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 Columbia University surgeon.

Dr Cameron led a revolution in the Whipple procedure in the 1980s, reducing postoperative mortality from about 20%, down to about 1%. This was achieved by adhering to gentle and precise surgical ...

American Hospital Dubai’s pancreaticoduodenectomy for the 63-year-old patient is of particular significance as it is Dubai's first robot-assisted Whipple procedure. “We have done other types ...

The primary surgery, called a Whipple procedure, is also more refined. "It's just a little bit of the stomach," he notes, adding, "A little bit of the gall bladder, a little bit of the pancreas ...