Sunday, May 24, 2009

Laparoscopic pancreatic surgery, Laparoscopic Whipple

May 13, 2009

SPRINGFIELD, Ore. -- Laparoscopic Whipple Surgery is a technique only a handful of doctors around the world know how to pull of.


One of those surgeons is right here Kaiser Permanente, South San Francisco experienced laparoscopic surgeons Dr. Swee Teh has performed several of these operations


Using the tiniest of incisions, the surgeon is able to remove a portion of the pancreas, eliminating or reducing the size of cancerous tumors.

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