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A member asked:
How long can one survive with the whipple procedure?
6 doctors weighed in across 3 answers
That depends: Whipple procedures can be curative for some people undergoing them. I would discuss your specific prognosis with the surgeon who did or is recommending your whipple.
Answered 4/7/2013
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Lymph node status: Survival after the whipple procedure basically comes down to: 1. No postoperative complications 2. Complete removal of the cancer 3. Ability to maintain adequate nutrition 4. No lymph node involvement by the cancer if the whipple was done for a non-cancerous tumor, only factors #1 and #3 matter.
Answered 3/21/2015
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Depends on the cance: Pancreas cancer-20% 5 year survival ampullary cancer - 40-90% 5 year survival duodenal cancer -50-90% 5 year survival lower bile duct cancer 30-40% 5 year survival.
Answered 10/3/2016
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