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Digestive Health

Pancreaticobiliary Program

With significant experience in pancreas care, we have become a referral center for complex pancreatic procedures. Our compassionate, personalized care allows us to provide advanced treatment for pancreatic cancer, pancreatitis, jaundice and diseases of the liver, pancreas and bile ducts.

Detection and Diagnosis

  • Abdominal ultrasound
  • Blood tests
  • Computed tomography (CT) scan
  • Endoscopic ultrasound (EUS)
  • Magnetic resonance cholangiopancreatography (MRCP)

NCH also has a Pancreatic Cyst Clinic, where we review your imaging, discuss the best approach, and recommend further testing as indicated.

Treatment Options

  • Whipple procedure (pancreaticoduodenectomy)
  • Distal pancreatectomy and splenectomy
  • Robotic distal pancreatectomy
  • Liver resections that allow for maximal preservation of normal liver tissue
  • Robotic liver resections
  • Complex biliary reconstruction for benign and malignant diseases
  • Radiofrequency ablation (RFA) of liver tumors
  • NanoKnife® ablation of locally advanced pancreatic and biliary cancers
  • Pancreatic debridement for necrotizing pancreatitis
  • Complex stomach and esophageal surgery for benign and malignant diseases
  • Resections of intra-abdominal and retroperitoneal tumors
Pancreaticobiliary Program Treatment Locations
NCH GI Center
NCH GI Center

880 W. Central Road

Floor 2

Arlington Heights, IL 60005

847-618-3700

X.X mi

NCH Hospital and Emergency Department
NCH Hospital and Emergency Department

800 W. Central Road

Arlington Heights, IL 60005

847-618-1000

X.X mi

Illinois Center for Pancreatic and Hepatobiliary Diseases
Illinois Center for Pancreatic and Hepatobiliary Diseases

880 W. Central Road

Suite 4400

Arlington Heights, IL 60005

847-483-9400

X.X mi

Center for Advanced Therapeutic Endoscopy
Center for Advanced Therapeutic Endoscopy

880 W. Central Road

Suite 4500

Arlington Heights, IL 60005

847-398-2777

X.X mi