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March 22, 2024

Dr. Iswanto Sucandy Hosted Leading Surgeons to Visit Robotic Liver Surgery Center in Tampa, FL

Minimally Invasive robotic liver surgery is rapidly gaining momentum as the preferred technique in the curative treatment of many liver…
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March 22, 2024

Scientific Liver Surgery Lecture During the Caribbean Chapter of Americas Hepatopancreatobiliary Surgery Association

Recently, Dr. Iswanto Sucandy was invited to come to the Annual Meeting of the Americas Hepatopancreatobiliary Surgery Association (AHPBA) in…
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March 19, 2024

Technique of Robotic Bile Duct Exploration and Closure of Common Bile Duct. An American College of Surgeons Highlights After Annual Clinical Congress

Gallstones or cholelithiasis is a common problem in general surgery requiring surgical treatment called cholecystectomy. In the majority of patients,…
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May 25, 2023

Advanced Liver Surgery Requiring Large Vessel Resection and Reconstruction Lecture During the 2023 Society of Surgical Oncology Cancer Symposium

Liver tumors present in various types and sizes often involve vital structures inside and around the liver. In the past…
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May 17, 2023

Robotic Liver Resection for a Precancerous Liver Tumor in a Young Man. Technique of Preserving Uninvolved Liver Segments

During the 2023 Society of Gastrointestinal and Endoscopic Surgeons (SAGES) meeting in Montreal Canada, Dr. Sucandy and his team presented…
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February 9, 2023

Dr. Iswanto Sucandy Speaks at King Faisal Hospital Organ Transplant Center in Riyadh Saudi Arabia

At the beginning of December 2022, Dr. Sucandy continued his trip to Riyadh Saudi Arabia after leaving Italy to visit…
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February 9, 2023

Robotic Bile Duct Resection with Biliary Reconstruction – Extensive Experience in Robotic Liver Surgery

Robotic bile duct resection for cancer near the liver hilum (perihilar cholangiocarcinoma) is known as the most technically difficult operation…
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January 6, 2023

Dr. Iswanto Sucandy Speaks at the University Hospital of Modena Italy

At the end of November 2022, Dr. Sucandy was invited by his colleague Professor DiBenedetto from the University of Modena…
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January 5, 2023

Dr. Iswanto Sucandy Speaks at Virtual Masterclass Robotic Liver Surgery Webinar

In December 5th, 2022, Dr Sucandy was invited by his colleague Prof. Allesandro Anselmo from Rome, Italy to be the…
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June 20, 2022

Virtual Masterclass of Liver Surgery

The advent of minimally invasive techniques in liver surgery had opened a new enthusiasm to develop understanding and novel techniques…
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June 17, 2022

Robotic Liver Resection with Concomitant Biliary Resection/Reconstruction for Intrahepatic Bile Duct Cancer

In March 2022, the International Hepatopancreatobiliary Association (IHPBA) Annual 2022 Meeting was held in New York City, where liver surgeons…
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March 21, 2022

Effect of Insurance Status on Postoperative Outcomes After Robotic Liver Resection for Liver Tumors: A Matched Analysis

Last month, Dr. Sucandy and his team participated at the Academic Surgical Congress (ASC) in Orlando Florida as presenter and…
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March 15, 2022

The Critical Role of a Liver Surgeon in Curing Metastatic Colon and Rectal Cancer to the Liver

When you or your loved ones are diagnosed with colorectal cancer with liver metastasis, you need to have a liver…
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March 7, 2022

Does Preoperative Thrombocytopenia in Patients Undergoing Robotic Hepatectomy for Liver Tumors Predict Poor Outcomes

Thrombocytopenia or low placalltoets is a known surrogate marker for liver cirrhosis and portal hypertension and it has been associated…
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February 22, 2022

Robotic Liver Surgery in Patients with Metabolic Syndrome

Metabolic syndrome is a combination of multiple health conditions including abdominal obesity, insulin resistance, dyslipidemia, and hypertension, which lead to…
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February 17, 2022

Robotic Adrenal Resection for Pheochromocytoma

Dr. Sucandy and his surgical mentees recently presented their robotic techniques and excellent outcomes on performing adrenal surgery. The 3-day…
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January 17, 2022

Gallbladder Surgery: When Gallstones Become Painful

Gallstones are very common findings during a routine right upper quadrant ultrasound or CT scan for abdominal pain work-up. Across…
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January 5, 2022

Biliary Obstruction: Diagnosis and Treatment Procedure

Biliary obstruction is a relatively common diagnosis in patients with biliary disease, occurs in about 30-50% of the case. It…
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November 15, 2021

A Novel Robotic Technique in Repair of Bile Duct Leak After Gallbladder Surgery

Bile duct leak can be caused by several reasons but the most common reason is a complication for gallbladder removal…
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November 15, 2021

Robotic Liver Resection Is Better Than Laparoscopic Liver Resection For Treatment of Liver Cancer Based on A Recent International Study

Minimally invasive liver surgery has shown proven benefits when compared to the traditional open liver surgery for many types of…
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November 15, 2021

Robotic Klatskin Tumor Treatment

Klatskin tumor is a type of bile duct cancer that often occurs in patients above age 60-70 years old presenting…
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September 20, 2021

Dr. Iswanto Sucandy Presented at the International Asian Laparoscopic HPB Surgery Conference

As professional medical conferences have moved to virtual formats due to COVID pandemic, many surgeons including Dr. Sucandy participate via…
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September 20, 2021

