An international workshop on biliary disorders by the Asian Institute of Gastroenterology (AIG) and International Hepato Pancreato Biliary Association (IHPBA) from August 20-22, 2004 has started at Hyderabad.

Endoscopic, Laparoscopic and surgical procedures on the biliary system would be carried out during the conference. Live demonstration, video lectures, debates would be conducted by faculty drawn from various parts of the country and from abroad.

All the surgical procedures will be beamed live from the state-of-the-art theatres of AIG to the venue (Hotel Taj Krishna). Over 1000 delegates are likely to attend the workshop and a consensus as to what is the best for patients will be achieved.