Pancreaticobiliary Surgery

The Derby Pancreato-Biliary Unit offers laparoscopic (keyhole) removal of the gallbladder for gallstone disease and has a track record with one the highest number nationally. 

Patients that are admitted with symptomatic stones or mild pancreatitis, and who fit within a selected criterion, are offered an expedited (under 2 weeks ‘hot gallbladder’ service) operation to prevent further re-admissions and complications of gallstones.

We offer advanced level management for severe acute pancreatitis which is a life threatening benign inflammatory condition of the pancreas most often caused by gallstones. The Derby Pancreato-Biliary Unit offers complex management of this condition, requiring different modalities which include surgical, radiological and endoscopic intervention.

Services for pancreatitis

Surgical

• Open necrosectomy
• Minimally invasive necrosectomy +/- cystgastrostomy
• Roux-en-y drainage procedures of the pancreas and bile duct
• Removal of gallstones by way of cholecystectomy (removal of gallbladder) and exploration of bile duct

Radiological

• Insertion of percutaneous drains
• Radiological vascular intervention

Endoscopic 

• ERCP – endoscopic procedure to remove stones from bile duct
• EUS    – endoscopic procedure for biliary/pancreatic diagnosis and drainage of pancreatic collections

Location

General Surgery Outpatients, Level 1
Royal Derby Hospital
Uttoxeter Road
Derby
DE22 8NE

Telephone: 01332 387 249