What is Whipple Procedure?
A Whipple Procedure, or pancreaticoduodenectomy, is a major operation that removes the pancreatic head and nearby structures — typically the duodenum, gallbladder, part of the bile duct, and often the distal stomach — then reconstructs the digestive tract so food, bile and pancreatic juice can still pass. The exact structures removed vary with the surgical approach and the patient's anatomy. The pancreas sits behind the stomach. Its head nestles in the C-loop of the duodenum, with the bile duct running through or beside that head. That geography is why a tumour in this corner is not treated like a tumour in the pancreatic tail. GAF Healthcare does not decide on this page whether Whipple is appropriate.





