Gallstones are very common findings during a routine right upper quadrant ultrasound or CT scan for abdominal pain work-up. Across the board, gallstones are seen in about 30% of patients in the United states. This condition is more commonly seen in patients who are older than 40 years old, slightly overweight, Hispanic, woman, and within the latter part of their …
Bile duct leak can be caused by several reasons but the most common reason is a complication for gallbladder removal surgery, called laparoscopic cholecystectomy. Since the beginning of laparoscopic cholecystectomy in the early 1990’s, a leak from biliary duct is a known issue which can be originating from surgeon’s misperception of the biliary anatomy or severely inflamed gallbladder involving part …
Minimally invasive liver surgery has shown proven benefits when compared to the traditional open liver surgery for many types of liver tumors, including by several randomized clinical trials. Advantages such as less pain, lower blood loss, less postoperative complications, shorter hospitalization and earlier return to work are well documented, as long as the patients are suitable candidates for minimally invasive …
Klatskin tumor is a type of bile duct cancer that often occurs in patients above age 60-70 years old presenting with yellowing of the eyes (jaundice) and skin itchiness. The cancer originates from the inner lining of the bile duct and eventually obstruct the bile duct itself causing bile from the liver not able to drain into the small bowel. …
As professional medical conferences have moved to virtual formats due to COVID pandemic, many surgeons including Dr. Sucandy participate via remote conferences. In early 2021, Dr Sucandy was invited to present at the 3rd Annual Association of Southeast Asian Nations (ASEAN) Laparoscopic Hepatopancreatobiliary (HPB) Surgery Conference. He was initially expected to travel for a live podium presentation in Manila, a …
At the annual meeting of the Society of American Gastrointestinal and Endoscopic Surgeons (SAGES), Dr Sucandy presented his technique in Robotic Liver Surgery with his Colleagues. The meeting was originally scheduled to be held in Cleveland Ohio but was later switched to Virtual platform due to Covid Pandemic. Robotic Surgery for Non-Cancerous Liver Tumors Dr. Sucandy gave a video presentation …
A week ago, Dr. Iswanto Sucandy and his colleagues attended the 2020 Americas Hepatopancreatobiliary Surgery Association (AHPBA) in Miami, Florida as presenters and moderators joining other surgeons within the same subspecialties. We represented are Tampa liver surgery center as a though leader in American surgery. We presented the minimally invasive robotic technique for Klatskin tumor bile duct cancer resection which …
Complex abdominal surgery is a unique subspecialty in general surgery (if you will), in which patients are often referred to a tertiary facility by their community general surgeons to receive a higher level of surgical expertise. Complex abdominal surgery usually requires multiorgan resection such as EN bloc resection of the stomach, small bowel, colon, liver, adrenal gland, and/ or pancreas. …
Liver resection is the gold standard treatment for primary and metastatic liver cancers. The type of cancers treated this way include gallbladder cancer, bile duct cancer, Klatskin tumor, metastatic colon cancer to the liver, metastatic neuroendocrine tumor to the liver, and other soft tissue tumors with spread to the liver. Symptomatic benign masses such as large complex hepatic cyst, mucinous …
Morbid obesity is a serious health condition from excess body weight, more commonly seen in the Western population, including the United States. According to the Center for Disease Control, 78 millions of Americans are obese. Obesity is associated with 50-100% increased risk of premature death when compared to normal weight individuals. Obesity is associated with obstructive sleep apnea, type 2 …
