What is the Whipple Procedure?

In this video, Washington University surgeon William Hawkins, MD, explains the Whipple procedure, which is performed to remove cancer from the head of the pancreas. Hawkins and his colleagues complete about 125 Whipples a year, making the Siteman Cancer Center one of the highest-volume centers for this type of surgery nationwide. These surgeons pioneered a modification to the Whipple procedure that has resulted in the lowest fistula rate any large group (1.5 percent compared to 15 percent).

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Education

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• pancreatic cancer
• whipple
• whipple surgery
• whipple procedure

[zeolus123]

I hope your dad makes it redneck :'(

[JimBaww]

Hope you and your family are ok redneck :(

[9k2j84ur8wk501he48ir]

my friend must be the 2%.  Mistakes can take someone's life away. Enough said.....

[Forevercharmsxo]

@Negam1617 I know right

[naomilaboo]

Great video doc! This was explained so that I could understand it!

[pinkglass10]

@Nagem1617

Me................

[Nagem1617]

who else was looking for the whipple toy product and found this?

[Mrssweety428]

great video, My aunt just diagnosed with pancreatic cancer, even though the doctor explained that she will be gettng this surgerym it is a lot to take in at once and some of the inf gets lost, so good video!!!!!!!!

[iApple564]

hope your dad makes it redneck p.s. #lickit :P

[yzah11]

Hi Dr. if you are reading this, i want to ask a question sir, i was undergo a Whipples procedure last Match 09 ,2007. and last 2010 i was operated again because of Stone in bile duct, and now 2011, after the procedure i undergo a bile duct dilatation and request for PTBD procedure... do you think i will be OK doc? thanks