Procedure, Whipple

Procedure, Whipple
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 George Whipple, the Nobel Prize-winning pathologist, who described Whipple disease).

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  • Whipple procedure (operation) triad — Whip·ple procedure (operation), triad (hwipґəl) [Allen Oldfather Whipple, American surgeon, 1881–1963] see under procedure and triad …   Medical dictionary

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