Pathology of patients undergoing Whipple's procedure in a consecutive group of 650 patients10
| Condition requiring Whipple's procedure | Proportion of total number of Whipple's operations performed |
|---|---|
| Pancreatic cancer | 43% |
| Ampullary cancer | 11% |
| Chronic pancreatitis | 11% |
| Distal common bile duct cancer | 10% |
| Neuroendocrine tumour | 5% |
| Duodenal cancer | 4% |
| Cystadenoma | 4% |
| Periampullary adenoma | 3% |
| Cystadenocarcinoma | 2% |
| Other | 7% |