Dr. George Van Buren Archives - Baylor College of Medicine Blog Network https://blogs.bcm.edu/tag/dr-george-van-buren/ Tue, 29 Jul 2025 20:10:08 +0000 en-US hourly 1 https://wordpress.org/?v=6.9.1 https://blogs.bcm.edu/wp-content/uploads/2016/10/2d904ab48738e474191a678dceb72b07.png Dr. George Van Buren Archives - Baylor College of Medicine Blog Network https://blogs.bcm.edu/tag/dr-george-van-buren/ 32 32 122339384 How robotic-assisted Whipple surgery is changing pancreatic cancer care https://blogs.bcm.edu/2025/07/30/how-robotic-assisted-whipple-surgery-is-changing-pancreatic-cancer-care/ https://blogs.bcm.edu/2025/07/30/how-robotic-assisted-whipple-surgery-is-changing-pancreatic-cancer-care/#respond Wed, 30 Jul 2025 12:55:15 +0000 https://blogs.bcm.edu/?p=42888 A medical professional, seen from behind, is tying the strings of a blue surgical cap. The individual is wearing a dark scrub top and is in an operating room with bright surgical lights and various medical equipment visible in the background.The Whipple procedure, or pancreaticoduodenectomy, has long been one of the most complex and challenging operations in surgical oncology. Used to treat cancers and other

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