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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.
The Whipple Procedure (pancreatoduodenectomy) encompasses several surgical procedures in the same operation: 1  the gallbladder is removed. 2  the head of the pancreas is removed. 3  a section of the bile duct is removed. 4  a section of the small intestine is removed.  a part of the stomach may also be removed.