Whipple procedure at the University Hospital of North Norway (UNN)

• Main Author: Iversen, Edvard Vea
• Format: Master Thesis
• Language: English
• Published: UiT Norges arktiske universitet 2020
• Subjects: VDP::Medisinske Fag: 700::Klinisk medisinske fag: 750::Gasteroenterologisk kirurgi: 781; VDP::Medical disciplines: 700::Clinical medical disciplines: 750::Gastroscopic surgery: 781; MED-3950; Meier; Norway; Tromsø; North Norway; Northern Norway
• Online Access: https://hdl.handle.net/10037/25506

Background Pancreatic cancer is the fourth most common cause of cancer-related death in Norway. At the University Hospital of North Norway (UNN) Tromsø, the Whipple procedure is the preferred method of treating resectable pancreatic cancer. Results after surgical treatment are dependent on the volum...