Pancreatic Anatomy And The Whipple Operation

Dr. Horacio Asbun, Mayo Clinic in Florida, explains the Whipple procedure using this animated graphic of a pancreas. Cancer of the pancreas affects 45,000 people every year in the U.S., and it is the fourth leading cause of cancer-related deaths. The five-year overall survival rate if a tumor is detected early and surgically removed is 22 percent, versus 6 percent without early detection and surgery. To learn more, visit mayocl.in/2zk7FDi.

This video in Spanish/español: youtube.com/watch?v=N_zWboNMKWk