Medically reviewed by David Strosberg, MD Key Takeaways Recovery after a Whipple procedure takes about six to eight weeks.You need to meet certain milestones before being discharged from the hospital ...

Unlike conventional procedures that require large incisions, minimally invasive surgeries are performed through tiny openings ...

Despite advances in cancer treatment, pancreatic cancer still has a poor prognosis and has one of the lowest survival rates of any cancer. The Whipple procedure, also called a pancreaticoduodenectomy, ...