Surgical Services
Surgical options for liver, kidney, biliary (bile duct) & pancreas disease
Our fellowship-trained surgeons are highly skilled in performing complex liver, bile duct, and pancreatic surgeries. Using advanced surgical technologies, our surgeons are able to perform minimally invasive procedures using laparoscopic and robotic techniques.
We offer the following surgical procedures:
Transplantation
- Liver
- Kidney
- Liver/Kidney combined
- Kidney/Pancreas combined
Liver
- Laparoscopic Liver Resections with Intraoperative Ultrasound
- Surgical shunt ( for portal hypertension)
- Radio-Frequency and Microwave Ablation (open or laparoscopic)
- Endoscopic Therapies
Pancreas
- Laparoscopic Distal Pancreatectomy
- Whipple procedure
- Radio-Frequency and Microwave Ablation (open or laparoscopic)
Kidney
- Radical, partial, bilateral nephrectomy
- Arterial Revascularization
- Pyeloplasty (including laparoscopic option)
- Laparoscopic cyst ablation
- Non-invasive lithotripsy & percutaneous nephrolithotomy
- Extracorporeal shock wave lithotripsy (ESWL)
- Sclerotherapy
- Trans-arterial embolism
- Radio-Frequency and Microwave Ablation (open or laparoscopic)
- Endoscopic Therapies
da Vinci® robotic surgery
As one of the first hospitals in North Texas to implement the da Vinci® surgical system, Methodist Transplant Specialists has carefully integrated this advanced surgical technology for many minimally invasive procedures. These advanced, robotic-assisted surgical platforms are designed to expand the surgeon’s operating capabilities and offer state-of-the-art minimally invasive options for patients.
da Vinci® procedures we offer include:
- Liver resection
- Bile duct resection
- Biliary bypass / Reconstruction
- Pancreaticoduodenectomy (Whipple)
- Single-Site Cholecystectomy (Gallbladder Removal)
How does robotic-assisted surgery work?
The da Vinci® system is equipped with robotic limbs that can perform steady, precise movements that human hands can’t match. These limbs are also equipped with tools that can be inserted into the body without making the larger incisions that human hands would require. The robotic limbs are controlled by a trained surgeon. The da Vinci® system is equipped with small cameras that allow the surgeon to view the operation in real-time from a nearby monitor.