PANCREATICOBILIARY SERVICES

The H. H. Chao Comprehensive Digestive Disease Center (CDDC) at UC Irvine Medical Center offers advanced diagnostic and treatment services for disorders affecting the pancreas, gall bladder, bile ducts and bile.

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Among the many conditions treated by CDDC specialists are pancreatic cancer, acute and chronic pancreatitis (inflammation of the pancreas), bile duct stones, hilar tumors and sphincter of Oddi dysfunction (a condition in which digestive secretions are blocked).  Many procedures can be performed using minimally invasive laparoscopic techniques which reduce blood loss and shorten recovery time.

Medical Services

• Whipple pancreatic resection
• Distal pancreatectomy (laparoscopic)
• Portal vein surgery

Our highly experienced surgeons also routinely treat patients who have had unsuccessful cannulation procedures and post-surgical complications.