This area of medicine is called hepatic-pancreato-biliary (HPB) surgery. Dr. Bhushan Chittawadgi is committed to delivering exceptional care to treat diseases of the liver, pancreas, bile duct, and gallbladder. Dr. Bhushan uses the latest surgical techniques and technologies to help you get the best possible results. Because these are often highly complicated cases affecting multiple organs, he works hand-in-hand with experts in other medical specialties, including oncologists, gastroenterologists, therapeutic endoscopists, interventional radiologists, and hepatologists – giving you specialized and complete care.

When there is a problem with your digestive system, you may experience a wide range of symptoms, such as sharp pain in your abdomen, discoloration of your eyes, fever, and fatigue. In many cases, surgery is the best way to restore your health.

Dr. Bhushan Chittawadgi performs leading-edge procedures on the central part of the digestive tract, including both cancerous and noncancerous conditions of the:

• Bile ducts, small drainpipes that clear the organs of digestive liquid (bile)
• The gallbladder is a small organ that stores bile until the body is ready to digest food
• The liver, an organ that produces bile, filters blood and helps the body remove waste
• The pancreas is, a small gland in the abdomen that helps the body digest food and control blood sugar

Dr. Bhushan provides advanced treatments for a range of conditions, including hepatocellular carcinoma (HCC), cholangiocarcinoma (bile duct cancer), metastatic liver tumors, and gallbladder cancer. Our multidisciplinary team offers comprehensive and compassionate care tailored to the individual needs of each patient.

Dr. Bhushan delivers comprehensive, state-of-the-art care to patients with pancreatic diseases including confirmed or suspected pancreatic cancer. He is an expert in evaluating, diagnosing, treating, and managing not only common pancreatic cancers but rarer forms and benign tumors of the pancreas as well. This includes pre-cancerous tumors (cystic tumors of the pancreas) and pancreatic pseudocysts.

The most common conditions we treat include:

• Benign (non-cancerous) tissue growth in the liver, pancreas, bile duct, or gallbladder
• Cancers of the liver, pancreas, bile duct, or gallbladder
• Neuroendocrine tumors (when certain cells develop into tumors)
• Gallstones (hard particles that can develop and get lodged in the gallbladder)
• Acute and chronic pancreatitis (inflammation of the pancreas)
• Infections or abscesses (pockets of fluid or pus)
• Portal hypertension (abnormally high blood pressure in the large vein that brings blood from the intestine to the liver)

• Ablation therapies that use heat are usually delivered through a small tube to destroy tumors
• Resections are performed to cut out or remove diseased or damaged areas of the affected organ or organs. While these operations are often done through open surgery, Dr. Bhushan specializes in using minimally invasive approaches either using a robot or laparoscopically. Unlike open procedures, these techniques usually involve tiny video cameras and several small incisions. Some types of resections include:
  • Whipple procedure to take out part of the pancreas, gallbladder, and intestine
  • Hepatectomies to remove a portion of the liver
  • Distal pancreatectomies to remove the bottom or tail of the pancreas
• Irreversible electroporation (IRE) uses pulses of electricity to poke holes in tumor cells in the pancreas and sometimes the liver to destroy the tumor

Dr. Bhushan Chittawadgi is a consultant and an Advanced Laparoscopic, Gastro, and GI Cancer Surgeon practicing at Hosmat Hospital, Bangalore, Karnataka. He has more than 18 years of experience in the field of Laparoscopic GI & HPB Surgery making him one of the best laparoscopic surgeons in Bengaluru, Karnataka. He is specialized in Laparoscopic hernia surgery, Gall bladder stone, Obesity, liver and pancreas diseases, GI surgery, Piles, and Breast & Thyroid diseases.

If you are looking for the best HPB surgeon in Bangalore call us at +91 89407 70990 or book an online appointment here.