HPB (Hepato-Pancreatic-Biliary) surgery is a subspecialty of Pediatric surgery and is specific to congenital disorders (biliary atresia, choledochal cyst) benign and malignant diseases of the liver, pancreas, and bile ducts. These three organs play a vital role in the metabolic function of the body and therefore are vital to the healthy functioning of the individual. Liver transplants, meanwhile, are necessitated for end-stage liver failure that cannot be cured with normal surgical or clinical procedures.

The Department of HPB Surgery & Liver Transplant at Bai Jerbai Wadia Hospital for Children, Mumbai provides a full range of consultation and surgical procedures for all types of liver ailments. Our team of expert liver specialists offer comprehensive evaluations to assess liver and liver-related ailments while surgeons perform complex surgical & transplant procedures. We are one of India’s premier liver transplant facilities.

The department of Pediatric and Solid Organ Transplantation at Bai Jerbai Wadia Hospital for Children performs all kinds of pediatric hepatobiliary operations, mainly intra-operative cholangiogram for infantile obstructive cholangiopathy, Kasai’s Portoentrostomy for biliary atresia, choledochal cyst excision, excision of liver tumors (benign and malignant) like hepatoblastoma, hepatoma, focal nodular hyperplasia, and mesenchymal hamartoma. These operations are performed laparoscopically as well.

Patients with liver or related disorders can exhibit a wide range of symptoms. Some of the common ones include – unintentional weight loss, loss of appetite, yellowing of skin & eyes, excessive fatigue, and others. A physical examination and understanding of the patient’s medical history offers the doctor’s the first insight into the patient’s liver related ailments.

Liver transplants are a solution for end-stage liver failures primary caused by chronic liver disease and acute liver failure. In both cases, the liver is fundamentally unable to discharge the various metabolic functions that are vital for the functioning of the body and thereby posing a mortal risk to the patient in case of negligence and non-attendance to the condition.

A liver transplant is one of the most complex procedures to be performed and therefore, is considered as a last resort option only. A thorough clinical examination, blood diagnosis, and complete assessment of the patient and his/her past medical condition is undertaken to ascertain the viability of a liver transplant. It is at the end of the study, given the severity of the condition that the doctor may decide to opt for a liver transplant procedure, conditional to - if and when a donor organ becomes available.

Liver transplant and liver care is a highly complex field that requires the expertise of not just an individual but an entire team of highly skilled specialists. At Bai Jerbai Wadia Hospital for Children, Mumbai, we have a multi-disciplinary team of doctors & surgeons consisting of highly trained and experienced personnel deliver the finest liver transplant care in India.

Our doctor’s have been trained in some of the most acclaimed institutions and come with an accomplished pedigree of clinical excellence. Having pioneered several treatment and surgical procedures, our doctor’s have insight into some of the most complex liver and liver-related ailments.