Dr. Shanel Bhagwandin
The minimally invasive approach is associated with faster healing for pancreatic procedure
August 12, 2025 — Jupiter Medical Center (JMC), the region’s only independent, not-for-profit hospital, is again leading the way in robotic surgery, as the first from between Palm Beach and Orange Counties to offer a robotic option for the complex Whipple procedure. The procedure, also known as a pancreaticoduodenectomy, is used to treat pancreatic cancer, cysts, tumors, and pancreatitis, as well as other types of gastrointestinal tumors and cancers. The life-saving procedure involves removing the head of the pancreas, the first part of the small intestine, the gallbladder, and bile duct, reconstructing a large part of the gastrointestinal tract…