Hepatobiliary and pancreatic

What we do

King's hepatobiliary and pancreatic (HPB) service provides all-round care for people with liver, pancreatic and gall bladder disorders.

Our team offers specialist investigations and care for conditions such as:

• primary cancers of the liver, gallbladder and pancreas
• benign liver tumours
• secondary liver tumours that have spread from breast, colorectal or other primary sites
• neuroendocrine tumours (NETs)
• chronic and acute pancreatitis.
  

The treatments we offer include:

• liver, pancreatic and biliary resection
• radio-frequency ablation of primary and secondary liver tumours
• chemo-embolisation for primary liver tumours
• bland embolisation for liver tumours
• photo-dynamic therapy (PDT) for biliary tumours
• Selective Internal Radiation Therapy (SIRT) for primary or secondary liver tumours subject to individual patient funding via their primary care trust
• sorafenib for type of liver cancer called hepatocullular carcinoma (HCC) subject to individual patient funding via their PCT or through a clinical trial
• specialist endoscopic procedures
• radionuclide therapies for tumours that start in the nerve cells that produce hormones (neuroendocrine).
  

Preparing for your appointment

You do not need to prepare for most outpatient appointments, but please contact us beforehand to check if there are any specific requirements for your appointment.

Location

Third floor, Cheyne Wing, Denmark Hill, London, SE5 9RS

Contact Details

• HCC MDT Administrator: +44 (0)20 3299 5189
• HPB MDT Administrator: +44 (0)20 3299 5188

Patient Information Leaflets

• Palliative Care Team
• Pancreatic Enzyme Replacement Therapy
• Pancreatic Resection for the surgical treatment of cancer

Conditions we treat

We treat conditions including:

• primary liver cancer: hepatocellular carcinoma (HCC)
• benign liver tumours: focal nodular hyperplasia (FNH), adenoma
• biliary cystadenoma
• primary biliary cancers: cholangiocarcinoma and gallbladder cancer
• primary pancreatic cancer
• neuroendocrine tumours (NETs) - primary and secondary
• secondary liver tumours from a colorectal, breast or other primary
• chronic and acute pancreatitis
• complex benign hepato-biliary and pancreatic conditions.
  

Booking a patient at King's

Appointments for this service are made via the national Choose and Book system. Please see the Choose and Book page for more information.

Other ways to refer

Routine Referrals

Routine referrals must be sent to the central HPB referrals office:

HPB Central Office
Institute of Liver Studies
King’s College Hospital
Denmark Hill
London SE5 9RS

Tel: 020 3299 5188/5827
Pager: 020 3299 9000 & ask to air call KH1453
Fax: 020 3299 1778
Email:kch.tr-hpbcns@nhs.net

Emergency Referrals

Urgent referrals must be sent to the central HPB referrals office:

HPB Central Office
Institute of Liver Studies
King’s College Hospital
Denmark Hill
London SE5 9RS

Tel: 020 3299 5188/5827
Pager: 020 3299 9000 & ask to air call KH1453
Fax: 020 3299 1778
Email:kch.tr-hpbcns@nhs.net

Other Queries

For advice regarding an emergency referral or to request a transfer between hospitals, contact the HPB doctor on-call via King's main switchboard on 020 3299 9000 and ask for the on-call HPB team.

Referral Forms

Please complete the relevant form and note any pre-consultation investigations required:

• Breast metastases referral form
• Hepatic metastases referral form
• Hepatocellular Carcinoma (HCC) referral form
• HPB and Pancreatic referral form

Key Clinical Staff