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Ileus, which refers to functional obstruction or aperistalsis of the intestine, is a physiologic response to abdominal surgery, including the Whipple procedure. [34] While post-operative ileus is typically self-limited, prolonged post-operative ileus occurs when patients develop nausea, abdominal distention, pain or intolerance of food by mouth ...
Several types of pancreatectomy exist, including pancreaticoduodenectomy (Whipple procedure), distal pancreatectomy, segmental pancreatectomy, and total pancreatectomy. In total pancreatectomy, the gallbladder , distal stomach , a portion of the small intestine , associated lymph nodes and in certain cases the spleen are removed in addition to ...
A gastrointestinal tract surgery to treat infants with biliary atresia [5] Kausch–Whipple procedure: Walther Kausch, Allen Whipple: Upper gastrointestinal surgery: Radical pancreaticoduodenectomy used to treat cancer of the head of the pancreas: Kausch–Whipple operation at Who Named It? Keller's excision arthroplasty William L. Keller ...
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The short time we had was a whirlwind of doctors’ appointments, chemotherapy and radiation treatments, and a grueling Whipple surgery, but the cancer was unrelenting. Leon was 65 years old.
He was eventually promoted to the rank of full Professor and named Chairman of the Department of Surgery and Surgeon-in-Chief. [4] While serving in this role, he decided to specialize in performing the Whipple procedure [2] and, in March 2012, at the age of 75, he performed his 2000th Whipple procedure becoming the first doctor to reach that ...
Rick Steves says prostate surgery has given him an unexpected insight.. Steves, author of more than 100 travel guides and host of the long-running PBS Series Rick Steves' Europe, was diagnosed ...
Diagram showing the parts removed with a Whipple's operation. Date: 30 July 2014 (released by CRUK) Source: Original email from CRUK: Author: Cancer Research UK: Permission (Reusing this file) This image has been released as part of an open knowledge project by Cancer Research UK. If re-used, attribute to Cancer Research UK / Wikimedia Commons