| Treatment ofBiliary Tract Carcinoma in India is | | | | - Partial hepatectomy: Removal of the part of the liver |
| provided by interdisciplinary teams of specialists and | | | | where cancer is found. The part removed may be a |
| delivers top-quality treatment combined with an active | | | | wedge of tissue, an entire lobe, or a larger part of the |
| commitment to personalized care in an ambience of | | | | liver, along with some normal tissue around it. |
| comfort and convenience. Hospitals of India | | | | - Whipple procedure: A surgical procedure in which the |
| provideintensive care and the on-call medical, surgical | | | | head of the pancreas, the gallbladder, part of the |
| and anesthetic teams and patients therefore benefit | | | | stomach, part of the small intestine, and the bile duct |
| from both the advantages of private care and the | | | | are removed. Enough of the pancreas is left to make |
| reassurance and safety provided by full back-services. | | | | digestive juices and insulin. |
| Medical tourism in India work only with the finest | | | | - Surgical biliary bypass: If the tumor cannot be |
| private hospitals and surgeons to give best results | | | | removed but is blocking the small intestine and causing |
| for treatment ofBiliary Tract Carcinoma in India and | | | | bile to build up in the gallbladder, a biliary bypass may |
| to bring you the best medical care according to highest | | | | be done. During this operation, the gallbladder or bile |
| international standards. | | | | duct will be cut and sewn to the small intestine to |
| | | | | create a new pathway around the blocked area. This |
| What is Biliary Tract Carcinoma? | | | | procedure helps to relieve jaundice caused by the |
| Biliary Tract Carcinoma is a rare disease in which | | | | build-up of bile. |
| cancerous (malignant) cells are found in the tissues of | | | | - Stent placement: If the tumor is blocking the bile duct, |
| the extrahepatic bile duct. Approximately 2,000 to | | | | a stent (a thin tube) may be placed in the duct to drain |
| 3,000 people are diagnosed with Extra hepatic bile | | | | bile that has built up in the area. The stent may drain to |
| duct cancer each year. The bile duct is a tube that | | | | the outside of the body or it may go around the |
| connects the liver and the gallbladder to the small | | | | blocked area and drain the bile into the small intestine. |
| intestine. The part of the bile duct that is outside the | | | | The doctor may place the stent during surgery or |
| liver is called the extra hepatic bile duct. A fluid called | | | | PTC, or with an endoscope. |
| bile, which is made by the liver and stored in the | | | | |
| gallbladder, breaks down fats during digestion. When | | | | Radiation therapy |
| food is being broken down in the intestines, bile is | | | | Radiation therapy is a cancer treatment that uses |
| released from the gallbladder through the bile duct into | | | | high-energy x-rays or other types of radiation to kill |
| the first part of the small intestine. | | | | cancer cells or keep them from growing. There are |
| | | | | two types of radiation therapy. External radiation |
| Symptoms of Biliary Tract Carcinoma | | | | therapy uses a machine outside the body to send |
| The symptoms of Biliary Tract Carcinoma include | | | | radiation toward the cancer. Internal radiation therapy |
| yellowing of the skin (jaundice), pain in the abdomen, | | | | uses a radioactive substance sealed in needles, seeds, |
| fever and itching. A person, who has any of these | | | | wires, or catheters that are placed directly into or near |
| symptoms, should see a doctor. | | | | the cancer. The way the radiation therapy is given |
| The doctor may order any of a number of tests, | | | | depends on the type and stage of the Extra hepatic |
| including: | | | | bile duct cancer being treated. |
| - ultrasound - a test that uses sound waves to find | | | | |
| tumors | | | | Chemotherapy |
| - CT (computed tomographic)scan - a special type of | | | | Chemotherapy is a Biliary Tract Carcinoma treatment |
| x-ray that uses a computer to make a picture of the | | | | that uses drugs to stop the growth of cancer cells, |
| inside of the abdomen -- to look for signs of cancer | | | | either by killing the cells or by stopping them from |
| - magnetic resonance imaging (MRI) - The patient | | | | dividing. When chemotherapy is taken by mouth or |
| might also need another special scan called magnetic | | | | injected into a vein or muscle, the drugs enter the |
| resonance imaging (MRI), which uses magnetic waves | | | | bloodstream and can reach cancer cells throughout |
| to make a picture of the inside of the abdomen. | | | | the body (systemic chemotherapy). |
| The doctor might want to perform a test called | | | | |
| an ERCP (endoscopic retrograde | | | | Biologic therapy |
| cholangiopancreatography). During this test, a flexible | | | | Biologic therapy is a treatment that uses the patient's |
| tube is put down the throat, through the stomach, and | | | | immune system to fight cancer. Substances made by |
| into the small intestine. The doctor looks through the | | | | the body or made in a laboratory are used to boost, |
| tube and injects a dye into the drainage tube (duct) of | | | | direct, or restore the body's natural defenses against |
| the pancreas so that the area shows clearly on an | | | | cancer. This type of cancer treatment is also called |
| x-ray. | | | | biotherapy or immunotherapy. |
| | | | | |
| Treatment Option for Biliary Tract Carcinoma | | | | Follow-up tests may be needed |
| Different types of treatment are available for patients | | | | Some of the tests that were done to diagnose the |
| with Biliary Tract Carcinoma. Some treatments are | | | | cancer or to find out the stage of the cancer may be |
| standard (the currently used treatment), and some are | | | | repeated. Some tests will be repeated in order to see |
| being tested in clinical trials. Two types of standard | | | | how well the Biliary Tract Carcinoma treatment is |
| treatment are used for Biliary Tract Carcinoma: | | | | working. Decisions about whether to continue change, |
| Surgery | | | | or stop treatment may be based on the results of |
| The following types of surgery are used to treat Biliary | | | | these tests. This is sometimes called re-staging. Some |
| Tract Carcinoma: | | | | of the tests will continue to be done from time to time |
| - Removal of the bile duct: If the tumor is small and | | | | after Biliary Tract Carcinoma treatment has ended. |
| only in the bile duct, the entire bile duct may be | | | | The results of these tests can show if your condition |
| removed. A new duct is made by connecting the duct | | | | has changed or if the cancer has recurred (come |
| openings in the liver to the intestine. Lymph nodes are | | | | back). These tests are sometimes called follow-up |
| removed and viewed under a microscope to see if | | | | tests or check-ups. |
| they contain cancer. | | | | |