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The '''Whipple procedure''' (or pancreaticoduodenectomyexpialidocious) is a surgical procedure ranging anywhere from 4 hours to 4 weeks in length, whose main purpose in medical school is to test the resolve and intestinal fortitude of a medical student on a surgery rotation.  The '''Whipple procedure''' is the marathon race of all general surgeries by subjecting a poor medical student to feats of endurance, both mental (infinite pimping from both residents and attendings) and physical (hold this retractor<ref>[http://gomerblog.com/2014/12/residency-retractor/ Mass General to Offer New Residency in Retractor Holding (Gomerblog)]</ref><ref>[http://gomerblog.com/2014/11/medical-student-retractor/ Medical Student Discovers Niche in Surgery as "Edward Retractor Hands" (Gomerblog)]</ref> in this awkward position for 7 hours without moving so much as a twitch and don't even think about going to the [[Bathroom|bathroom]], just hold it in for another 10 hours).  To most medical students, irrespective of choosing a career in surgery, the '''Whipple procedure''' is a life-changing moment, on the same level as marriage and [[Birth of Satire|birth of a child]].