Tag Kevin El-Hayek

Pancreatoduodenectomy

Video 16.1 Laparoscopic Pancreaticoduodenectomy Introduction The first pancreatoduodenectomy was described by Kausch in 1909; however, Allen O. Whipple popularized the procedure for pancreatic head adenocarcinoma in 1935 as a two-stage operation with his report of seven cases. The procedure traditionally…

Gastric Emptying Procedures

Video 9.1 Per-Oral Pyloromyotomy (POP) and Laparoscopic Pyloromyotomy Introduction Gastric emptying procedures may play a role in the management of various disease processes, including benign or malignant gastric outlet obstruction, gastroparesis, and pyloric stenosis. Depending on the diagnosis, treatment options…