Pancreaticoduodenectomy

A pancreaticoduodenectomy, Whipple procedure, or Kausch-Whipple procedure, is a major surgical operation involving the pancreas, duodenum, and other organs. This operation is performed to treat cancerous tumours on the head of the pancreas. (From the Wikpedia article Pancreaticoduodenectomy.)

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Recent Publications on Pancreaticoduodenectomy:
Whipple's procedure for an oligometastasis to the pancreas from a leiomyosarcoma of the thigh. BACKGROUND: Pancreatic tumours are most frequently primary, with lesions...	19th November, 2009	Department of Orthopaedic Surgery, St. Vincent's University Hospital, Elm	Ir J Med Sci. 2009 Nov 17. DOI Direct Link
Clinicopathologic Analysis of Ampullary Neoplasms in 450 Patients: Implications for Surgical Strategy and Long-Term Prognosis. BACKGROUND: Whether ampullary neoplasms are best surgically managed by...	17th November, 2009	Department of Surgery, Johns Hopkins Medical Institutions, Halsted 610,	J Gastrointest Surg. 2009 Nov 13. DOI Direct Link
Robotic and Laparoscopic Pancreaticoduodenectomy: A Hybrid Approach. OBJECTIVES:: Minimally invasive surgery is beneficial for complex...	17th November, 2009	From the Division of General and Gastrointestinal Surgery, Department of	Pancreas. 2009 Nov 12. DOI Direct Link
Middle pancreatectomy for pancreatic neoplasms. BACKGROUND: A middle pancreatectomy (MP) is a parenchyma-preserving...	13th November, 2009	Second Department of Surgery, School of Medicine, Wakayama Medical	J Hepatobiliary Pancreat Surg. 2009 Nov 12. DOI Direct Link
[Omental flap for vessel coverage during pancreaticoduodenectomy: A modified technique.] INTRODUCTION: In 1994, a technique of omental flap development and...	13th November, 2009	Departement de chirurgie oncologique, institut Paoli-Calmettes, universite	J Chir (Paris). 2009 Nov 9. DOI Direct Link
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Pancreaticoduodenectomy Patents:
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7538252	Drug design for tubulin inhibitors, compositions, and methods of treatment thereof
6132714	Human growth-associated methyltransferases
6087174	Growth medium for primary pancreatic tumor cell culture
6033674	Method of treating cancer with a tumor cell line having modified cytokine expression
6001607	Human growth-associated methyltransfeases
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