What happens during a whipple procedure?

Major surgery: Whipple surgery involves removal of a part of the pancreas, small intestine & bile duct with several new surgical connections performed. Best performed by a well experienced general surgeon who has done many of these procedures. Risks of bleeding, infection, poor healing, pancreas leak, diabetes, etc.

A Surgical Procedure: A whipple procedure is the named surgical procedure in which the duodenum, the head of the pancreas, and the gallbladder are removed. Then the continuity of the gastrointestinal tract is made by sewing the intestine to the stomach, the body of the pancreas and the common bile duct. This procedure is most often performed for pancreatic or duodneal cancers.

A Surgical Procedure: A whipple procedure is the named surgical procedure in which the duodenum, the head of the pancreas, and the gallbladder are removed. Then the continuity of the gastrointestinal tract is made by sewing the intestine to the stomach, the body of the pancreas and the common bile duct. This procedure is most often performed for pancreatic or duodneal cancers.

Resection and recons: The pancreas, bile duct, duodenum and stomach are cut out and then the cut ends put back together again.