A client who was recently diagnosed with carcinoma of the pancreas and is having a procedure in which the head of the pancreas is removed. in addition, the surgeon will remove the duodenum and stomach, redirecting the flow of secretions from the stomach, gallbladder, and pancreas into the middle section of the small intestine. what procedure is this client having performed?

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Case Chapman

15 June, 10:47

A client who was recently diagnosed with carcinoma of the pancreas and is having a procedure in which the head of the pancreas is removed. in addition, the surgeon will remove the duodenum and stomach, redirecting the flow of secretions from the stomach, gallbladder, and pancreas into the middle section of the small intestine. what procedure is this client having performed?

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Fiona Caldwell · Answer 1

Am certain that the procedure that this client is having performed is the Radical pancreatoduodenectomy.

This procedure entails the removal of the head of the pancreas, resecting the duodenum and stomach, and redirecting the flow of secretions from the stomach, gallbladder, and pancreas into the jejunum.

The procedure is a rerouting of the pancreatic and billiary drainage systems, which may be performed to relieve obstructive jaundice.