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Whipple ire for pc: an epidural for pain relief is placed before major surgery? how can this be done when incision goes through the stomach?
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See answer: The epidural analgesia is delivered via a very thin flexible tube which is inserted in the back before the surgery. Its presence does not prevent the patient from being supine during the abdominal surgery.
Answered 11/1/2014
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