Hepato-Pancreato-Biliary (HPB)
Complex GI Centre
Which patients can benefit?
We treat patients with primary and metastatic HPB cancers, as well as those presenting with complex benign pancreatic and biliary diseases and patients needing biliary salvage procedures. This includes, but is not limited to:- Primary liver, pancreas, duodenal, gallbladder and bile duct cancers
- Complex benign pancreatic and biliary diseases requiring biliary excision and reconstruction, as well as patients needing biliary salvage procedures following inadequate cholecystectomies
- Complex gallstone disease
- Pancreatitis (acute and chronic)
Examples of treatments and procedures
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All major liver resection
Surgery is often the best curative solution to remove primary and metastasising cancers, as well as benign abnormalities. Our team have extensive experience with all, including hilar cholangiocarcinoma resection and trisectionectomy.
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Pancreas resection
Whether head, body and tail or total resections, with or without vascular resection, our teams bring their combined expertise to ensure your patient receives the best treatment possible.
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Robotic liver, biliary and pancreas surgery
We are one of only a small number of centres currently undertaking major robotic HPB resections in the UK. This procedure is carried out for selected major and minor resections.
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Minimally invasive approach
Our minimally invasive approach in the treatment of complex, benign HPB diseases helps to reduce intraoperative blood losses and reduce the length of hospital stay for patients.
Why us?
Our multidisciplinary team of specialists offers the highest level of care, with tailor-made treatment plans for patients presenting with a wide range of complex benign and malignant conditions of the liver, pancreas, gallbladder and bile ducts.
We have a fully equipped intensive care unit, full 24-hour radiology cover and a dedicated theatre team. We offer the first comprehensive rapid diagnostic evaluation and treatment programme in the UK private sector for chronic hepatitis, reducing patient anxiety over waiting times and enabling us to take rapid action to treat your condition. Our consultants are heavily involved in comprehensive research for all HPB conditions – work that helps to further our understanding and improve patient care.
Our lead consultants
Mr Vincent Yip
Mr Yip is Consultant Hepato-Pancreato-Biliary (HPB) and General Surgeon at the Royal London Hospital, specialising in gallbladder, pancreas and liver surgery. He has published over 30 scientific papers and book chapters, and is the principal investigator in multiple clinical trials for the HPB unit.
Mr Deepak Hariharan
Mr Hariharan is Consultant General and Hepato-Pancreato-Biliary (HPB) Surgeon at The Royal London Hospital. With multiple peer-reviewed publications in both HPB and general surgery, his specialist interest includes benign and malignant conditions affecting the liver, gallbladder, bile ducts and pancreas.