Starting a Hepato-Pancreato-Biliary surgery program from scratch: Closing the gap in West Africa Review
| Authors: | Alatise, O. I.; Mann, E.; Zivanov, C. N.; Ojumu, T. A.; Aderounmu, A. A.; Adisa, A. O. |
| Review Title: | Starting a Hepato-Pancreato-Biliary surgery program from scratch: Closing the gap in West Africa |
| Abstract: | The burden of hepato-pancreato-biliary (HPB) disease in West Africa ranks among the highest incidence rates and poorest survival outcomes globally. In this paper, we discuss the landscape of HPB disease in West Africa and the available infrastructure to mitigate it. We describe the development of the HPB surgery program at Obafemi Awolowo University Teaching Hospitals Complex (OAUTHC), a tertiary referral and teaching hospital in Ile-Ife, Osun State, Nigeria. We detail our case volume and describe our progressive development towards becoming the singular dedicated HPB surgery and only endoscopic retrograde cholangiopancreatography (ERCP) program in Nigeria. Our hospital's capacity to be a leader in this way can partly be attributed to our successful partnerships with international collaborators. © 2025 |
| Keywords: | nigeria; west africa; endoscopic retrograde cholangiopancreatography (ercp); hepato-pancreato-biliary (hpb); obafemi awolowo university teaching hospitals hospital (oauthc) |
| Journal Title: | Surgical Oncology Insight |
| Volume: | 2 |
| Issue: | 2 |
| ISSN: | 2950-2470 |
| Publisher: | Elsevier Inc. |
| Date Published: | 2025-06-01 |
| Start Page: | 100132 |
| Language: | English |
| DOI: | 10.1016/j.soi.2025.100132 |
| PROVIDER: | scopus |
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| Notes: | The MSK Cancer Center Support Grant (P30 CA008748) is acknowledged in the PDF -- Source: Scopus |
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