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The First Successful Laparoscopic Whipple Procedure at Hat Yai Hospital: Surgical Technique and a Case Report
Khaimook A 
,
Borkird J ,
Alapach S
,
Borkird J ,
Alapach S Whipple procedure is the most complex abdominal surgical procedure to treat periampullary carcinoma. With
the benefit of minimally invasive approach, many institutes attempt to do Whipple procedure laparoscopically. However,
only 146 cases of laparoscopic Whipple procedure have yet been reported in the literature worldwide between 1994 and 2008.
The authors reported the first laparoscopic Whipple procedure at Hat Yai Hospital in December 2009. The patient was a
40-year-old, Thai-Muslim female, with the diagnosis of ampullary carcinoma. The operating time was 685 minutes. The
patient was discharged on postoperative day 14 without serious complication. The surgical technique and postoperative
progress of the patient were described.
Keywords: Laparoscopic Whipple procedure, Pancreaticoduodenectomy, Periampullary carcinoma
the benefit of minimally invasive approach, many institutes attempt to do Whipple procedure laparoscopically. However,
only 146 cases of laparoscopic Whipple procedure have yet been reported in the literature worldwide between 1994 and 2008.
The authors reported the first laparoscopic Whipple procedure at Hat Yai Hospital in December 2009. The patient was a
40-year-old, Thai-Muslim female, with the diagnosis of ampullary carcinoma. The operating time was 685 minutes. The
patient was discharged on postoperative day 14 without serious complication. The surgical technique and postoperative
progress of the patient were described.
Keywords: Laparoscopic Whipple procedure, Pancreaticoduodenectomy, Periampullary carcinoma
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