Upper gastrointestinal cancer care

• Adrenal
• Bile duct & gallbladder
• Colorectal liver metastasis
• Gastric (stomach)
• Gastrointestinal stromal tumours (GIST)
• Hepatocellular carcinoma (HCC)
• Neuroendocrine tumour (NET)
• Pancreatic
• Spleen

• Sunnybrook resources:
  • Your whipple surgery — an information guide
  • Patient & family education, cancer
  • Your Health Matters blog
  • Cancer education videos
  • Learn about needle biopsy

• Trusted resources:
  • Canadian Cancer Society
  • Pancreatic Cancer Canada
  • CNETS Canada
  • Debbie's Dream Foundation

• CTV: Pump offers hope for patients with advanced colorectal cancer
  - July 2013
• Globe & Mail: Liver-directed chemotherapy device is saving lives
  - June 2013
• SRI Magazine 2013: C Stands for Care

We are world-leaders in HPB and upper GI research, working to improve the care that patients receive, surgical techniques, and our ability to beat cancer. 

Our scientists:

• Dr. Natalie Coburn
• Dr. Julie Hallet
• Dr. Paul Karanicolas
• Dr. Calvin Law

Watch the surgery videos below to learn more about our minimally invasive techniques. Note: these educational videos may be too graphic for some viewers. 

• Laparoscopic distal pancreatectomy and splenectomy - lateral approach

• Laparoscopic assisted central pancreatectomy

• Laparoscopic intra-gastric resection

• Laparoscopic cystogastrostomy

• Laparoscopic spleen preserving distal pancreatectomy

• Laparoscopic left hepatectomy