Preferred Label : Whipple Procedure;
NCIt related terms : Kausch-Whipple Procedure; Pancreatoduodenectomy; PANCREATICODUODENECTOMY; Whipple;
NCIt definition : Surgical removal of part of the pancreas, duodenum, and distal part of the bile duct.
Sometimes, the lower portion of the stomach and the gallbladder are also removed.
This procedure is performed for pancreatic, ampullary, duodenal and distal bile duct
cancers.;
Alternative definition : NCI-GLOSS: A type of surgery used to treat pancreatic cancer. The head of the pancreas,
the duodenum, a portion of the stomach, and other nearby tissues are removed.; CDISC: Surgical removal of the head of the pancreas, the first part of the small intestine
(duodenum), the gallbladder and the bile duct. (Mayo Clinic);
Codes from synonyms : CDR0000046653;
Origin ID : C15356;
UMLS CUI : C0085162;
Automatic exact mappings (from CISMeF team)
- Currated CISMeF NLP mapping
- Semantic type(s)
- UMLS correspondences (same concept)
- Validated automatic mappings to NTBT
- concept_is_in_subset
- procedure_has_completely_excised_anatomy
- procedure_has_partially_excised_anatomy
- procedure_has_target_anatomy
- procedure_may_have_completely_excised_anatomy
- procedure_may_have_partially_excised_anatomy
