Introducing the State of the Art Speakers at the IHPBA World Congress 2026, Singapore. Join the global experts shaping the future of HPB surgery.
🗓 28–31 October 2026 | 🌍 Singapore
👉 www.ihpbacongress.org

📣 Early Career Group Roadshow Webinar 📣
Parenchymal-sparing Approaches in Minimally-invasive Hepatectomy: Pushing the Boundaries

Join us: 𝟐𝟕 𝐉𝐚𝐧𝐮𝐚𝐫𝐲 𝟏𝟖:𝟎𝟎-𝟏𝟗:𝟏𝟓 𝐄𝐒𝐓 for the ECG Roadshow Webinar!

👉 Save the date and register here: tinyurl.com/yc33jyvb

New study by De Pastena et al. reviews robotic surgery use across 82 HPB centres.
🔍Nearly all have robots, mainly Da Vinci; usage varies widely.
📊Many perform >20 resections/year, but pancreas use lags.
💭Variation tied to cost, logistics & access
🔗https://tinyurl.com/2ex48me7

⭐️Season’s greetings to all our members ⭐️
Our President has shared a message reflecting on the past year and outlining exciting developments ahead for the IHPBA. Please read here: 🔗https://tinyurl.com/3s68vxhk
With best wishes for the holiday season and the New Year 💫

HPB Journal Highlight
📰 Hassan et al: Review of Intraductal Papillary Neoplasm of the Bile Duct (IPNB).
🧬Emerging diagnosis since 2010.
👉Surgery shows good outcomes, but recurrence risk remains.
📚A must-read for HPB surgeons.
🔗https://tinyurl.com/4bnasu5y
#IPNB #HPB

🌟 Introducing the IHPBA Living Legends 🌟
Learn more about these distinguished leaders in HPB surgery here: tinyurl.com/36y4xs3b
📅 Mark your calendars for the IHPBA World Congress (28–31 Oct 2026) and prepare to be inspired!

📢The IHPBA Early Career Group Leadership Council are delighted to announce the 2025-2026 Early Career Research Seed Grant Awardee is Dr Aya Maekawa from the Institute of Science Tokyo, Japan
👏Congratulations👏

Read the IHPBA news item here 🔗https://tinyurl.com/44swn99p

⭐️HPB Journal Highlight ⭐️
Cher et al. surveyed patients after consenting to pancreatectomy 🩺 for pancreatic cancer. Most believed surgery would prolong life ⏳ and even cure their cancer 💭—with 89% holding this overly optimistic view
🔗https://tinyurl.com/4fdbfyf7

IHPBA research shows that effective global surgery partnerships thrive on mutual respect, mentorship & understanding local needs vs short-term visits 🌍
🔗https://tinyurl.com/4yk6bzxn

#HPBridge #GlobalSurgery #HPB

HPB Journal: 📊Underwood et al.(Ohio State) studied localized pancreatic cancer patients on neoadjuvant therapy & found frequent hospital admissions 🏥mainly for infection and GI issues. Those admitted had lower resection rates and worse overall survival 📉https://tinyurl.com/2t5rrc27

🌟HPB Journal Highlight 🌟

🚀 Ebia et al.(Cedars-Sinai) found that a same-day multidisciplinary clinic 🏥for pancreatic cancer patients improved genomic testing , palliative care, social support 🤝, and clinical trial enrollment 🔬 vs. historical care

🔗https://tinyurl.com/yckhb46k

🌏Exciting news from the Gallbladder Cancer Registry

📢Next GBC Registry Meeting will be held online on Dec 9, 15:00–16:00 CET. Interactive session for collaborators & new participants. Read the November newsletter & register to attend the meeting here: tinyurl.com/49e55fjy

Collaboration in action 🤝Members of the IHPBA Global Collaborations Committee gathering today in Bangkok during the A-PHPBA Congress 🌏 #APHPBA2025 #IHPBA

⭐️ HPB Journal Highlight ⭐️ ICC surgery update: Yoh et al. show higher surgical complexity (vascular/biliary reconstructions) links to more complications, higher mortality & shorter survival. ⚠️ Complexity may reflect tumor aggressiveness helping guide patient selection.
🔗 tinyurl.com/7vvcpe3t

⌛️ One year to go! ⌛️

The 17th IHPBA World Congress is coming! Join us in 2026 in Singapore

🗓️ 28–31 October 2026
📍Suntec Singapore Convention & Exhibition Centre

Keep up to date with information here: 🔗https://tinyurl.com/3xfuu75c

#IHPBA2026 #SeeyouinSingapore

HPB Journal Highlight🚨New in pancreatic surgery: Marchegiani et al. show peritoneal venous patches associated with decreased morbidity, mortality & thrombosis vs traditional grafts in complex resections. #PancreaticSurgery #SurgicalInnovation #Research 🔗https://tinyurl.com/3d35zhes

