The creation of the pancreatic section was approved by HSG council on October 16, 1987 and was validated by the General Assembly on June 18, 1988.
The aim of its formation was the study and research of pancreatic diseases always within the framework of HSG.
The first three member committee: Konstantinos Arvanitakis (President), John Poulantzas (Vice President), Kyriakos Kechagioglou (Secretary)
In 2012, the section was renamed to Biliary-Pancreatic Section.