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Patients with pancreatic cancer may occasionally undergo a difficult procedure known as a Whipple procedure that entails the removal of the pancreatic head, a portion of the small intestine, the gallbladder, the bile duct, and occasionally even a portion of the stomach. However, only a small percentage of those with pancreatic cancer can undergo surgery.