SSAT Guidelines

The leadership of the AHPBA is in the process of determining what types of guidelines should be developed which will best meet the needs of the AHPBA membership. If you are a member of the AHPBA and have any suggestions in this regard, please forward them to the headquarters office via email at colleen@ahpba.org.

In the meantime, we offer links to four guidelines developed by SSAT (Society for Surgery of the Alimentary Tract) which are available in both English and Spanish:

Treatment Of Acute Pancreatitis
(En español)

Treatment Of Gallstone and Gallbladder Disease
(En español)

Operative Treatment For Chronic Pancreatitis
(En español)

Surgical Treatment Of Pancreatic Cancer
(En español)

These patient care guidelines were written for the primary care physician on a variety of digestive diseases to assist on when to refer the patient for surgical consultation.

Their goal is to guide PRIMARY CARE physicians to the appropriate utilization of surgical procedures on the alimentary tract or related organs and they are based on critical review of the literature and expert opinion. Both of the latter sources of information result in a consensus that is recorded in the form of these Guidelines. The consensus addresses the range of acceptable clinical practice and should not be construed as a standard of care.

These Guidelines require periodic revision to ensure that clinicians utilize procedures appropriately but the reader must realize that clinical judgment may justify a course of action outside of the recommendations contained herein.