Dr. Sucandy Presented at Virtual SAGES (Society of American Gastrointestinal and Endoscopic Surgeons) 2020 Conference

At the annual meeting of the Society of American Gastrointestinal and Endoscopic Surgeons (SAGES), Dr Sucandy presented his technique in…
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May 14, 2021

Benefits of Robotic Surgery

In the early 2000, traditional technique for abdominal operation has been challenged with introduction ofnew minimally invasive method, known as…
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March 24, 2021

The Effect of Diabetes on Outcomes of Major Liver Surgery. Benefits of Robotic Liver Resection in The Modern Era

Diabetes is a chronic disease which is diagnosed through blood work indicating abnormally high levels of blood sugar. The incidence…
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March 16, 2021

Care Patients with Gallbladder Mass Gallbladder Cancer

Gallbladder removal, or cholecystectomy, is the most common operation in the United States, with more than 400,000 undertaken every year.…
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October 22, 2020

10 Early Signs of Liver Cancer

The majority of liver cancers are actually presenting without symptoms. In fact, they are usually found incidentally on an abdominal…
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June 5, 2020

Educating Others Through Invited Webinars Facilitated by SAGES

SAGES is a large national surgical association for gastrointestinal and endoscopic surgeons, which was founded in America in the late…
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June 4, 2020

2 Stage ALPPS Liver Surgery. An Available Aggressive Surgical Option for Advanced Liver Tumors

Many patients present with a large liver tumor occupying majority of the liver lobes.  The tumor can take up to…
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May 16, 2020

Better Outcomes With Minimally Invasive Robotic Liver Surgery

Many patients with liver tumor face new challenges of understanding different treatment options for their disease.  For most, having the…
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May 14, 2020

Liver Surgery During Covid-19 Pandemic

During this COVID-19 pandemic, there is uncertainty about the healthcare delivery for patients with liver, gallbladder and biliary cancers.  It…
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April 22, 2020

Aggressive Surgical Approach in Treatment of Recurrent Liver Cancer

Recurrent liver cancer unfortunacalltoy can occur even after a curative liver surgery with or without chemotherapy.  This is the main…
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April 16, 2020

Tips to Keep Your Liver Healthy

One of the most frequently asked question from patients is how to keep liver healthy. The second most frequently asked…
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March 26, 2020

Gallstones Found within The Bile Duct after Gastric Bypass Surgery. How to Treat This Condition?

Morbid obesity is a serious health condition from excess body weight, more commonly seen in the Western population, including the…
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March 26, 2020

Liver Tumor Complicated by Bleeding. How to Manage This and What Are the Treatment Options ?

In about less than 10% of liver tumors, abdominal bleeding can be encountered as part of the cancer progression or…
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March 16, 2020

Why Conducting Clinical Research in Liver Surgery is Important?

A week ago, Dr. Iswanto Sucandy and his colleagues attended the 2020 Americas Hepatopancreatobiliary Surgery Association (AHPBA) in Miami, Florida…
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March 16, 2020

Complex Abdominal Surgery and Reoperative Abdominal Surgery. Role of Hepatobiliary Surgeon in Difficult Cases

Complex abdominal surgery is a unique subspecialty in general surgery (if you will), in which patients are often referred to…
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March 15, 2020

New Technology in Liver Surgery

New technology in modern liver surgery is developing rapidly.  At the beginning of liver surgery era in 1980s, the surgical…
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March 1, 2020

I Never Drink Alcohol, But Why Do I Get Liver Cancer ?

Alcoholism is a common is order in the North America, affecting more than 3 million people per year. Alcoholism is…
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March 1, 2020

Open Liver Surgery for Liver Cancer is Cleaner and Better. Is This Really True?

Liver resection is the gold standard treatment for primary and metastatic liver cancers. The type of cancers treated this way…
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February 23, 2020

The Effect of Diabetes Mellitus on Outcomes after Major Liver Resection. Is It Really Bad?

Currently over 30 million Americans have diabetes mellitus, over 9% of the US population, and this number continues to rise.…
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February 20, 2020

Liver Surgery Technique and Outcome Presented at Southeastern Regional Surgical Conference

Recently, Dr. Iswanto Sucandy and his colleagues participated in the annual 2020 Southeastern Surgical Congress held in Sheraton New Orleans,…
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January 23, 2020

300 + Liver Operations

Celebrating 300 Liver Operations by Dr. Iswanto Sucandy and Team in Tampa Bay Last week, our team has reached an…
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January 19, 2020

What is Biliary Tract Cancer

Biliary cancer is a relatively rare type of aggressive cancer that originates from the bile duct cells.  Bile duct is…
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January 19, 2020

Gallbladder Cancer

How to Treat and What to Expect ? What is gallbladder cancer?  Gallbladder cancer is a rare malignancy that originates…
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January 6, 2020

Minimally Invasive Robotic Liver Resection

In the early 1980s, liver resection was associated with high morbidity and mortality (approximacalltoy 25%). Major intraoperative bleeding was the…
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January 6, 2020

Evolution of Treatment for Liver Metastasis From Colorectal Cancer

Evolution of Treatment for Liver Metastasis From Colorectal Cancer. Increasing Role of Liver Resection Colorectal cancer is the second leading…
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January 6, 2020

Novel Technique of Bile Duct Cancer Klatskin Tumor Surgery

Bile duct cancer is a not so common cancer occurring in the central part of the liver, where all important…
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