Posted: December 27th, 2017

A client with cancer of the pancreas has undergone a Whipple procedure. The nurse is aware that during the Whipple procedure, the doctor will remove the:

A client with cancer of the pancreas has undergone a Whipple
procedure. The nurse is aware that during the Whipple procedure,
the doctor will remove the:
❍ A. Head of the pancreas
❍ B. Proximal third section of the small intestines
❍ C. Stomach and duodenum
❍ D. Esophagus and jejunum