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A pancreaticoduodenectomy, pancreatoduodenectomy, Whipple procedure, or Kausch-Whipple procedure, is a major surgical operation involving the removal of the head of the pancreas, the duodenum, the proximal jejunum, gallbladder, and part of the stomach.
How is it performed. Usually the Whipple procedure is performed as open surgery. The surgeon will begin my making a midline incision in the abdomen. The surgeon will then examine the abdomen to ensure that the tumor or cancer has not spread beyond the pancreas.