What does a Hepato Pancreato Biliary Surgeon do?

A hepato pancreato biliary surgeon deals with the benign and malignant diseases of the liver, pancreas and biliary tree.

Which tests/ investigations are generally required by a Hepato Pancreato Biliary Surgeon?

Tests like serum amylase level, Serum lipase level, blood tests, Ultrasound, CT scan etc are required.

What are the typical symptoms of biliary diseases?

Symptoms like Jaundice (yellowing of the skin and whites of the eyes), Abdominal pain, especially in the upper right side of the abdomen under the rib cage, Nausea or vomiting, Loss of appetite, Fatigue, Fever or chills, Itching or Light brown urine can be observed.

Are Hepato Pancreato Biliary Surgeries painful?

Patient experiences mild to moderate pain but that is managed by sedation and medications.

Does the Hepato Pancreato Biliary Surgeon affect the life expectancy?

Not really, the studies have shown that the operative mortality and morbidity rates after HPB surgery is high.

Dr Rakesh Rai , Hepato-Pancreato-Biliary Surgeon in Dubai, United Arab Emirates - Appointment

Dr Rakesh Rai

Hepato-Pancreato-Biliary Surgeon

Consultant
MBBS , MS , FRCS , MD , FRCS , Fellowship

22 years of overall experience

Works at King's College Hospital, Dubai

About Dr Rakesh Rai

Dr. Rakesh Rai is one of the renowned Hepato-Pancrato-Biliary & Transplant Surgeons.
He has an experience of over 15+ years of and has worked with some of the most renowned transplant centres in the world.
Dr Rai has completed his MBBS from Patna University & MS (General Surgery) from the University of Mumbai. Following which he did his MD from the University of Newcastle.
He has received training in HPB surgery and abdominal organ transplantation from some of the eminent centres in the UK like Royal Free Hospital, London, Freeman Hospital, Newcastle and Queen Elizabeth Hospital, Birmingham.
His areas of specialization are Liver resection for benign and cancerous liver tumors, gall bladder cancer, Surgeries of the stomach, duodenum, small and large intestine, kidney transplants, etc.
Dr Rai has finished his American Society of Transplant Surgeons (ASTS) & an accredited fellowship at Methodist Transplant Institute at Memphis.
He also has experience in living donor liver transplantation at Asan Medical centre, Samsung Medical centre in Seoul, Korea.
Dr Rai is regularly invited to speak in some of the well-known scientific meetings in India as well as abroad.
Dr Rai has his expertise in hepato-biliary-pancreatic surgery and solid organ transplantation (liver, kidney and pancreas).
He has multiple publications in eminent journals and has reviewed articles for eminent journals.