Pancreatic Surgery | Specialists and Information

Pancreatic surgery is a branch of general and visceral surgery. It specializes in the surgical treatment of benign and malignant pancreatic diseases.

The surgical treatment of malignant pancreatic tumors (pancreatic carcinoma or pancreatic cancer) is a particular focus of pancreatic surgery.

Cancer of the pancreas @ bilderzwerg /AdobeStock

Benign diseases of the pancreas that pancreas specialists operate on as part of pancreatic surgery include

• Chronic or acutepancreatitis (inflammation of the pancreas)
• Benign tumors and
• Malformations of the pancreas

Acute pancreatitis is usually very painful @ HamjaIU /AdobeStock

Specialists for pancreatic surgery / pancreas specialists

As pancreas specialists regularly perform pancreatic surgery, they have a proven track record and specialist expertise in the field of pancreatic surgery.

They perform operations for

• Pancreatic cancer
• Pancreatic pseudocysts or
• Acute or chronic pancreatitis (inflammation of the pancreas)

Therapeutic range of pancreatic surgery services

Pancreatic surgery specialists have a wide range of therapeutic services at their disposal for the surgical treatment of pancreatic diseases.

For example, the range of pancreatic surgery services includes the following pancreatic operations:

• Partial removal of the pancreas (e.g. pancreatic head resection, pancreatic left resection)
• Complete removal of the pancreas (pancreatectomy)
• Transplantation of the pancreas(pancreas transplantation)
• Pancreatic cancer surgery
• Surgery for chronic pancreatitis (drainage operations)
• Surgery for acute pancreatitis (necrosectomies)

Pancreatic surgery can be performed as part of an open procedure or minimally invasive @ Damian /AdobeStock

How do I find the "best clinic" for pancreatic surgery?

It is not possible to designate a clinic as the "best clinic" or "top clinic" for pancreatic surgery. There are doctors and clinics that specialize in the surgical treatment of pancreatic diseases. They therefore have a great deal of experience.

You can find these experts for pancreatic surgery in the Leading Medicine Guide.

What makes our doctors specialists in pancreatic surgery?

Only selected, highly qualified medical experts and specialists are presented in the Leading Medicine Guide.

All pancreatic surgeons in the Leading Medicine Guide have a high level of specialist expertise and excellent experience in pancreatic surgery.