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What is the Most Complex Surgical Procedure?

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  1. Egyptian Doctor

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    Surgery…How would you define it? In an eloquent fashion, it can be described as the act

    of invasively treating a patient’s problem by dissecting into their body in order to access the

    source of concern and rectify the anatomy. As more simply described by my grandfather, a

    physician himself, “Surgery is nothing more than ‘cut and suture’.”

    Having gone through the numerous years of rigorous training, from medical school to

    residency and fellowship, surgeons finally emerge equipped with the foundation needed to treat

    patients surgically. Whether it is vascular surgery or neurosurgery, surgeons perform highly

    intricate procedures everyday. Their level of skill is truly unmatched by any other, requiring

    them to maintain their focus and dedication for the preservation of human life.

    But how complex can surgery really be? As a prospective medical student myself, I

    wondered whether there was a procedure that could be labeled as the most complex of them all.

    So I did some research. Only one out of the innumerable ones out there fit the bill:

    Pancreatoduodenectomy.

    Falling in the area of expertise of a general surgeon, pancreatoduodenectomy is also

    commonly known as the “Whipple” (after one of its founders). It is a highly intricate surgical

    procedure involving great level of skill and experience. The operation is performed in order to

    resect pancreatic tumors commonly found on the head of the pancreas. Some of the most

    common symptoms in such cases include jaundice, light-colored stools, and loss of appetite.

    Here is an excellent video that demonstrates some of the most general aspects of the Whipple

    procedure and how the end-result anatomy appears in a patient.

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    hmm...Ive always thought that the liver transplantation was the most complex thingy :D
     

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    Ventral Foramen Magnun Meningioma.
     

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