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Starting a Hepato-Pancreato-Biliary surgery program from scratch: Closing the gap in West Africa

Year: 2025

Type: article

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.

Source: Surgical Oncology Insight

DOI: 10.1016/j.soi.2025.100132

Authors: Olusegun I. Alatise, Erica Mann, Catherine N. Zivanov, Titilayo A. Ojumu, Adewale A. Aderounmu, Adewale O. Adisa