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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.
This is sometimes called a pancreaticoduodenectomy. The operation consists of removing the gallbladder, part of the bile duct, the duodenum, the head of the pancreas and sometimes the lower portion of the stomach. Following the removal of these organs, the remaining portions must be reattached for proper digestion. The surgery generally takes 4 - 6 hours. The Whipple Procedure is considered, by any standard, a major surgical procedure.