscopic treatment of pancreatic pseudocysts (cystgastrostomy)
  • Treatment of chronic pancreatitis (pancreatic stents)

Radiology
Pain control

  • Celiac plexus block

Fiducial Placement for Cyberknife procedures
Percutaneous transhepatic cholangiography

  • Biopsy
  • Stent placement for strictures
  • Stone extraction
  • Treatment of post-operative complications
  • T-tube directed therapy

Imaging studies

  • PET scan for cancer staging and assessment of treatment response
  • US/CT guided catheter placement/drainage
  • US/CT guided needle biopsy

Surgery

  • Operative procedures
  • Laparoscopic cholecystectomy
  • Whipple procedure
  • Laparoscopic distal pancreatectomy +/- splenectomy
  • Pancreaticojejunostomy
  • Bypass procedures (gastrojejunostomy, choledochojejunostomy, etc.)
  • Bile duct repair
  • Port placement

Radiation/Medical Oncology

  • Neoadjuvant/adjuvant therapy
  • Brachytherapy
  • Cyberknife
  • Clinical trials