Hepatobiliary and Pancreatic Oncology

Comprehensive Services, Expert Care

We provide state-of-the-art multidisciplinary diagnosis and treatment for cancers of the liver, pancreas and hepatobiliary system, which includes your gallbladder, spleen and bile ducts.

Our team of nationally recognized experts offer advanced care focused on you and your unique health needs. We work with your entire health care team to keep the lines of communication open between all your caregivers to ensure you receive the care you need when you need it.

Ronald Matteotti, M.D., FACS, FMH, ABHIM, DABS, Medical Director, Hepatobiliary and Pancreatic Surgery talks about the benefits of hepatobiliary, pancreatic and liver cancer treatment at Hackensack Meridian Health.

Types of Liver, Pancreatic and Hepatobiliary Cancer We Treat

Offering a wide range of comprehensive services for all types of liver, pancreatic and hepatobiliary cancer, we treat:

• Cholangiocarcinoma
• Gallbladder/bile duct cancer
• Gallbladder polyps
• Gallstones/bile duct stones
• Gastric tumor
• Hepatocellular cancer (hepatoma)
• Liver cancer from colon-rectal cancer
• Liver tumor
• Pain after gallbladder removal
• Pancreas tumor
• Pancreas cyst
• Pancreatitis
• Pain from chronic pancreatitis
• Paraesophageal hernias
• Reflux disease
• Splenic disease

Biliary Tract

• Acute Biliary Tract Infection: Cholangitis
• Biliary Tract Cancer: Peripheral, Hilar and Distal Duct Cholangiocarcinoma
• Biliary Reconstruction for Stricture or Cancer (operation to re-establish bile flow into the small intestine to provide drainage without reflux)
• Biliary Tract Stricture (narrowing)
• Endoscopic, Laparoscopic and Endo-laparoscopic Surgery
• Primary or Secondary Choledocholithiasis (common bile duct stones)
• Recurrent Pyogenic Cholangitis
• Bile duct injuries
• Robotic bile duct surgery

Gallbladder

• Cholecystitis (gallbladder inflammation) / Gallbladder infection
• Cholecystolithiasis (gallbladder stones)
• Congenital deformities: choledochal cysts and etc.
• Gallbladder cancer
• Gallbladder polyps
• Robotic cholecystectomy

Liver

• Different embolization procedures for liver tumors
• Chemo-embolization
• Radio-embolization (Y-90)
• Bland embolization
• Echinococcosis / Parasite Infestation
• Liver tumors, primary and secondary
• HCC
• Multidisciplinary management
• Liver cysts
• Liver metastasis
• Liver Infection and Abscess
• Liver trauma
• Microwave Ablation of Liver Tumors
• Portal Hypertension and Liver Cirrhosis
• Segment-oriented Anatomic Liver Resection
• Three Dimensional Reformatted Images Operation Planning for liver resections
• Robotic liver surgery
• Liver resection, major and minor

Pancreas and Spleen

• Acute Pancreatitis
• Chronic Pancreatitis
• Pancreatic Cancer
• Pancreatic Cyst and Cystic Tumors
• Pancreatic Endocrine Tumors: Benign and Malignant
• Pancreas Divisum, Annular Pancreas
• Pancreatic Traumatic Injury
• Robotic surgery
• Removal of Spleen, partial or total
• Pancreas resection, distal or total
• Whipple’s Operation: Pylorus Preserving and Conventional