Primary Healthcare & Management

The severe acute respiratory syndrome coronavirus pandemic has drastically altered all facets of clinical care and research. Clinical research in Hepatology has had a rich tradition in several domains, including the discovery and therapeutic development for diseases such as hepatitis B and C and studying the natural history of many forms of chronic liver disease. National Institutes of Health, foundation, and industry funding have provided important opportunities to advance the academic careers of young investigators while they strived to make contributions to the field.

Including cancers originating in the liver, gallbladder, pancreas and neuroendocrine system. Hepato-pancreato-biliary (HPB) cancer is a serious form of cancer. Hepatobiliary surgery covers procedures that treat disorders of the biliary system, which includes the liver, pancreas, gallbladder and bile duct. The biliary system regulates and produces bile, which is a fluid the body produces to help digest the fats in foods that have been eaten.

Hepatocellular carcinoma and bile duct cancer (cholangiocarcinoma) are the main types of adult primary liver cancer. Most adult primary liver cancers are hepatocellular carcinomas. This type of liver cancer is the third leading cause of cancer-related deaths worldwide.