Our Technology and Expertise
UPMC surgeons have particular expertise in a number of specialized technologies and minimally invasive surgical options, including:
- intraperitoneal hyperthermic chemoperfusion (abdominal cavity perfusion)
- isolated hepatic perfusion (liver perfusion)
- isolated limb perfusion (arm or leg perfusion)
- isolated lung perfusion (lung perfusion)
- pleural cavity perfusion (chest cavity perfusion)
GI Cancer Program
- colo-anal J-pouch
- colo-anal plasty
- esophagogastrectomy
- ileonal J-pouch
- laparoscopic colon resection
- small bowel resections
- sphincter-sparing surgery
- total gastrectomy
- trans-anal endoscopic microsurgery
Hereditary Colorectal Tumor Program
- includes minimally invasive and robotic liver resections
- complex open liver resections
- local ablation treatments (radiofrequency ablation)
- long-term infusional chemotherapy treatments (hepatic arterial infusion pumps)
- chemoembolization
- radioembolization
- regional perfusion chemotherapy
Melanoma and Sarcoma Program
- distal pancreatectomy
- intraoperative ultrasound
- laparoscopic and robotic pancreatectomy
- pancreas-sparing tumor resections
- portal vein resection and reconstruction
- pylorus preserving pancreaticoduodenectomy (Whipple)
Robotic Surgical Oncology