We provide advanced and state-of-the-art medical care for biliary and pancreatic diseases.

We actively accept patients from overseas and have an established track record. Our department provides a wide range of treatments for biliary and pancreatic cancers, from chemotherapy to surgical interventions, including minimally invasive procedures. With low mortality and complication rates, we are recognized as a high-volume center for biliary and pancreatic diseases. For initially unresectable pancreatic cancer, we employ multidisciplinary treatment strategies to achieve surgical resection. For benign diseases, we have extensive experience with minimally invasive surgery as the primary approach.

Providing Medical Institution

Kansai Medical University Hospital

〒573-1191
2-3-1 Shinmachi, Hirakata City Osaka

Google Map https://hp.kmu.ac.jp/

Specialty

Minimally invasive surgery: robot-assisted surgery (Nephrology and Urology, Gastrointestinal surgery, orthopedics), TAVI (transcatheter aortic valve implantation), MICS (minimally invasive cardiac surgery: endoscopic mitral valve replacement)
Cancer treatment: surgery, chemotherapy, Molecular targeted drug therapy (immune checkpoint inhibitors), radiation therapy, IMRT (Intensity Modulated Radiation Therapy), tissue-enhanced irradiation, cancer genomic medicine, photoimmunotherapy (unresectable locally advanced or . Locally recurrent head and neck cancer)
Treatment of intractable diseases: Crohn's disease, ulcerative colitis, and various other intractable diseases.
Treatment of orthopedic diseases: various spine surgeries, hip surgeries, knee surgeries

Eligibility Criteria/Exclusions for Treatment

Medical records, treatment history, physical information, and a referral letter from the patient’s home-country hospital (if available).
We recommend starting with an online second opinion.

Remarks

Cholecystitis, Cholelithiasis, and Choledocholithiasis: Primarily surgical management with minimally invasive procedures, including emergency interventions

Gallbladder Cancer and Biliary Tract Cancer: Multidisciplinary treatment including curative resection

Unresectable Pancreatic Cancer: Conversion surgery following multidisciplinary treatment, including radiotherapy (heavy ion therapy)

Resectable and Borderline Resectable Pancreatic Cancer: Multidisciplinary treatment including curative resection

Pancreatic Cancer with Peritoneal Dissemination: Cutting-edge therapies including advanced intraperitoneal treatment

Benign Biliary and Pancreatic Diseases: Minimally invasive surgery following detailed and accurate diagnosis

Precautions / Contraindications

In surgical treatments of the biliary and pancreatic region, mortality and complication rates are higher compared to other procedures. These cases may require prolonged hospitalization and advanced medical care, which can result in higher medical costs.