Taming A Surgeon’s Worst Nightmare – A Case Series Emphasizing Early Detection of Complications Following Whipple’s Resection and Their Successful Management

Pancreaticoduodenectomy (Whipple’s resection) is by far one of the most complicated procedures in surgery with tedious dissection, multiple anastomoses and a stormy postoperative course. The post operative management of these cases may be extremely challenging due to the varied nature of complicati...

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Main Authors: Rahul Kushagra, Ashwin Krishnamoorthy, Mohan Kumar R, Chandramohan K, Madhu Muralee, Mira Wagh
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Published: Medsci Publications 2025-04-01
Series:National Journal of Medical Research
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Online Access:https://njmr.in/index.php/file/article/view/1086
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description Pancreaticoduodenectomy (Whipple’s resection) is by far one of the most complicated procedures in surgery with tedious dissection, multiple anastomoses and a stormy postoperative course. The post operative management of these cases may be extremely challenging due to the varied nature of complications involved. Here we present a case series of 5 patients with a varied spectrum of postoperative complications. 3 patients had vascular complications, 1 had pancreatic leak and 1 had efferent loop syndrome. The various methods used to deal with such complications are described.
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spelling doaj-art-54471beef0bc4adfb35ee193c0e549f42025-08-20T03:06:09ZengMedsci PublicationsNational Journal of Medical Research2249-49952277-88102025-04-01150210.55489/njmr.150220251086Taming A Surgeon’s Worst Nightmare – A Case Series Emphasizing Early Detection of Complications Following Whipple’s Resection and Their Successful ManagementRahul Kushagra 0Ashwin Krishnamoorthy1https://orcid.org/0009-0006-3025-0993Mohan Kumar R2Chandramohan K3Madhu Muralee4https://orcid.org/0000-0002-0915-7368Mira Wagh5https://orcid.org/0000-0001-7375-459XDivision of Surgical Oncology, Regional Cancer Centre, Thiruvananthapuram, Kerala, IndiaDivision of Surgical Oncology, Regional Cancer Centre, Thiruvananthapuram, Kerala, IndiaDivision of Surgical Oncology, Regional Cancer Centre, Thiruvananthapuram, Kerala, IndiaDivision of Surgical Oncology, Regional Cancer Centre, Thiruvananthapuram, Kerala, IndiaDivision of Surgical Oncology, Regional Cancer Centre, Thiruvananthapuram, Kerala, IndiaDivision of Surgical Oncology, Regional Cancer Centre, Thiruvananthapuram, Kerala, India Pancreaticoduodenectomy (Whipple’s resection) is by far one of the most complicated procedures in surgery with tedious dissection, multiple anastomoses and a stormy postoperative course. The post operative management of these cases may be extremely challenging due to the varied nature of complications involved. Here we present a case series of 5 patients with a varied spectrum of postoperative complications. 3 patients had vascular complications, 1 had pancreatic leak and 1 had efferent loop syndrome. The various methods used to deal with such complications are described. https://njmr.in/index.php/file/article/view/1086Whipple’s resectionPancreaticoduodenectomyPostoperative pancreatic fistulaPseudoaneurysmEfferent Loop Syndrome
spellingShingle Rahul Kushagra
Ashwin Krishnamoorthy
Mohan Kumar R
Chandramohan K
Madhu Muralee
Mira Wagh
Taming A Surgeon’s Worst Nightmare – A Case Series Emphasizing Early Detection of Complications Following Whipple’s Resection and Their Successful Management
National Journal of Medical Research
Whipple’s resection
Pancreaticoduodenectomy
Postoperative pancreatic fistula
Pseudoaneurysm
Efferent Loop Syndrome
title Taming A Surgeon’s Worst Nightmare – A Case Series Emphasizing Early Detection of Complications Following Whipple’s Resection and Their Successful Management
title_full Taming A Surgeon’s Worst Nightmare – A Case Series Emphasizing Early Detection of Complications Following Whipple’s Resection and Their Successful Management
title_fullStr Taming A Surgeon’s Worst Nightmare – A Case Series Emphasizing Early Detection of Complications Following Whipple’s Resection and Their Successful Management
title_full_unstemmed Taming A Surgeon’s Worst Nightmare – A Case Series Emphasizing Early Detection of Complications Following Whipple’s Resection and Their Successful Management
title_short Taming A Surgeon’s Worst Nightmare – A Case Series Emphasizing Early Detection of Complications Following Whipple’s Resection and Their Successful Management
title_sort taming a surgeon s worst nightmare a case series emphasizing early detection of complications following whipple s resection and their successful management
topic Whipple’s resection
Pancreaticoduodenectomy
Postoperative pancreatic fistula
Pseudoaneurysm
Efferent Loop Syndrome
url https://njmr.in/index.php/file/article/view/1086
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