Help Needed..re Whipple for my Brother

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Hi,

My brother is in a dilemma at the moment.Please note that he doesn't

suffer from pancreatitis at the moment, but due to our hereditary

illness, his doctor wants to perform a Whipple procedure as a

precautionary measure. He has many polyps in his duodenum that are

in Moderate Displaysia (2 steps away from being Cancerous). To me

this is a bit premature, as I was set for this surgery or similar

when only 1 step from cancer...anyway..what I am concerned about is

that if he goes ahead with the Whipple, does anyone know if he is at

a strong risk of suffering pancreatitis with this procedure being

the cause...

In a nutshell, I am worried that this will bring on pancreatitis,

and that his doctor is just being too cautious..Has anyone suffered

pancreatitis due to a Whipple being the only cause?

Thanks,