Dr. Lokesh Bathla is one of a very few hepato-pancreato-biliary (HPB) surgeons serving San Antonio and the surrounding region. He is well-known for his expertise in complex hepatobiliary and pancreatic surgeries, and performs HPB surgeries, minimally-invasive liver surgeries and liver transplants at Methodist Specialty and Transplant Hospital.
Diseases and Procedures
Minimally-Invasive Liver Surgery
- Hepatocellular carcinoma
- Metastatic liver tumors (colorectal, breast, etc.)
- Intrahepatic cholangiocarcinoma
- Liver cysts and polycystic disease
- Cirrhosis
- Benign liver tumors: tumor, cysts, hemangioma
- Focal nodular hyperplasia
- Hepatic adenoma
- Surgery for portal hypertension
- Radiofrequency and microwave ablation (laparoscopic and open)
Pancreas
- Pancreatic cancer
- Pancreatic neoplasms (IPMS, mucinous cystadenoma)
- Neuroendocrine tumors(insulinoma, carcinoid tumors, glucagonoma, VIPoma, etc)
- Chronic pancreatitis
- Pancreatic cysts and pseudocsyts
- Pancreatic abscesses
- Whipple procedure and portal vein reconstruction for pancreatic cancer
- Spleen preserving distal pancreatectomy
- Puestow procedure