Dr. Andrew de la Torre is an Associate Professor of Surgery and Director of Minimally Invasive Liver, Bile duct and Pancreas (hepatopancreatobiliary) Surgery at the New Jersey Medical School-University Hospital with over a decade of experience in liver transplant, advanced surgery of the liver, bile ducts, pancreas, and surgical shunts for portal hypertension.

As liver, bile duct, and pancreas surgery push into new frontiers, so does the technology needed to plan these complex procedures. Whether laparoscopic or an open surgery, use of 3D reconstructed imaging provides the necessary information to perform safe and effective surgery. No surgical procedure is taken for granted.

Advanced liver, bile duct, and pancreas surgery for New Jersey residents is available at New Jersey Medical School-University Hospital, Saint Michael's Medical Center, Overlook Hospital, Mountainside Hospital, and Hackensack University Medical Center.

Hepatobiliary procedures performed and illnesses treated include:

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Laparoscopic and open liver resection
Hepatoma/hepatocellular cancer
Metastatic cancers to the liver (colon, neuroendocrine, ovarian, etc.)
Gallbladder cancer
Benign tumors (adenoma, hemangioma)
Cysts (simple, complex and hydatid)
Bile duct resection and reconstruction
Cholangiocarcinoma
Bile duct injury
Bile duct stricture
Choledochocyst
Laparoscopic Whipple procedure, laparoscopic body and tail of pancreas resection
Cancer and cysts

Laparoscopic pancreatic cyst drainage and Puestow Procedure
Pseudocysts and pancreatic duct strictures
Surgical Shunt
Complications of portal hypertension (bleeding and/or ascites)

Gastric devascularization (open and laparoscopic)
Complications of portal hypertension (bleeding)

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