Whipple procedure

English edit

Etymology edit

Named after the surgeon Dr. Allen Whipple, who devised the procedure in 1935.

Noun edit

Whipple procedure (plural Whipple procedures)

(surgery) A pancreaticoduodenectomy.

Synonyms edit

Whipple

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