Whipple Surgery. 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 remove the head of the pancreas most of the duodenum a part of the small intestine a portion of the bile duct the gallbladder and associated lymph nodes.
The remaining organs are reattached to allow you to digest food normally after surgery. Due to the shared blood supply of organs in the proximal gastrointestinal system surgical removal of the head of the pancreas also. Sometimes surgeons need to remove more of the pancreas the entire.
The whipple procedure can take several hours to perform and requires great surgical skill and experience.
The whipple procedure removes the head of the pancreas which is the thick end that connects to the small intestine. The area around the pancreas is complex and surgeons often encounter patients who have a. The remaining organs are reattached to allow you to digest food normally after surgery. The whipple procedure also called a pancreaticoduodenectomy is the primary surgical treatment for pancreatic cancer that occurs within the head of the gland.
