Keck School surgeons have become the first in the nation to successfully perform a Whipple procedure using hand-access laparoscopy. Dilip Parekh, M.D., chief of tumor and endocrine surgery and ...

A diagnosis of pancreatic cancer has one of the poorest outlooks for survival. According to experts, only six percent of people live beyond five years after their diagnosis, but a new laparoscopic ...

: Can you tell me about the surgery for pancreatic cancer called the Whipple procedure? What does it involve? How effective is it for treating pancreatic cancer? : The Whipple procedure is the most ...

ROCHESTER, Minnesota — 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 ...

This History Maker article was written by the coauthors in collaboration with Dr. John Cameron and is based on several detailed discussions with Dr. Cameron. The paper focuses on Dr Cameron's ...

If staging reveals that the tumor can be removed by local resection, surgery is the preferred treatment option for otherwise healthy patients without metastases. Tumors of the pancreatic head and the ...

In a retrospective study, Baiyong Shen, MD, PhD, of Ruijin Hospital in Shanghai, and colleagues found reductions in operative time and blood loss with the less invasive procedure, although there ...