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nounA pancreaticoduodenectomy.
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Named after the surgeon Dr. Allen Whipple, who devised the procedure in 1935.
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APA
Whipple procedure. (n.d.). In WatkinsX Dictionary. Retrieved November 4, 2026, from https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/Whipple%20procedure
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“Whipple procedure.” WatkinsX Dictionary, https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/Whipple%20procedure. Accessed November 4, 2026.
Chicago
WatkinsX Dictionary, s.v. “Whipple procedure,” accessed November 4, 2026, https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/Whipple%20procedure.
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