The Wellington Hospital: Liver treatment & liver transplants in London

The Wellington Hospital is a first class hospital, providing outstanding medical care which has earned an international reputation for excellence. The Liver Unit here at the Wellington Hospital aims to provide the best available treatment for all conditions that affect the liver, pancreas and biliary tree. The unit can also be referred to as an ‘HPB’ service. The initials ‘HPB’ stand for, Hepato (meaning Liver), Pancreato and Biliary.

The Wellington Hospital has one of the most distinguished multidisciplinary Liver /HPB teams in Europe supported by the most up to date and comprehensive imaging and surgical facilities available anywhere in the United Kingdom.

The liver is the main organ responsible for processing foodstuffs, toxins and other substances absobed into the blood stream from the gut. This central role in the body's metabolism means that liver disorders can have an severe impact on the health on whole body. Disorders can include liver cancers (hepatocellular carcinomas or HCC’s), viral hepatitis (A,B,C,D), alcohol related damage (cirrhosis), auto-immune and genetic conditions, acute liver disease, abscesses and cysts.

 

Historically, conditions that affect the liver could be cared for by either a gastroenterologist or a general surgeon but recognition of the importance of being cared for by a hepatologist (liver specialist) or HPB surgeon is changing this practice and referral to a designated specialist is now becoming more common. This is important as the liver is a complicated organ affected by many diseases which can be difficult to diagnose and treat effectively.

The Wellingon's HPB team has the expertise to offer a wide range of specialist surgery, treatments and diagnostic procedures including:

Our aim is to create a caring environment, which we believe promotes speedy recovery. It is our belief that medical care is at its most effective when you are in a pleasant and relaxed environment. We provide all out patients with en suite facilities, a nurse call system, radio, television and room safes.

We also offer Self Pay Care for many procedures to help reduce the worry of payments.

 

The Liver, Pancreas and Biliary system is complicated and often you will have found out that you have something wrong with one of these areas but may not know much more than that. For this reason it is often worth contacting us directly by one of the methods below to discuss your health history and referral needs. We are happy to discuss any problems and give what information we can.

The Wellington Hospital
Wellington Place
St. Johns Wood
London NW8 9LE

 

 

Email:       liverunit.wellington@hcahealthcare.co.uk
Web site: www.thewellingtonliverunit.com/default.asp

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