Afferent loop obstruction induced by gallstone ileus after Whipple procedure: a case report and literature review 2025, Frontiers in MedicineCompeting Interests: The authors declare that they have no known comp
My doctor diagnosed me with a type of pancreatic cancer - a tumor in my digestive system where the liver and pancreas meet. He told me I needed to have a special surgery called the Whipple procedure and recommended that I see a specialist at University of Illinois Hospital & Health Sciences...
Even if you catch pancreatic cancer early, at stage 1, it requires a very complicated surgery — one of the hardest operations known to surgeons, called the Whipple procedure. But even then, the 10-year survival rate is less than 10 percent. Two-thirds or more of patients end up developin...
or Whipple procedure, where the head and sometimes the body of the pancreas are removed. In some cases, parts of the small intestines, bile duct, gallbladder, lymph nodes, and stomach may also be removed. This is a major operation best done by a surgeon experienced in doing such a proced...
Period cramps are caused by higher levels of a hormone-like substance called prostaglandins, which make the muscles and blood vessels in the uterus contract (think of it as similar to getting muscle cramps while training hard). The pain is usually the most intense on the first day of the pe...
I'm thinking that 50 years ago in Sioux Falls people were saying the same thing they say today. 'Doggone, it sure does cost a lot to live these days!'. So what did it cost to live in our great city back in the 'old days'? What did your parents or grandparents pay for this, ...
I'm thinking that 50 years ago in Sioux Falls people were saying the same thing they say today. 'Doggone, it sure does cost a lot to live these days!'. So what did it cost to live in our great city back in the 'old days'? What did your parents or grandparents pay for this, ...
There are patient scenarios, however, in which open surgery is the necessary approach. For example: Patients who have or are strongly suspected of havinggallbladder cancer Patients who need gallbladder surgery as part of another operation (e.g., theWhipple procedureforpancreatic cancer) ...
pancreatectomy. In a Whipple procedure, the surgeon removes the head of the pancreas, a part of the small intestine called the duodenum, and the gallbladder and bile duct. The surgeon then reconnects the digestive tract and biliary system. A pancreatectomy is the removal of part or all of ...
pancreatectomy. In a Whipple procedure, the surgeon removes the head of the pancreas, a part of the small intestine called the duodenum, and the gallbladder and bile duct. The surgeon then reconnects the digestive tract and biliary system. A pancreatectomy is the removal of part or all of ...