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@bceg1969

My husband was diagnosed in April 2023
Adenocarcinoma of the pancreas
has had surgery to bypass his duodenum since the tumor was pressing on it.
Liver bx since before radiation they saw something there on the cat scan..thankfully it was infection so now he has a stent
so he has had chemo and radiation for 9 months and the tumor is stable but wrapped around the mesentery artery so Dr Clancy at Brigham and women's says he can' have the Whipple ..too dangerous.The tumor is stable and hasn't spread so hopefully in one month after he gains some weight ,he's lost 40 lbs they will try a clinical trial.i know there are surgeons at Mayo Clinic that operate on its with vessel involvement..does anyone know about them?

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Teresa, Volunteer Mentor | @hopeful33250 | Jan 11 9:37am

Hello @bceg1969 and welcome to Mayo Connect. I certainly understand you wanting to see the best surgeon for your husband's situation. If you want to find the best Mayo doctor at any of Mayo's three locations, I suggest you contact Mayo for an appointment and describe your husband's diagnosis and the type of surgeon that you are looking for. Here is a link for appointment information.
http://mayocl.in/1mtmR63.
Mayo has locations in Florida, Minnesota as well as Arizona.

I look forward to hearing from you again. Will you continue to post as you and your husband continue on this journey?

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stageivsurvivor | @stageivsurvivor | Jan 14 4:59am

The top five Whipple surgeons for vascular involvement in the US are Mark Truty at the Mayo Clinic, Christopher Wolfgang at NYU-Langone Medical Center and John Chabot who is Chief of Surgery at the Pancreas Center of Columbia Presbyterian Medical Center-both in NYC. Douglas Evans at Medical College of Wisconsin/Froedert Hospital in Milwaukee and Dr. Matthew Katz at MD Anderson who will perform the Whipple in rare instances on stage IV patients that are younger and meet stringent criteria.

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