By 1963, Dr. Whipple had performed 37 pancreaticoduodenectomies. However, the Whipple procedure was nearly abandoned around this time due to a high in-hospital mortality rate of more than 25%.

Pancreatic cancer begins in the pancreas, which is located behind the stomach. It is often difficult to detect early because symptoms typically appear only after the cancer has spread. As a result, it ...

The primary surgery, called a Whipple procedure, is also more refined. "It's just a little bit of the stomach," he notes, adding, "A little bit of the gall bladder, a little bit of the pancreas ...

In a retrospective study, university researchers analyzed clinical data from 233 patients who underwent Whipple procedures from Oct. 2005-May 2008 with routine preoperative preparation, which is less ...

“The Whipple operation is already performed in high volume both robotically and open at Northwell Health. We’re confident Dr. Cohen will take this program to the next level.” ...

During surgery, Dr. Fong looks into a 3D camera while guiding the robot from a console. "It provides me a three-dimensional image of the actual patient's abdomen through the camera," he says.