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The Centre

Every liver speciality, in one place

The patient at the heart of multidisciplinary care for diseases of the liver, bile ducts and pancreas.

1stFrench centre for liver and pancreas transplantation

169liver transplants / year (2025)

196liver resections / year (2025)

46,640outpatient consultations / year (2023)

The Centre Hépato-Biliaire brings together, in one place, every discipline needed to treat diseases of the liver, bile ducts and pancreas.

Surgeons, hepatologists, endoscopists, radiologists, anaesthetists-intensivists and highly specialised nursing teams work side by side. Every case is discussed in a multidisciplinary team meeting, from diagnosis to long-term follow-up.

Our mission

To provide comprehensive care for patients with diseases of the liver and bile ducts, uniting care, research and teaching. The Centre is France's leading liver transplant centre and the third largest in Europe.

A landmark history

Founded in 1993 around the Paul-Brousse school of liver surgery, the Centre helped make liver transplantation a standard treatment. It bears the name of Prof. Henri Bismuth, a pioneer of liver surgery and transplantation.

Key figures

The teams and the facility

Staff, operating theatres and inpatient capacity of the Centre.

The teams

8 professors (4 surgeons, 4 hepatologists)
26 hospital practitioners
10 anaesthetists-intensivists, 3 intensivists
115 nurses · 75 nursing assistants

The facility

5 operating theatres (one minimally invasive)
34 surgical beds · 36 hepatology beds
15 intensive-care beds · 8 high-dependency
15 day-hospital places

Our activity · 2024–2025

Surgical activity at the highest level

Operative volumes, minimally invasive share and patient safety over the past two years.

Liver surgery

196 liver resections in 2025 (181 in 2024)
161 performed for cancer
37% minimally invasive (laparoscopy or robot)
0.56% 30-day mortality (2024–2025)

Pancreatic surgery

61 pancreatectomies in 2025 (67 in 2024)
53 performed for cancer
18% minimally invasive (laparoscopy or robot)
1.6% 30-day mortality (2024–2025)

Liver transplantation

169 liver transplants in 2025 (158 in 2024)
56 for liver cancer
1^st French liver transplant centre

Pancreas transplantation

28 pancreas-kidney transplants in 2025 (31 in 2024)
A combined transplant for diabetic patients with kidney failure

2024–2025 activity figures, Centre Hépato-Biliaire (Paul-Brousse, AP-HP).

Our team

Multidisciplinary by design

Different specialities, one patient. That is the strength of the Centre.

The Centre Hépato-Biliaire team

Hepato-biliary surgeons

Surgery of the liver, bile ducts, pancreas and transplantation.

Hepatologists

Diagnosis and medical treatment of liver disease.

Radiologists & endoscopists

Imaging and high-precision interventional procedures.

Anaesthetists-intensivists

Perioperative safety and specialised intensive care.

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