Following an admission to the authors’ centre with severe anaemia, duodenal biopsy confirmed the diagnosis of Whipple’s ...

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 ...

Bruce Edward Whipple, 76, of Chippewa Twp, passed away on Saturday, January 25, 2025 at West Penn Hospital in Pittsburgh. Per Bruce’s request, all services were private. Arrangements were ...

In pancreatic cancer, symptoms are unclear and often emerge late in its progression. It is difficult to treat once the cancer has spread, as it cannot be removed completely with surgery.

I was fed by TPN [total ... for pancreatic cancer includes surgery, chemotherapy and radiotherapy but over 80 per cent of people are diagnosed too late for potentially curative surgery [Whipple ...

A blood thinner is a medication that is used to prevent or treat blood clots. Blood thinners are commonly used in conjunction with surgery when the risk for blood clots is heightened. They may be ...

The white arrow indicates the pancreatic duct stenosis. (B) Corresponding surgical specimen. Intraoperative photograph of a Whipple procedure with ... photograph of a total pancreatectomy with ...

IPAQ-SF assesses the types of intensity of physical activity and sitting time that people do as part of their daily lives, which are considered to estimate total physical ... postoperative pancreatic ...

Result: A total of 232 patients were ... Exclusion criteria encompassed non-PD procedures, autoimmune and hematologic disorders, preoperative infectious complications, involvement of non-hepatobiliary ...

In June 2016, Posner’s team performed a Whipple procedure, the most common surgery to remove pancreatic tumours. However, only about 20 per cent of patients are candidates for the procedure based on ...

Surgery first for operable pancreatic cancer has resulted in no significant ... Pancreaticoduodenectomy (Whipple operation) and total pancreatectomy for cancer. In Fischer JF (ed). Mastery of Surgery.