Whipple Surgery Cost In India

Whipple surgery is a procedure being done to remove the head of pancreas the first part of small intestine, the gallbladder and the bile duct.

Whipple surgery is a very difficult and demanding surgery which may carry some risks along with it. This is a life saving surgery mainly for people having cancer.

Yes, whipple surgery is a painful surgery because of the extent of the organs being removed or rearranged and the proximity of the pancreas to nerves as they exit the spine at the back of abdomen during surgery.

Whipple surgery is a treatment option for those patient whose pancreas, duodenum and bile duct are being affected by cancer or any other disorder. The Pancreas is a vital organ which lies in upper abdomen behind the stomach. Whipple procedure is mainly used in the treatment of pancreatic cancer, pancreatic cysts and tumors, pancreatitis, ampullary cancer and bile duct cancer.

The complete procedure of whipple surgery will take around four to twelve hour to complete.

Yes, you will be under general anesthesia for the Whipple procedure, you will not feel any pain during the procedure

In the process of whipple surgery, the surgeon will make an incision in your abdomen to access your internal organs. The location and size of your incision varies according to your surgeon's approach and your particular situation. In some other conditions the whipple procedure may also involve removing a portion of the stomach or the nearby lymph nodes. Other types of pancreatic operations also may be performed, depending on your situation.

In the process of laparoscopic surgery the surgeon will make several small incision in the abdomen region and then laparoscope is inserted  which  has a camera which transmits the video to a monitor in the operating room and the surgeon watches the monitor to guide the surgical tool.

The long term survival rate of whipple surgery depends on the particular situation such as if a person has tumor and cancer of pancreas the only known treatment is whipple surgery.

It will take about a week to recover from whipple surgery.

The Whipple procedure is a significant surgery. Recovery from the procedure will take some time around one to two weeks.

A Whipple procedure increases your chances of long-term survival with pancreatic cancer. Unfortunately, very few people survive pancreatic cancer.

A Whipple procedure is often the only hope for a cure from pancreatic cancer. However, cure rates depend on the location and stage of your tumor, as well as other individual factors.

Some of the complications of whipple surgery procedure are diabetes, problems with the fistulas, bowel leakage, leakage from the organs involved, bleeding, infection, difficulty during digestion of food, bowel changes, constipation and  weight loss.

After surgery you have to be in hospital for about a week under observation so that doctors can monitor you and watch for the chance of complications.

It’s a major surgery and recovery will take time. If there are no complications, you should be able to resume your normal activities in about 4-6 weeks.

The life expectancy of people after whipple surgery is nearly 20 to 25 percent, even if the tumor are removed successfully there are some chances that some cancer cells have already spread to other body parts from where they can form new tumor which can eventually result in death.

Long term side effects of whipple surgery procedures are decreased pancreatic function, diabetes, difficulty in digesting sugary or fatty foods which can cause abdominal pain, tenderness, loss of appetite, weight loss and diarrhea.

Risk of Whipple surgery includes bleeding at surgical area, infection of the incision area, delayed emptying of stomach, leakage from pancreas or bile duct. There can be temporary or permanent diabetes.