A Whipple procedure (pancreaticoduodenectomy) is a complex surgery involving several procedures during one operation. It is often performed to treat pancreatic cancer. It will take time for the ...

Due to a lack of noticeable symptoms in its early stages and the pancreas’ obscure location behind other organs in the ...

According to Johns Hopkins Pathology, pancreatic cancer is the third leading cause ... She was lucky enough to undergo Whipple surgery at Duke. Doctors call the procedure a curative surgery ...

(A) Magnetic resonance cholangiopancreatography image of a T1 pancreatic cancer. The white arrow indicates ... Intraoperative photograph of a Whipple procedure with resection and end-to-end ...