Tampa Liver Surgeon For Biliary Duct, Gallbladder Cancer, Liver Resection, Liver Cancer & Robotic Liver Surgery.

Bile duct cancer is one of the most challenging hepatobiliary cancers to treat due to its aggressive tumor biology and difficult location. Anatomically, the bile duct is traveling very close (in contact) with the hepatic artery and portal vein, the important blood vessels that go into the liver. A local vascular invasion is often seen in moderate and advanced-stage diseases. Complete resection of cancer including its surrounding lymphnodes is the gold standard treatment for bile duct cancer.

In the last decade, Dr. Sucandy has become the referral center for bile duct cancer treatment in Florida due to the high complexity and high technical skills needed for this type of cancer. Klatskin tumor is the most common type of bile duct cancer which occurs at the bifurcation (junction) of the left and right bile duct. This is a very confined area, surrounded by crucial blood vessels that bring blood and oxygen to the liver. Having significant technical expertise in bile duct cancer treatment, Dr. Sucandy offers robotic bile duct cancer resection with biliary reconstruction on a routine basis. This breakthrough in robotic surgical technique to treat Klatskin tumor is only available in several liver centers in the world, mostly in Asia.

It is very important to consult an experienced liver surgeon in your area to evaluate for surgical resectability. A surgeon’s operative volume is key to gaining success. Expertise in open and minimally invasive liver resection and bile duct resection is limited to high volume centers, such as ours.