🔔Reminder: Renew your IHPBA membership dues for 2026, or join today:🔗https://tinyurl.com/4phum2tb

When you renew, please consider donating to the IHPBA Foundation to help fund research, education & training, and global collaboration projects advancing HPB care worldwide 🌍

⭐️IHPBA Membership for 2026 is now open⭐️

Renew your membership dues or join today to stay connected with the global HPB community.

👉for more information please visit here: tinyurl.com/4phum2tb

🏥 ERAS in liver surgery (Vercauteren et al., 2025):
✅ CP2 = ↓LOS 4→2 days ⏱️, safe (no ↑mortality, readmission, morbidity)
🤖 More MIS/robotic use in CP2, improved protocol adherence
👉 Discharge delays now mostly due to social/logistical, not clinical factors
#LiverSurgery #ERAS #HPB

🧪 FDG-PET/CT in PDAC (McKay et al., 2025):
➕More MDTs & tests, +20.5 days delay ⏳
❌No better local staging, detection of resectability, or 12-mo survival
🚨Detected occult metastases VS treatment delays
👉 MRI liver may be key for occult mets 🔍
🔗https://tinyurl.com/42u39mcr

The Liver Digital Twins Webinar: Transforming HPB Surgery through virtual modelling is happening next week

22 September
12.00-13.00 BST

Register here: 🔗http://tinyurl.com/yc7m2r3j

🌍 The deadline for the IHPBA Early Career Research Seed Grant is 𝐭𝐨𝐝𝐚𝐲, 𝟏𝟓 𝐒𝐞𝐩𝐭𝐞𝐦𝐛𝐞𝐫 𝟐𝟎𝟐𝟓. For more information and to apply visit here:
🔗 tinyurl.com/mr3f3w98

HPB Journal Highlight
🩺 Lap chole in cirrhosis: safe in CTP A/B but higher complications⚠️
🚨CTP C mortality ~78% → avoid surgery but NOM high failure rate
👉Need for prospective studies on risk stratification of these patients (Wiseman et al., 2025)
🔗https://tinyurl.com/mtfmdffx

Happening this week 👇

IHPBA Early Career Group Webinar 🌏
Topic: Uncinate Process Cancer 🎯
11:00 BST / 19:00 JST ⏰
Register here: bit.ly/ECGRoadshowU...

⭐️Published in HPB Journal⭐️
Panettieri et al. report results from an international survey on the use of preoperative chemotherapy in multimodality treatment of intrahepatic cholangiocarcinoma (iCCA).
Read in full here🔗https://tinyurl.com/yc5ew3jr

🌍 The IHPBA Early Career Research Seed Grant deadline is approaching on 𝟏𝟓 𝐒𝐞𝐩𝐭𝐞𝐦𝐛𝐞𝐫 𝟐𝟎𝟐𝟓 .

👉Learn more and apply here: tinyurl.com/mr3f3w98

🚨 Don’t miss the upcoming IHPBA Early Career Group Webinar!
🎯 Topic: Uncinate Process Cancer
📅 11 Sept ⏰ 11:00 BST / 19:00 JST

👉Register here🔗http://bit.ly/ECGRoadshowUncinateProcessCancer

#EarlyCareer #IHPBA #IHPBAECG

📊 Esparham et al. (USA) studied liver resection outcomes in obese vs non-obese pts using national data 🇺🇸
⚠️ Obesity linked to ↑ risk of some complications
No difference in mortality
💰Higher costs for obese pts
🛏️Similar hospital stay
🔗https://tinyurl.com/2su7t93b

🌟 Join us for an insightful webinar featuring Dr. Yujia Gao and Professor Eric Vibert as they present their groundbreaking work on liver digital twin technologies 🌟
📅22 September 2025
⏲️12.00-13.00 BST

Register here: 🔗https://tinyurl.com/yc7m2r3j

HPB Journal Highlight ⭐️
🧬 Varty et al. (India) on rare ASGBC
📊200 pts: early (9.7%) | adv (27%) | mets (63%)
✂️~19% resected
📉Shorter survival vs adenoca, esp. locally adv (14.5 vs 30.1 mo)
🔗https://tinyurl.com/5n7m27r3
#ASGBC #GallbladderCancer #HPBsurgery