Whipple Surgery Explained: Purpose, Risks, and Treatment Process
Pancreatic cancer, chronic (long-term) pancreatitis, Cholangiocarcinoma (a cancer of the bile duct), and other related medical conditions require a most common type of surgery called Whipple procedure (or Pancreaticoduodenectomy). To remove several gastrointestinal tract organs that are frequently implicated in the spread of pancreatic cancer, including the small intestine, gallbladder, and occasionally the stomach, multiple