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:
In hospital outcomes after pancreatectomies: An analysis of a national database from 1996 to 2004. INTRODUCTION: National complication rates following pancreatectomies have...	12th July, 2008	Department of Surgery, Creighton University Medical Center, Omaha,	J Surg Oncol. 2008 Jul 10;. DOI Direct Link
Autophagy is activated in pancreatic cancer cells and correlates with poor patient outcome. Because autonomous proliferating cancer cells are often exposed to hypoxic...	12th July, 2008	Pathology Division, Research Center for Innovative Oncology, National	Cancer Sci. 2008 Jul 2;. DOI Direct Link
Postoperative hemorrhage after major pancreatobiliary surgery: an update. In recent years, mortality associated with pancreaticoduodenectomy has...	11th July, 2008	Department of Surgical Oncology, Athens Medical Center, Psychiko, Athens,	Hepatogastroenterology. 2008 Mar-Apr;55(82-83):729-37.
Prophylactic irrigation around a pancreaticojejunostomy for the treatment of a pancreatic fistula after a pancreaticoduodenectomy in patients with a risky pancreatic remnant. BACKGROUND/AIMS: Postoperative morbidity after a pancreaticoduodenectomy...	11th July, 2008	Department of Gastroenterological Surgery, St. Marianna University	Hepatogastroenterology. 2008 Mar-Apr;55(82-83):717-21.
The morbidity, mortality, and prognostic factors for ampullary carcinoma and distal cholangiocarcinoma. BACKGROUND/AIMS: Ampullary carcinoma and distal cholangiocarcinoma are...	11th July, 2008	Department of General Surgery, Chiba University Graduate School of	Hepatogastroenterology. 2008 Mar-Apr;55(82-83):699-703.
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Pancreaticoduodenectomy Clinical Trials:
Randomized Controlled Trial on the Evaluation of Pylorus-Ring in Pancreaticoduodenectomy	Pancreatic Cancer;   Bile Duct Cancer;   Ampullary Cancer;   Duodenal Cancer;   Pancreatitis
Liver Transplantation for Cholangiocarcinoma: An Effective Therapy	Cancer;   Cholangiocarcinoma;   Liver
Combination Chemotherapy, Intensity-Modulated Radiation Therapy, and Surgery in Treating Patients With Localized Pancreatic Cancer That Can Be Removed by Surgery	Pancreatic Cancer
Preoperative Oral Nutritional Supplement (preOP Booster) in Visceral Surgery
Preop Chemoradiation Resectable Pancreas	Pancreatic Neoplasms
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Pancreaticoduodenectomy Patents:
US Patent No.	Title
7387797	Compositions derived from Modiolus modiolus and methods for making and using same
6033674	Method of treating cancer with a tumor cell line having modified cytokine expression
6001607	Human growth-associated methyltransfeases
5994081	Human keratins
5985290	Purified pancreatic tumor cell lines and related compositions and method
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