Liver Transplant and Hepato-pancreato-biliary Surgery

The department of Liver transplant and hepato-pancreato-biliary surgery is a highly specialised surgical department dealing with disorders of liver, pancreas, gallbladder and biliary system. The department has been started under the able guidance of Dr. Gursagar Singh Sahota, a well experienced surgeon in this specialised surgical field. The department aims to provide state of the art facility for Liver transplants and HPB surgeries. There is an experienced team of surgeons, anesthetists, intensivists and hepatologists.

The department specialises in performing liver transplants, both adult and pediatric. The liver for donation is taken from cadaver or living-related donors, depending on availability. Innovative and complex transplant surgeries, including combined liver-kidney transplantation (CLKT), transplant for acute liver failure, and liver re-transplantation are also offered.There are highly specialised intensive care units and wards for proper care of liver transplant patients, before and after the operation. Highly trained nursing staff, well verse with the utmost care required by these patients is available in operation theatres, ICUs and surgical wards.

Hepato-pancreato-biliary surgical part deals with complex operations of liver, pancreas and biliary system. The surgeries involving these organs require multi-disciplinary care and planning. The department has vast experience to deal with such complex operations. These include open and laparoscopic liver resections, hepatic cystectomies, pancreatic resections and bile duct resections. The surgeons are experienced with complex liver resections including central hepatectomies, tri-segmentectomies, caudate and gallbladder resections. With combined transplant and hepatobiliary skills, our surgeons can perform vascular resections including the portal vein and inferior vena cava. This department offers interdisciplinary cancer care for patients with HPB malignancies.

Patients suffering from food pipe (esophagus) disorders, requiring surgical management also receive special care by the skilled team. Esophageal surgeries require an experienced team to deal with the pathology of esophagus which involves dissection in neck, chest and abdomen.