Hepato-Pancreato-Biliary (HPB) Surgery is a subspecialty of surgery that deals with the management (diagnosis and treatment) of disorders of the liver, pancreas, and biliary system including gallbladder.
At Hospital Picaso, we are committed to providing comprehensive, personalised care for patients with problems of the liver, pancreas, and biliary system. Our HPB Surgeons work closely with a multidisciplinary team of experts including Gastroenterologists, Hepatologists, Interventional Radiologists, Pathologists, Oncologists and others to ensure that you receive the most appropriate and optimum care. Treatment is individualised based on the unique needs of each patient.
Our HPB Surgeons are highly skilled and have vast experience in managing the various conditions of the liver, pancreas, biliary system, and gallbladder. They have the expertise and experience in undertaking highly specialized and complex surgeries including liver resections, pancreatic surgeries including Whipple’s pancreatoduodenectomy, bile duct resection & reconstruction and gallbladder surgeries.
Our HPB Service specialises in the management of the following:
Cancers of the liver, pancreas, bile duct, gallbladder, duodenum and ampulla
Benign & premalignant tumours of the liver, pancreas
Liver abscess
Hepatolithiasis (stones within bile duct system of the liver)
Injuries of the liver, pancreas, duodenum, bile duct Cirrhosis and portal hypertension
Pancreatic cystic tumours
Pancreatic neuroendocrine tumours
Acute and chronic pancreatitis including stones within the pancreatic duct
Benign tumours and cysts of the bile duct including choledochal cysts
Gallbladder stones and associated complications
Gallbladder polyps
Stones within the bile duct system
We at Hospital Picaso offer a range of specialised surgical and interventional treatments for the various hepatobiliary and pancreatic conditions, including:
Liver resections
Bile duct resection and reconstruction
Pancreatic resections including Whipple’s pancreatoduodenectomy
Gallbladder surgeries including open and laparoscopic cholecystectomy
Image-guided percutaneous thermal ablation (Microwave Ablation) of liver cancers
Transarterial chemoembolisation (TACE) for liver cancers
Transarterial radioembolisation (TARE) also known as selective internal radiation therapy (SIRT) for liver cancers
Irreversible electroporation of liver, pancreatic and certain metastatic cancers