# Royal Infirmary of Edinburgh

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## TL;DR

The HPB surgical centre for the South East Scotland Cancer Network, with liver transplantation; non-surgical treatment at the Western General.

## Summary

Pancreatic Cancer UK lists the Royal Infirmary of Edinburgh as the surgical centre for the South East Scotland Cancer Network, with the Edinburgh Cancer Centre at the Western General Hospital providing non-surgical treatment. It is on AMMF's list of UK centres with cholangiocarcinoma expertise and hosts Scotland's liver transplant unit.

## Fields

- Kind: Institution
- Last checked: 2026-09-24
- Also known as: NHS Lothian; Edinburgh HPB unit
- Tags: hpb; nhs; uk
- City: Edinburgh, GB
- Type: hospital
- Website: https://www.nhslothian.scot/

## Sources

- NHS Lothian: https://www.nhslothian.scot/
- AMMF centres list: https://ammf.org.uk/second-opinions-and-liver-disease-centres/

## Connected records

- cancers: [Biliary tract cancer (all types)](https://onco.cc/cancers/biliary-tract-cancer/), [Biliary tract cancer (cholangiocarcinoma)](https://onco.cc/cancers/cholangiocarcinoma/), [Gallbladder cancer](https://onco.cc/cancers/gallbladder/), [Hepatocellular carcinoma](https://onco.cc/cancers/hcc/), [Pancreatic ductal adenocarcinoma](https://onco.cc/cancers/pancreatic/)
- fronts: [Surgery & Interventional](https://onco.cc/fronts/surgery/)
- terms: [Hepatectomy (liver resection)](https://onco.cc/terms/hepatectomy/)
- institutions: [AMMF, the Cholangiocarcinoma Charity](https://onco.cc/institutions/ammf/), [Edinburgh Cancer Centre / CRUK Scotland Centre](https://onco.cc/institutions/edinburgh-cancer-centre/)
- collections: [UK specialist HPB cancer centres](https://onco.cc/collections/uk-hpb-specialist-centres/)

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