Laparoscopic Whipple Operation

Variety of laparoscopic Whipple operation

1. Totally laparoscopic Whipple operation

In this approach, all the incisions are small, all the dissection and anastomosis are done by laparoscopic means.

This is a technically much more challenging operations and therefore only a few trained advanced laparoscopic surgeons can complete these a totally laparoscopic Whipple operation


2. Hand assisted laparoscopic Whipple operation

In this approach, all the dissections are done laparoscopically. When it come to performing the anastomosis, the surgeon make a large open incisions ( much bigger than the totally laparoscopic Whipple operation, but smaller than the classic open whipple operation)


Kaiser Permanente, South San Francisco experienced laparoscopic surgeons