SURGERY / HPB + PANCREAS · SOURCE MAP
1. Define the anatomical and disease context. Hepatobiliary and pancreatic questions can look similar while belonging to very different pathways.
2. Separate classification from action. A staging, imaging or reporting framework is not itself a treatment instruction.
3. Complex decisions are team decisions. Operability, procedural planning and longitudinal care require the relevant current multidisciplinary context.
Why does a learner label a source’s scope?
To avoid applying a report, standard or guideline beyond the population and question it covers.
What is the safe response to an unfamiliar HPB scenario?
Identify the setting, find the current authoritative source and use supervised local care rather than a memorised shortcut.