Clinical Area
HPB surgery covers surgical diseases of the liver, pancreas, gallbladder and bile ducts and is a focused field within General Surgery.
HPB stands for hepato-pancreato-biliary: “hepato” refers to the liver, “pancreato” to the pancreas and “biliary” to the gallbladder and bile ducts. For Prof. Dr. Salih Pekmezci, the term describes a long-standing academic and surgical field of work within General Surgery rather than a separate formal specialty title.
Clinical Areas
Liver surgery includes surgical assessment of primary liver cancers, liver metastases and selected cystic, benign or parasitic liver diseases.
Pancreatic surgery includes surgical assessment of pancreatic cancer, cystic neoplasms such as IPMN and selected complications of pancreatitis.
This field ranges from gallstones and cholecystitis to common bile duct stones, bile duct injuries/strictures and biliary cancers.
Approach
Primary and metastatic liver tumors, pancreatic cancer and cystic neoplasms, gallstones, bile duct injuries/strictures and bile duct cancers are among the core HPB topics. Surgery is not required for every condition; multidisciplinary assessment with gastroenterology, interventional radiology, oncology and other specialties is often important.
Academic Background
Began medical education at Cerrahpaşa Faculty of Medicine
Qualified as a General Surgery specialist
Associate Professor
Professor
Istanbul University-Cerrahpaşa / Cerrahpaşa Faculty of Medicine / Department of Surgical Medical Sciences
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