Question 68 (part 2) · LEK · Pancreatic cancer
The Kausch-Whipple procedure, which is used in the surgical treatment of the pancreatic head cancer, involves the removal of all the structures given below except:
- A. the gallbladder
- B. the common bile duct.
- C. the left liver lobe.
- D. the duodenum.
- E. the pyloric part of the stomach.
Hint
List the organs that share blood supply or drainage with the pancreatic head – is any part of the liver among them?
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