Surgery for Pancreatic Cancer
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Surgery for Pancreatic Cancer
CTCA offers a range of pancreatic cancer surgical procedures. The nature and extent of surgery for resectable pancreatic tumors depends on the location and size of the tumor.
Our highly-skilled surgeons and surgical oncologists have significant experience in performing difficult and complex surgical procedures for pancreatic cancer. Some surgical procedures CTCA offers to pancreatic cancer patients include:
- Laparoscopic resection
- Whipple procedure (pancreatoduodenectomy)
- Distal (partial) pancreatectomies
- Total pancreatectomies
- PEG tube placement (percutaneous endoscopic gastrostomy)
- da Vinci® Surgical System
- Biliary drainage
- Endoscopic stent placement
- Bilary bypass
- Gastric bypass
Your care team may also recommend other treatments in addition to surgery. For instance, in order to make a previously inoperable pancreas resectable, your care team may provide chemotherapy and/or radiation therapy prior to surgery for pancreatic cancer.
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