By metro
Line 7 — Villejuif · Paul-Vaillant-Couturier station (main entrance).
Line 14 — Villejuif · Gustave-Roussy station, about a 15-minute walk.
Home · For patients
For patients
For patients
Coming to the Centre and preparing your visit — then discovering the diseases of the liver, bile ducts and pancreas that we treat.
Address
The Hepato-Biliary Centre
Paul-Brousse Hospital (AP-HP)
12–14 avenue Paul-Vaillant-Couturier
94800 Villejuif — France
- In Villejuif (Val-de-Marne), on the edge of Paris
- Hospital switchboard: +33 1 45 59 30 00
- Consultations by appointment, Monday to Friday
Getting here
Access by public transport
Paul-Brousse Hospital is well served from Paris and the southern suburbs.
By bus
Lines 162 (Groupe hospitalier Paul-Brousse stop), 185 (Paul-Vaillant-Couturier · Hôpital Paul-Brousse stop) and 131 (Place du 8 mai 1945).
By car
Via the A6 motorway (Paris-Est · Arcueil · Villejuif exit, then RD 61) or the N7, then RD 61.
Good to know: driving within the hospital grounds is reserved for patients with an appointment (bring your appointment letter) and people with reduced mobility; it is not permitted for visitors.
Care & conditions
What we treat
Comprehensive care for diseases of the liver, bile ducts and pancreas, from diagnosis to transplantation — cancers, hepatitis, cirrhosis, rare diseases and transplantation.
▶ Care at the Centre in video
Focus · doctor–patient relationship
Understanding your illness to decide together
Being told of a liver disease — sometimes a cancer — and the need for an operation causes anxiety that often prevents the patient from taking in the information. At the Centre, doctors use an interactive communication tool, LiverSP, to address this.
On a touchscreen tablet, the practitioner handles a three-dimensional model of the liver, places the patient's lesion(s) on it, and explains in concrete terms the disease, the planned surgical procedure and its consequences for the organ. The patient sees, handles and understands their situation: dialogue and trust are strengthened — to decide together, with full knowledge.
▶ The LiverSP app in consultation
In the operating room
A reference surgical centre
Surgery of the liver, bile ducts and pancreas, transplantation, minimally invasive procedures by laparoscopy and robot: the Centre performs more than 1,500 surgical procedures a year, in five operating rooms including one dedicated to minimally invasive surgery.
- 196 hepatectomies a year, including 73 by minimally invasive approach
- Robotic surgery of the liver and pancreas
- Intensive care specialised in liver diseases
Image-guided surgery and 3D reconstruction of the liver
Robot-assisted surgery (Da Vinci robot)Cancers & tumours
Surgery for liver and pancreatic cancer
All tumours of the liver, bile ducts and pancreas, discussed in multidisciplinary team meetings.
Liver cancer
Hepatocellular carcinoma and primary liver tumours.
Liver metastases
Surgery for metastases, notably of colorectal origin.
Pancreatic cancer
Adenocarcinoma and pancreatic tumours: surgery and treatment strategy.
Bile duct tumours
Intrahepatic and perihilar cholangiocarcinoma: complex biliary surgery.
Transplantation
Liver and pancreas transplantation
France's leading liver transplant centre, with 180 to 200 liver transplants a year.
Liver transplantation
Adult liver transplants, from deceased or living donors, with specialised long-term follow-up.
Pancreas transplantation
The Centre is the leading regional pancreas transplant centre.
Chronic liver disease
Rare diseases, hepatitis and cirrhosis
Medical follow-up of chronic liver disease, closely linked to surgery and transplantation.
Rare liver diseases
Six labelled reference and competence centres, with dedicated clinics.
Hepatitis B and C
Monitoring and treatment of chronic viral hepatitis.
Cirrhosis
Management of cirrhosis and its complications.
Alcohol-related liver disease
Multidisciplinary assessment and support.
Liver and HIV
Liver care for patients living with HIV.
MASH
Liver disease linked to metabolic syndrome (formerly NASH).
Young patients · chronic disease and transplantation
Child-to-adult transition
For adolescents followed for a chronic liver disease or after a transplant, the Centre organises a gradual move from paediatric to adult hepatology.
- A dedicated transition clinic, to anticipate the move
- Alternating consultations between paediatric and adult hepatologists
- Therapeutic education towards autonomy, with a specialist nurse