Pancreaticoduodenectomy is the treatment of choice for:: (A) Duodenal carcinoma, (B) Pancreatic carcinoma, (C) Gallbladder carcinoma, (D) Gastric carcinoma
Answer is B. Ans. (b) Pancreatic carcinomaWhipple's procedure (Pancreaticoduodenectomy) is done for* Pancreatic head cancer* Periampullary cancer* Duodenal cancer* Distal CBD Cancer* Best prognosis after Whipple's surgery among the above sites- DUODENAL CANCER