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IHPBA @ihpba.bsky.social · 21/01/2026

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

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IHPBA @ihpba.bsky.social · 12/01/2026

📣 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

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IHPBA @ihpba.bsky.social · 17/12/2025

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

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IHPBA @ihpba.bsky.social · 16/12/2025

⭐️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 💫

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IHPBA @ihpba.bsky.social · 15/12/2025

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

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IHPBA @ihpba.bsky.social · 05/12/2025

🌟 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!

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IHPBA @ihpba.bsky.social · 03/12/2025

📢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

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IHPBA @ihpba.bsky.social · 26/11/2025

⭐️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

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IHPBA @ihpba.bsky.social · 20/11/2025

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

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IHPBA @ihpba.bsky.social · 18/11/2025

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

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IHPBA @ihpba.bsky.social · 06/11/2025

🌟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

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IHPBA @ihpba.bsky.social · 05/11/2025

🌏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

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IHPBA @ihpba.bsky.social · 30/10/2025

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

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IHPBA @ihpba.bsky.social · 29/10/2025

⭐️ 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

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IHPBA @ihpba.bsky.social · 28/10/2025

⌛️ 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

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IHPBA @ihpba.bsky.social · 21/10/2025

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

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IHPBA @ihpba.bsky.social · 16/10/2025

🔔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 🌍

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IHPBA @ihpba.bsky.social · 02/10/2025

⭐️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

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IHPBA @ihpba.bsky.social · 25/09/2025

🏥 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

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IHPBA @ihpba.bsky.social · 18/09/2025

🧪 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

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IHPBA @ihpba.bsky.social · 16/09/2025

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

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IHPBA @ihpba.bsky.social · 15/09/2025

🌍 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

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IHPBA @ihpba.bsky.social · 11/09/2025

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

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IHPBA @ihpba.bsky.social · 08/09/2025

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

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IHPBA @ihpba.bsky.social · 04/09/2025

⭐️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

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IHPBA @ihpba.bsky.social · 02/09/2025

🌍 The IHPBA Early Career Research Seed Grant deadline is approaching on 𝟏𝟓 𝐒𝐞𝐩𝐭𝐞𝐦𝐛𝐞𝐫 𝟐𝟎𝟐𝟓 . 👉Learn more and apply here: tinyurl.com/mr3f3w98

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IHPBA @ihpba.bsky.social · 28/08/2025

🚨 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

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IHPBA @ihpba.bsky.social · 27/08/2025

📊 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

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IHPBA @ihpba.bsky.social · 22/08/2025

🌟 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

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IHPBA @ihpba.bsky.social · 20/08/2025

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

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IHPBA @ihpba.bsky.social · 11/08/2025

HPB Journal Highlight ⭐ EuroLVD update. Joliat et al. report 200+pts w/ liver mets getting portal + hepatic vein embolization 📈 Big FLR growth ✂️ ~74% had hepatectomy ⚠️ ~50% post-op complications (expected range) ✅ LVD = high success, enables surgery in borderline cases 🔗 lnkd.in/eBnnAmAT

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IHPBA @ihpba.bsky.social · 04/08/2025

📢 HPB Fellowship Directors: IHPBA invites you to contribute to its Fellowship Registry— connecting surgical training programs with aspiring HPB surgeons worldwide 🌍. 👉 Submit your fellowship details here: tinyurl.com/wf98f55n

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IHPBA @ihpba.bsky.social · 01/08/2025

🎙️ Don’t miss the upcoming IHPBA Early Career Group webinar! 📅 11 September 11.00 BST/ 19.00 JST 👉 Register here: bit.ly/ECGRoadshowU... #EarlyCareer #IHPBA #IHPBAECG

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IHPBA @ihpba.bsky.social · 29/07/2025

HPB Journal Highlight ⭐️Ishida et al. Global survey shows big variation in how surgeons manage neck of pancreas cancers, especially with vascular involvement. Highlights the need for future studies & clearer guidelines! 🔗https://tinyurl.com/3myun89t 📊🌎 #PancreaticCancer #HPBSurgery

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IHPBA @ihpba.bsky.social · 21/07/2025

HPB Journal Highlight 📊Bradley et al: Two studies show pancreatic cysts & IPMNs in solid organ transplant patients don’t have higher cancer risk vs. others. No need to delay listing or change follow-up protocols! 👍 🔗https://tinyurl.com/dyj6a9a8 #TransplantSurgery #Pancreas #HPB

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IHPBA @ihpba.bsky.social · 18/07/2025

