title: Pacreaticoduodenectomy.
abstract: Pancreaticoduodenectomy, the Whipple operation, is a reasonable operation for carcinoma if used in the absence of distant metastases or regional spread to vital structures. It can be performed with an acceptable in-hospital mortality. It is primarily a palliative surgical procedure. Occasionally, a patient will survive more than five years. At times, the operation is fully justified or cannot be avoided for nonmalignant conditions.
mesh_terms: D000328:Adult; D000368:Aged; D014670:Ampulla of Vater / Q000473:pathology / Q000601:surgery; D002277:Carcinoma / Q000473:pathology; D004379:Duodenal Neoplasms / Q000473:pathology / Q000601:surgery; D004386:Duodenum / Q000601:surgery*; D005260:Female; D006801:Humans; D008297:Male; D008722:Methods; D008875:Middle Aged; D010166:Palliative Care; D010180:Pancreatectomy; D010182:Pancreatic Diseases / Q000601:surgery; D010183:Pancreatic Ducts / Q000473:pathology / Q000601:surgery; D010190:Pancreatic Neoplasms / Q000473:pathology / Q000601:surgery; D012509:Sarcoma / Q000601:surgery