This may involve removing part of the pancreas as well (Whipple procedure and distal pancreatectomy).

The Whipple procedure today is very similar to Whipple's original procedure.

It is not unusual for a patient having received a Whipple procedure to feel perfectly well, and to lead his/her normal life without difficulty.

In 2001, Rea underwent a Whipple procedure, after being diagnosed with pancreatic cancer.

Instead, he attempted to treat it with alternative therapies before electing to have a Whipple procedure in 2004.

Jobs is said to have undergone the Whipple procedure.

The Whipple procedure is the most common attempted curative surgical treatment for cancers involving the head of the pancreas.

For one or more tumors in the duodenum (the part of the small intestine that connects to the stomach), treatment is usually the Whipple procedure.

The Whipple procedure is a difficult and complicated surgery.

The Whipple procedure is not completed in these cases.