Today’s episode features our interview with Dr. Shimul Shah.  Dr. Shah is a professor of surgery and the division chief of transplantation at the University of Cincinnati, Vice Chair for health services research, and the James and Catherine Orr Endowed Chair of Liver Transplantation.

In this episode, we discuss training paradigms for hepatobiliary surgery and the role of liver transplantation in the care of patients with colorectal liver metastases.  We hope you enjoy the episode!

Announcements:

-AHPBA Annual Meeting: March 9-12

https://web.cvent.com/event/4c28b9ed-d6f8-451b-9b83-1203b05ffff8/websitePage:1cc7dd17-841c-484b-8ac5-fbd4655cf2cd

-ACS CSSP Webinar: February 21, 5:00-6:45 PM CT

https://www.facs.org/for-medical-professionals/news-publications/news-and-articles/cancer-programs-news/011923/save-the-date-cssp-webinar-technical-standards-for-pancreatic-cancer-surgery/

Papers Referenced in the Episode:

1. Hagness, Morten MD*,†; Foss, Aksel MD, PhD*,†; Line, Pål-Dag MD, PhD*; Scholz, Tim MD, PhD*; Jørgensen, Pål Foyn MD, PhD*; Fosby, Bjarte MD*,†; Boberg, Kirsten Muri MD, PhD‡; Mathisen, Øystein MD, PhD§; Gladhaug, Ivar P. MD, PhD†,§; Egge, Tor Skatvedt MD¶; Solberg, Steinar MD, PhD‖; Hausken, John MD**; Dueland, Svein MD, PhD††. Liver Transplantation for Nonresectable Liver Metastases From Colorectal Cancer. Annals of Surgery: May 2013 - Volume 257 - Issue 5 - p 800-806; doi: 10.1097/SLA.0b013e3182823957


2. Dueland S, Guren TK, Hagness M, Glimelius B, Line PD, Pfeiffer P, Foss A, Tveit KM. Chemotherapy or liver transplantation for nonresectable liver metastases from colorectal cancer? Ann Surg. 2015 May;261(5):956-60. doi: 10.1097/SLA.0000000000000786. PMID: 24950280.


3. Smedman TM, Line PD, Hagness M, Syversveen T, Grut H, Dueland S. Liver transplantation for unresectable colorectal liver metastases in patients and donors with extended criteria (SECA-II arm D study). BJS Open. 2020 Jun;4(3):467-477. doi: 10.1002/bjs5.50278. Epub 2020 Apr 25. PMID: 32333527; PMCID: PMC7260412.


4. Bonney GK, Chew CA, Lodge P, Hubbard J, Halazun KJ, Trunecka P, Muiesan P, Mirza DF, Isaac J, Laing RW, Iyer SG, Chee CE, Yong WP, Muthiah MD, Panaro F, Sanabria J, Grothey A, Moodley K, Chau I, Chan ACY, Wang CC, Menon K, Sapisochin G, Hagness M, Dueland S, Line PD, Adam R. Liver transplantation for non-resectable colorectal liver metastases: the International Hepato-Pancreato-Biliary Association consensus guidelines. Lancet Gastroenterol Hepatol. 2021 Nov;6(11):933-946. doi: 10.1016/S2468-1253(21)00219-3. Epub 2021 Sep 8. Erratum in: Lancet Gastroenterol Hepatol. 2021 Nov;6(11):e7. PMID: 34506756.