Rare Medical Procedure Performed in Springfield, OR

By Gia Vang

KEZI 9 News

May 13, 2009

SPRINGFIELD, Ore. -- Laparoscopic Whipple Surgery is a technique only a handful of doctors around the world know how to pull off.

One of those surgeons is right here in Lane County. Northwest Surgical Specialist surgeon Dr. Swee Teh has performed three of these operations at Riverbend Hospital.

Using the tiniest of incisions, the surgeon is able to remove a portion of the pancreas, eliminating or reducing the size of cancerous tumors.

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