A fully robotic whipple surgical procedure also known as a pancreaticoduodenectomy is now being performed at North Cypress Medical Center. It is the most common method of surgery for patients who have ...

What is a Whipple’s Procedure? A pancreatico-duodenectomy, commonly referred to as a Whipple’s procedure, is a complex surgery in which the main portion of the pancreas (the “head”) is removed along ...

What Is a Whipple Procedure? A Whipple procedure is the main surgery used to treat tumors in the head of the pancreas. Also called a pancreaticoduodenectomy, it’s named after Allen Whipple, MD, a ...

Despite advances in cancer treatment, pancreatic cancer still has a poor prognosis and has one of the lowest survival rates of any cancer. The Whipple procedure, also called a pancreaticoduodenectomy, ...

Recent measures have led to a 50% reduction in Whipple procedure wound infections at Thomas Jefferson University Hospital. Smoking cessation at least two weeks prior to surgery, gown and glove change ...

Recovery after a Whipple procedure takes about six to eight weeks. You need to meet certain milestones before being ...