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It is often called Whipple's procedure or the Whipple procedure, after the American surgeon Allen Whipple who devised an improved version of the surgery in 1935 while at Columbia-Presbyterian Medical Center in New York. [39] The operation, as performed by Allen Whipple, was initially a two-stage operation.
Several types of pancreatectomies 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 ...
The Ford Mustang (S550) is a pony car that is the sixth generation of the Ford Mustang and was produced from 2014 until it was replaced by the seventh generation in 2023. The development of the Mustang began in 2009 under the direction of the chief engineer Dave Pericak and exterior design director Joel Piaskowski .
Allen Oldfather Whipple (September 2, 1881 – April 6, 1963) was an American surgeon who is known for the pancreatic cancer operation which bears his name (the Whipple procedure) as well as Whipple's triad. Whipple was born to missionary parents William Levi Whipple and Mary Louise Whipple (née Allen), in Urmia, West Azerbaijan, Iran.
Fred Lawrence Whipple Observatory, an astronomical observatory in Arizona, United States; Whipple Museum of the History of Science, a science museum of the University of Cambridge; Whipple shield, a type of hypervelocity impact shield; Whipple procedure, a surgery to remove the head of the pancreas, due to pancreatic cancer
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 ...
7G-Tronic is Mercedes-Benz's trademark name for its 7-speed automatic transmission, starting off with the W7A 700 and W7A 400 (Wandler-7-Gang-Automatik bis 700 oder 400 Nm Eingangsdrehmoment; converter-7-gear-automatic with 516 or 295 ft·lb maximum input torque; type 722.9) as core models.
US models went on sale for the 2014 model year; the lineup initially included only the long-wheelbase "S550" (S500 in Europe) in September 2013, and the long-wheelbase S 550 4Matic, which arrived in November 2013. [5] Auto Bild measured the LWB as the quietest among cars like the Rolls-Royce Ghost and the Bentley Flying Spur in 2014. [17]