Services

Choosing The Liver Institute at Methodist Dallas Medical Center

Liver transplantation with lifelong follow-up
Management of cirrhosis and portal hypertension:
- Transjugular intrahepatic portosystemic shunt (TIPS)
- Endoscopic therapy
- Surgical shunt
Treatment of acute and chronic liver disease, including:
- Hepatitis A
- Hepatitis B
- Hepatitis C
- Autoimmune hepatitis
- Steatohepatitis
- Esophageal varices
- Abnormal liver enzymes/fatty liver
Percutaneous, CT-guided, and transjugular liver biopsy
Multidisciplinary evaluation and management of benign and malignant pancreatic and hepatobiliary tumors and disorders
Management of complications related to cirrhosis and portal hypertension
Treatment of acute and chronic liver disease
FibroScan® device for the diagnosis and treatment of liver disease – the FibroScan® procedure offers patients a new scanning technology to measure the degree of fibrosis (scarring), or stiffness, in the liver without the need for a biopsy
Chronic pancreatitis management
Transarterial chemoembolization/percutaneous alcohol ablation
Radioactivemicrosphere treatment of liver cancer
Intra-arterial and systemic chemotherapy
Clinical trials and research

Radiofrequency tumor ablation (open, laparoscopic, percutaneous)
Open and laparoscopic liver resection
Single-incision laparoscopic surgery
Whipple procedure (pancreaticoduodenectomy)
Fully robotic Whipple procedure with the da Vinci® Surgical System
Laparoscopic distal pancreatectomy
Complex biliary resection and reconstruction of bile duct injuries and malignancy
Surgical shunts for portal hypertension
Liver and pancreas transplantation with lifelong follow-up

Multilingual staff and physicians, speaking Spanish, Chinese, and Arabic, with in-hospital translation capabilities for over 150 languages
Assistance with housing and transportation arrangements for out-of-town patients and families
On-call service 24 hours/7 days a week

To request an appointment
with the experts at The Liver Institute:
Call (214) 947-4400