Surgery to try to cure pancreatic cancer : Cancer Research UK : CancerHelp UK
Taking out the head of the pancreas is called pylorus preserving pancreaticoduodenectomy (PPPD). It involves removing
Part of your pancreas
Your duodenum (the first part of your small bowel)
Your gallbladder and part of your bile duct
The diagram below shows what your surgeon removes.
So after the surgery, the tail of the pancreas is joined to a bit of your small bowel. This diagram shows how the surgeon might repair what is left behind.
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