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Whipple procedure — A type of surgery used to treat pancreatic cancer. The head of the pancreas, the duodenum, a portion of the stomach, and other nearby tissues are removed. The Whipple procedure is named for Allen O. Whipple, an American surgeon, 1881 1963 (not… … Medical dictionary
Allen Whipple — Allen Oldfather Whipple (September 2, 1881 ndash;April 6, 1963) was an American surgeon who is known for the pancreatic cancer operation which bears his name (the Whipple procedure) as well as Whipple s triad.Whipple was born in Urmia, Iran (then … Wikipedia
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Insulinoma — Infobox Disease Name = PAGENAME Caption = Histopathology of pancreatic endocrine tumor (insulinoma). DiseasesDB = 6830 ICD10 = ICD10|C|25|4|c|15, ICD10|D|13|7|d|10 ICD9 = ICD9|157.4, ICD9|211.7 ICDO = 8151 OMIM = MedlinePlus = eMedicineSubj = med … Wikipedia
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