Medically reviewed by Scott Sundick, MD A Whipple procedure (pancreaticoduodenectomy) is a complex surgery involving several ...

The Whipple procedure (also called a pancreaticoduodenectomy) is the primary surgical treatment for pancreatic cancer that occurs within the head of the gland. During this procedure, surgeons ...

Symptoms of pancreatic cancer can be difficult to spot, but the sooner the patient is diagnosed the better prospects they ...

Methods The data from 195 patients who underwent pancreatic head resection for PDAC ... and 30.3% standard Kausch-Whipple pancreatoduodenectomies (Whipple). The overall mortality after ...

Northwestern Medicine surgical oncologist Dr. David Bentrem met with Timchak, and they agreed a Whipple procedure—in which the head of the pancreas, the first part of the mall intestine ...

The white arrow indicates the pancreatic duct stenosis. (B) Corresponding surgical specimen. Intraoperative photograph of a Whipple procedure with resection and end-to-end reconstruction of the ...