Whipple Procedure — Flashcards

Flashcard 1: _____ procedure refers to duodenum-preserving pancreatic head resection.

Answer: Beger

Flashcard 2: Treatment of pancreatic _____ includes the Whipple procedure, chemotherapy, and radiation

Answer: adenocarcinoma

Flashcard 3: What 7 structures are removed during a classic Whipple procedure (pancreaticoduodenectomy)?

Answer: 1. Head and uncinate process of pancreas 2. Duodenum 3. Distal stomach (Antrum) 4. Gallbladder 5. Distal common bile duct 6. Proximal jejunum 7. Regional lymph nodes

Extra: Note: Pylorus-preserving pancreaticoduodenectomy (PPPD) is a modification where the stomach and pylorus are preserved.

Flashcard 4: What 7 structures are removed during a classic Whipple’s procedure (Pancreaticoduodenectomy)?

Answer: 1. Head of the pancreas 2. Duodenum 3. Gallbladder 4. Distal common bile duct 5. Distal stomach (Antrum) 6. Proximal jejunum 7. Regional lymph nodes

Flashcard 5: Passaro's triangle (Gastrinoma triangle) is bounded by: - _____ duct junction - Junction of the 2nd and 3rd parts of the duodenum - Junction of the neck and body of the pancreas

Answer: Cystic

Flashcard 6: Surgery of choice for treatment of carcinoma of the body and tail of the pancreas is _____ along with splenectomy

Answer: distal pancreatectomy

Flashcard 7: Surgery of choice for treatment of carcinoma of the head of the pancreas is _____ also known as Longmire-Traverso procedure.

Answer: pylorus-preserving pancreatoduodenectomy

Flashcard 8: Small (< _____ cm) BD-IPMNs without associated nodularity and asymptomatic IPMNs are treated by conservatively.

Answer: 3

Flashcard 9: Cyst fluid analysis in _____ will show a high CEA level and high level of cyst fluid amylase

Answer: IPMNs

Flashcard 10: Large (>_____ cm) BD-IPMNs, MD-IPMNs, symptomatic IPMNs, and invasive IPMNs are treated with partial pancreatectomy.

Answer: 3