Clinical Services

• Gall stones
• Acute & chronic cholecystitis
• Cancer of gall bladder
• Gall bladder polyps

• Bile duct stones
• Cancer of bile duct
• Bile duct injury
• Benign strictures of bile duct
• Choledocal cyst

• Cancer of pancreas
• Neuroendocrine tumors
• Cystic tumors of pancreas
• Severe acute pancreatitis / necrotizing pancreatitis / pancreatic abscess
• Chronic pancreatitis
• Pancreatic pseudocyst / stones / strictures / fistula
• Pancreatic trauma

For the way these diseases present please see patient information

Through the various affiliated hospitals Dr. Kulkarni is attached to, specialized noninvasive & invasive investigations required for above diseases are available e.g.

• Endoscopic Retrograde CholangioPancreatography ( ERCP)
• Magnetic Resonance CholangioPancreatography ( MRCP)
• Endoscopic UltraSound ( EUS )
• Computed Tomography ( CT ) scan
• Isotope scans
• Liver CT volumetry

The various surgeries conducted by Dr. Kulkarni for the above disorders include

• Hepatic resection / hepatectomy
• Whipple’s operation ( Pancreatoduodenectomy)
• Distal pancreatic resection
• Pancreatic drainage procedure
• Pancreatic necrosectomy
• Repair of biliary injury & stricture
• Liver transplantation
• RadioFrequency Ablation ( RFA)
• Portosystemic shunt
• Combined resection of liver, biliary tract & pancreas with or without vascular reconstruction ( Hepatopancreatoduodenectomy)
• Laparoscopic surgery

• ERCP & stone extraction / stenting
• Variceal endotherapy
• Percutaneous Transhepatic Biliary Drainage ( PTBD) & stenting / stricture dilatation / stone extraction.
• Transjugular Intrahepatic PortoSystemic Stenting ( TIPSS)
• Portal Vein Embolisation ( PVE )
• TransArterial ChemoEmbolisation ( TACE ) & RadioEmbolisation ( TARE)
• Chemotherapy

All the services requiring hospitalization are delivered through a network of hospitals to which Dr.D.R.Kulkarni and his team is attached. These include Lilavati Hospital, S.L.Rhaeja / Fortis Hospital, Asian Institute of Oncology etcetera.