Dr. Alya Al Mazrouei is a General Surgeon with an experience of more than 20 years of. She is one of the best General Surgeon in Dubai who is presently working at Prime Hospital, Dubai. She is also a well-known laparoscopic, cosmetic, and kidney transplant surgeon. She has also acquired a fellowship in pancreatic islets and kidney transplantation. Her interest area includes visceral obesity and proctology surgery. She is extremely proficient in performing obesity and metabolic surgeries and proctology surgeries general abdominal surgeries, laparoscopic abdominal surgeries. Some other procedures that are performed by her comprise of Whipple's Procedure, oncological surgeries, cosmetic surgeries hemicolectomy, appendectomy, and laparoscopic hernia repair and gall bladder removal.
Whipple procedure
Also referred to as a pancreaticoduodenectomy is a complex operation that removes the head of the pancreas, the first part of the small intestine, the gallbladder, and the bile duct. It is used to treat tumors and other complexities of the pancreas, intestine, and bile duct. It is the most common surgery to treat pancreatic cancer that's confined to the head of the pancreas. After performing this surgery the surgeon reconnects the remaining organs. It allows you to digest food normally after surgery. It is a difficult and demanding operation that has serious risks. But it is often lifesaving especially for people with cancer.
Other related procedures that provide relief
- Surgery for tumors or disorders within the tail of the pancreas and body
- Surgery to remove the complete pancreas
- Surgery for tumors that affect nearby blood vessels
Need of Whipple procedure
This surgery is undergone to treat
- Pancreatic cancer
- Neuroendocrine tumors
- Small bowel cancer
- Trauma to pancreas, small intestine
- Pancreatic cysts
- Pancreatic tumors
- Pancreatitis
- Ampullary cancer
- Bile duct cancer
- Other tumors or disorders that involve the pancreas, duodenum or bile ducts
Procedure
A surgical team including pancreatic surgeons, specialized surgical nurses, anesthesiologists, and anesthetists — doctors and nurses work together to enable a safe and effective surgery. Once you are asleep after the anesthesia additional intravenous lines will be placed with other monitoring devices. A urinary catheter will be inserted into your bladder to drain urine during and after surgery.
Surgery normally takes four to 12 hours depending on the approach to be used and the complexity of the operation. With the help of an incision, the surgeon will access your internal organs. The location and size of the incision vary according to the surgeon's approach and your particular situation. In this procedure, the head of the pancreas, the beginning of the small intestine, the gallbladder, and the bile duct are removed. Certain situations may also involve removing a portion of the stomach or the nearby lymph nodes. The surgeon will reconnect the remaining parts of your stomach, pancreas, and intestines to allow you to digest food normally.
Take Away
The Whipple procedure is the only known cure for most tumors and cancers of the pancreas. If you feel stressed talk to your treatment team, family and friends. For best consultancy and support contact Dr. Alya Al Mazrouei, one of the well-known surgeons in UAE, working at Prime Hospital, Dubai.
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