Dr. Charles Yeo is chief of surgery at Thomas Jefferson Hospital in Philadelphia. He is a John Hopkins trained surgeon and absolutely top in his field. The Phone number should you want it is 215-955-9402. His secretary is Michele. He has developed a protocol over many years and every attending/resident refers to the "book" to answer every and all questions. He leaves no room for error and demands the best from all staff. You can read about his thoughts through various articles and interviews on the hospital website. I would recommend having at least a consult with him before any decision is made. Having access to so many hospitals, including Hopkins, we never questioned the man to do this operation. He is the only Doctor after a year of chemo to tell us that the mass on Mom's pancreas was a benign cyst and not a malignant tumor. We had 3 pathologist review the slides and all said pancreatic cancer. He is the only doc that said it wasn't.
I wish you the best at such a difficult time. Remember, miracles do happen. It just may take the right doc to help it along.
Amy