Editorial

Abstract

This journal issue coincides with the 16th World Congress of the International Hepato-Pancreato-Biliary Association (IHPBA) in Cape Town from 15 to 18 May 2024. This historic occasion celebrates the first IHPBA World Congress held on the African continent. The Cape Town Congress provides comprehensive updates on the management of a broad spectrum of liver, pancreatic, and biliary diseases and includes symposia, state-of-the-art lectures, and debates. The major South African surgical and medical gastroenterology associations, Association of Surgeons of South Africa (ASSA), South African Gastroenterology Society (SAGES), South African Society of Endoscopic Surgeons (SASES), and South African Society of Gastrointestinal Nurses Society (SAGINS) will participate and have their biennial combined meeting parallel with the IHPBA meeting.