Best Doctors for Whipples Surgery Treatment in Kolkata

Whipples surgery, also known as pancreaticoduodenectomy, refers to a surgical procedure that aims at the removal of cancer that is located at the head of the pancreas. Whipples surgery is indicated to treat various types of cancers like pancreatic adenocarcinoma, pancreatic neuroendocrine tumors, intraductal papillary mucinous neoplasms, duodenal cancer, ampullary cancer and bile duct cancer. This procedure is performed using various techniques such as laparoscopic surgery, robotic surgery, and open abdominal surgery. Whipples surgery involves the removal of the gallbladder and also a part of the bile duct, which connects it to the pancreas, removal of the affected region of the pancreas, removal of the duodenum, removal of nearby lymph nodes, and creating a connection between the pancreatic duct and small intestine, remaining bile duct and intestine and between the stomach and small intestine. The potential complications induced by whipples surgery include anastomotic leaks, changes in digestion, delayed gastric emptying, visceral artery pseudoaneurysm, endocrine or exocrine insufficiency, and biliary stricture.