@article{Shah_Sayyed_Qazi_Khattak_Syed_Hanif_2016, title={SHORT TERM OUTCOME OF PATIENTS WITH HEPATOPANCREATOBILIARY MALIGNANCIES TREATED IN A MULTIDISCIPLINARY HEPATOBILIARY UNIT IN A TERTIARY REFERRAL CENTER}, volume={2}, url={https://journals.sfu.ca/jcas/index.php/jcas/article/view/52}, DOI={10.37029/jcas.v2i1.52}, abstractNote={<div class="page" title="Page 1"><div class="layoutArea"><div class="column"><p><span>Purpose: </span><span>Specialisation in hepatopancreatobiliary (HPB) surgery has evolved over the past few decades based on better understanding of the biology and the behaviour of the diseases. In this review from a specialised HPB service, we aim to provide an overview of the HPB oncological cases managed in a tertiary care cancer hospital. </span></p><p><span>Methods: </span><span>All cases of HPB malignancies treated in our hospital between October 2014 and September 2015 were </span><span>included in the study. Clinical findings, operative details and short-term post-operative outcomes were assessed from </span><span>a prospectively managed database. </span></p><p><span>Results: </span><span>A total of 65 oncological procedures were performed over 1 year. These included 23 hepatic resections, 27 pancreaticoduodenectomies, 5 radical surgeries for gallbladder cancer, 2 distal pancreatectomy and 8 nephrectomies with exploration of the inferior vena cava. One patient successfully underwent Associated Liver Partition with Portal </span><span>vein ligation and staged hepatectomy (ALPPS Procedure), which to our knowledge was the rst ALPPS procedure </span><span>carried out in Pakistan. </span></p><p><span>Conclusion: </span><span>The short-term experience of patients managed in specialised HPB unit has shown good outcomes.There </span><span>is a need for establishing HPB units in most tertiary care hospitals in the country. </span></p><p><span>Key words: </span><span>Associated liver partition with portal vein ligation and staged hepatectomy procedure, hepatic resections, hepatopancreatobiliary surgery, pancreaticoduodenectomy </span></p></div></div></div&gt;}, number={1}, journal={Journal of Cancer & Allied Specialties}, author={Shah, Muhammad Fahad and Sayyed, Raza and Qazi, Abid Q and Khattak, Shahid and Syed, Aamir A and Hanif, Faisal}, year={2016}, month={May} }