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Nutrition and Pancreaticoduodenectomy

Nutrition in Clinical Practice, 2010
Pancreaticoduodenectomy (Whipple) is the surgical procedure of choice for curative resection of pancreatic head, periampullary, and distal bile duct cancers. This procedure involves removal of the pancreatic head, duodenum, distal common bile duct, and sometimes the pylorus and gastric antrum.
Sam, Pappas   +2 more
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Pancreaticoduodenectomy

The American Journal of Surgery, 1992
Few major abdominal operations have undergone the extent of dramatic change as that associated with pancreaticoduodenectomy in the last 20 years. The precipitous drop in the mortality rate most likely has a multifaceted explanation. Possibilities include the concentration of the operations at specialized centers, the improvement in the quality of ...
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Age is Not a Contraindication to Pancreaticoduodenectomy

The American Surgeon, 2000
The incidence of pancreatic cancer has increased threefold over the last 40 years with the greatest rate of growth occurring in the elderly. In the past it was suggested that elderly patients tolerated pancreaticoduodenectomy less well than younger patients with higher mortality rates. This single-institution experience examines the question of whether
P, Hodul   +5 more
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PANCREATICODUODENECTOMY FOR TRAUMA

The Journal of Trauma: Injury, Infection, and Critical Care, 1983
Over a 6 year period, 10 patients underwent pancreaticoduodenectomy for trauma. This was reserved for proximal pancreatic duct or ampulla injuries at locations that precluded reconstruction and combined devascularization injuries of the pancreas and duodenum. This was thought to be the most conservative indication for the procedure.
M R, Oreskovich, C J, Carrico
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Pancreaticoduodenectomy and Its Variants

The Cancer Journal, 2012
Pancreaticoduodenectomy (PD) is a complex surgical procedure involving resection of the duodenum, the pancreatic head and uncinate process, and the distal common bile duct. It is most commonly performed for periampullary malignancy but may also be indicated in select cases of chronic pancreatitis or benign periampullary tumors.
Andrea M, Wolf, Harish, Lavu
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