By: Dr. Thomas Incledon The Whipple procedure or a pancreaticoduodenectomy is a surgery that removes the head of the pancreas, as well as the first part of the small intestine, gallbladder, and bile ducts. All these body parts are involved in digestion, so the surgeon...
By: Dr. Thomas Incledon What are common symptoms of ampullary cancer? As part of the digestive tract, the Ampulla of Vater where ampullary cancer is found, acts in concert with other organs to properly digest food and filter waste in the body. Many symptoms of...
By: Dr. Thomas Incledon Cancer in my Ampulla of Vater? Sounds like something from Star Wars, not my body. Is that a real thing? It’s not surprising that people are unfamiliar with ampullary cancer because it is very uncommon. In fact, less than 1% of digestive...
