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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.
Named after an American surgeon, Allen O. Whipple is a surgery called Whipple Procedure also called Pancreaticoduodenectomy. A Whipple procedure is a surgical operation done primarily for Pancreatic Cancer patients. The procedure is usually done so as to remove an enlargement on the duodenum. The duodenum is the first section of the small intestine, or in laymanâs terms, the small bowel.