Whipple procedure

A major operation for cancer in the head of the pancreas and nearby areas. The Whipple procedure, or pancreaticoduodenectomy, removes the head of the pancreas, the first part of the small bowel (duodenum), the gallbladder and part of the bile duct. Sometimes part of the stomach is removed too.

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