Dr. Anand Bharathan is a Senior Consultant Surgeon of the Department of HPB, GI surgery, and Liver Transplant Unity at Sri Ramakrishna Hospital. He has over 10 years of experience and has an expertise in major liver resections for hilar cholangiocarcinoma, hepatocellular carcinoma and metastatic liver disease.
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Liver resection is generally performed when there is malignant growth in the liver. Liver is a vital organ, it refers that survival without a liver is not possible.
Liver performs a series of important functions in the body. Liver can be affected with various diseases that might require liver tumor removal surgery.
The quite common type of cancer is hepatocellular carcinoma. Usually cancers that spread to the liver are more common than the ones that form in the liver.
The signs of liver cancer,
include:
At times, bile duct cancer which is referred to as Cholangiocarcinoma is a kind of cancer growth that can begin in the bile ducts and then spread to the liver. In both kinds of cancers the symptoms are quite common, the most significant indication of defect in the liver is jaundice, which is the yellow discoloration of skin and eyes, along with jaundice white and chalky stools are seen. In such cases bile duct treatment is performed.
Unexplained weight loss without even trying
Vomiting and nausea
Loss of appetite
Body weakness
Pain in the upper abdomen
Swelling of the abdomen
Total Liver Transplant:
For certain persons with liver cancer, a liver transplant may be the best option. Liver transplants may be a possibility for people who have tumors that can't be removed by surgery, either because of their location or because the liver has too much illness for the patient to accept removing a portion of it. In general, a transplant is used to treat individuals who have small tumors that have not expanded into surrounding blood arteries (either one tumor less than 5 cm wide or more than one tumor no larger than 3 cm).
Patients with resectable cancers may also find it to be an uncommon choice (cancers that can be removed completely).
The new transplanted liver will also function normally.
You'll be sedated during the procedure because liver transplant surgery is performed under general anesthesia.
To access your liver, the transplant surgeon makes a lengthy incision across your abdomen.
The size and placement of your incision depends on your surgeon's approach and your anatomy.
The surgeon removes your damaged liver and replaces it with a donor liver. Your blood arteries and bile ducts are then connected to the donor liver by the surgeon. Depending on your situation, surgery can take up to 12 hours. It is important that you choose the best hospital for liver cancer.
Our Department’s Experience
Our Department of Liver Transplant has treated over 20,000+ patients with liver cancer surgery and treatment for liver over the last 47 years. Our highly experienced liver cancer specialists will ensure you receive the best liver cancer treatment in Coimbatore.
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Over 47+ Years of
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Infrastructure All Under
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Our Doctors and their Experience
Our highly experienced liver cancer specialists have immense experience in providing the best liver
cancer treatment in Coimbatore.
Dr. ANAND BHARATHAN
enior Consultant SurgeonM.S.,DNB.(Surg Gastro).,
PDF(Liver Transplantation)
Honorary Dr. B. KESAVAN
Consultant SurgeonMS.,MCH (Surgical
Gastroenterology)., FLS
What Our Patients Are Saying
My father started to lose a lot of weight and we knew something was wrong. We reached out to the Sri Ramakrishna hospital, the specialist performed a few tests and informed us it is liver cancer and luckily in the starting stages. Upon doctor’s suggestion my father underwent liver resection and surgically removed the cancer. Now my father is totally fine and healthy. This would not be possible without the doctor. Thank you Sri Ramakrishna Hospital for your help.
Chandran Das
Coimbatore
I suffered severe abdominal pain, and I had to visit the hospital. The doctor did a few tests to understand my problem. I was informed that I have a lump in the liver and need to undergo surgery to know if it's cancerous. The doctor performed the procedure, and now I am free of pain and luckily got my lump removed with the help of the best doctor at Sri Ramakrishna Hospital. I am forever grateful to you.
Srinithi Mani
Coimbatore
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The liver cancer treatment performed to remove the cancer growth in the liver. It is either performed as a partial liver resection where only cancer affected parts are removed surgically.In case the spread is higher, a liver transplant is recommended by a liver cancer specialist.
Liver cancer is divided into four stages, depending on which the treatment is analyzed. The stages of cancer is classified as:
Stage 1: A single tumor is found in the liver tissue.
Stage 2: A single tumor is found but the cancer is spread to the blood vessels, or maybe another small tumor is formed in the liver.
Stage 3: There are many tumors, at least one of which is more than 5 cm in diameter, or the cancer has spread beyond the liver to large blood vessels, another organ, or lymph nodes.
Stage 4: The cancer might have advanced to various parts like lungs and bones.
A lump behind the rib cage, pain on the right side of the abdomen, or pain near the right shoulder are all possible symptoms. Jaundice is a type of jaundice that occurs (a disease that causes skin and eyes to yellow), weight loss, sickness, or a loss of appetite that isn't explained, fatigue, urine with a dark color, and bloating are the signs of liver cancer.
Liver tumor surgery involves a couple steps in the procedure. Before the procedure the patient is given the complete information of the procedure. Partial liver resection is considered when the tumor is restricted to a small area. The tumor and surrounding tissue is removed. In cases of advanced cancer stages a liver transplant is performed.
Diagnostic procedures like blood tests, liver function tests, imaging tests like MRI and endoscopy, and also biopsy is performed.