Don't miss the next ECG Roadshow Webinar: Uncinate Process Cancer. Register today: bit.ly/ECGRoadshowU... #EarlyCareer #IHPBA

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IHPBA @ihpba.bsky.social · 16/07/2025

⭐️IHPBA Kenneth Warren Fellowship Spotlight ⭐️ Congratulations to Dr. Mattia Ballo, one of the 2025–2026 IHPBA Kenneth Warren Fellowship awardees! 👏

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IHPBA @ihpba.bsky.social · 15/07/2025

Apply Now: IHPBA Early Career Research Seed Grant For more information, and to apply, visit: bit.ly/ECGResearchGrant

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IHPBA @ihpba.bsky.social · 14/07/2025

⭐️IHPBA Kenneth Warren Fellowship Spotlight⭐️ Congratulations to Dr. Hannah Esser, one of the 2025–2026 IHPBA Kenneth Warren Fellowship awardees! 👏

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IHPBA @ihpba.bsky.social · 11/07/2025

Excellent engagement at today’s meeting on the IHPBA Global Guidelines for managing patients with HCC in resource-constrained settings. Proud to be part of this global collaboration aimed at improving outcomes and standardising care for liver cancer patients worldwide. 🌍📊 🤝

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IHPBA @ihpba.bsky.social · 09/07/2025

HPB Journal Highlight: 🌍✨ Falola et al: Minimally invasive HPB surgery (laparoscopic & robotic) can work in low- and middle-income countries too! Faster recovery, quicker return to work — despite debate over advanced tech 🔗https://tinyurl.com/56jzavjc #GlobalSurgery #Innovation

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IHPBA @ihpba.bsky.social · 25/06/2025

📊Reese et al. surveyed 212 liver surgeons on future liver remnant (FLR) volumetry before major liver surgery. Only 48% routinely assess FLR before right hemihepatectomy, while 21% rarely/never.Variability calls for better standards perhaps incorporating eval of function 🔗https://tinyurl.com/2md5stfr

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IHPBA @ihpba.bsky.social · 23/06/2025

📢 Join us for a webinar on improving HPB surgery outcomes: Optimizing Patient Outcomes with Brian Goh 🗓️ Tuesday 1 July | 🕐 13:00 BST. Learn about the VIBe scale and bleeding management in complex cases. Presented with IHPBA corporate partner Baxter 🔗 Register now: bit.ly/VIBeScaleWebinar

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IHPBA @ihpba.bsky.social · 19/06/2025

The June Newsletter – E-AHPBA Conference Dublin 2025 edition 🇮🇪 – from the Gallbladder Cancer Registry is now available on the IHPBA Website. To read the newsletter please visit here: 🔗https://tinyurl.com/54ht48te #HepatoPancreatoBiliary #GBC #EAHPBA2025 #IHPBA

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IHPBA @ihpba.bsky.social · 17/06/2025

➡️HPB Journal Highlight 📉 Cullinane et al. found no benefit of somatostatin analogues in preventing postoperative pancreatic fistula after pancreatic surgery (meta-analysis, 6947 pts). Routine use not recommended! 🚫🩺 🔗https://tinyurl.com/3chcjf8j #PancreaticSurgery

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IHPBA @ihpba.bsky.social · 13/06/2025

✅An excellent E-AHPBA Congress in Dublin — great to see so many members 👏 📅 Mark your calendars for: 🌟 The 17th IHPBA World Congress 📍 Singapore | 🗓️ 28–31 October 2026 🌏 🔔 Program and speaker updates coming soon here: tinyurl.com/27w83tt5 Will we see you there?

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IHPBA @ihpba.bsky.social · 11/06/2025

Happening now at E-AHPBA 2025! 🌍 Baxter, IHPBA’s Corporate Partner, are hosting a symposium currently underway in Liffey Room 2! #EAHPBA2025 #Baxter #IHPBA

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IHPBA @ihpba.bsky.social · 11/06/2025

Happening now at E-AHPBA 2025 - IHPBA President René Adam with the Presidents update 🌍 #IHPBA #EAHPBA2025 #Dublin

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IHPBA @ihpba.bsky.social · 10/06/2025

📢 Reminder to Join IHPBA's Corporate Partner Baxter for their Webinar broadcast LIVE from the E-AHPBA Congress in Dublin tomorrow on 11 June at 13:00! BST 🕐 To register, click here: tinyurl.com/4zkx65zz #IHPBA #EAHPBA2025 #Baxter

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