Whipple procedure — A type of surgery used to treat pancreatic cancer. The head of the pancreas, the duodenum, a portion of the stomach, and other nearby tissues are removed. The Whipple procedure is named for Allen O. Whipple, an American surgeon, 1881 1963 (not… … Medical dictionary
Whipple's disease — Classification and external resources Low magnification micrograph of Whipple s disease showing the characteristic foamy appearing infiltrate of the lamina propria. Duodenal biopsy. H& … Wikipedia
Whipple — may refer to:PeopleFamily name*Abraham Whipple (1733–1819), American revolutionary naval commander *Allen Whipple (1881–1963), American surgeon, eponym of the Whipple procedure (Pancreaticoduodenectomy) and Whipple s triad *Amiel Weeks Whipple… … Wikipedia
Whipple's disease — also Whipple disease n a rare malabsorption syndrome that is caused by an actinomycetous fungus (Tropheryma whippelli) in the mucous membrane of the intestine, that affects primarily the small intestine but becomes more generalized affecting esp … Medical dictionary
Whipple-Krankheit — Klassifikation nach ICD 10 K90.8 Sonstige intestinale Malabsorption Whipple Krankheit M14.8* Arthropathien bei sonstigen näher bezeichneten, anderenorts klassifizierten Krankheiten Arthritis … Deutsch Wikipedia
Whipple disease — A form of intestinal malabsorption (an inability to absorb nutrients from the intestine) described in 1907 by the pathologist and Nobel laureate George H. Whipple in a medical missionary who first developed arthritis and then weight loss, cough,… … Medical dictionary
Whipple's disease — a rare disease, occurring only in males, in which absorption of digested food in the intestine is reduced. As well as symptoms and signs of malabsorption there is usually skin pigmentation and arthritis. Diagnosis is made by jejunal biopsy;… … The new mediacal dictionary
Disease — Illness or sickness often characterized by typical patient problems (symptoms) and physical findings (signs). Disruption sequence: The events that occur when a fetus that is developing normally is subjected to a destructive agent such as the… … Medical dictionary
Whipple — Allen O., U.S. surgeon, 1881–1963. See W. operation. George H., U.S. pathologist and Nobel laureate, 1878–1976. See W. disease … Medical dictionary
George Whipple — Infobox Scientist name = George Whipple birth date = August 28, 1878 birth place = Ashland, New Hampshire death date = February 1, 1976 death place = residence = citizenship = nationality = United States ethnicity = field = medicine work… … Wikipedia
