Therapeutic or Preventive Procedure
distal pancreatectomy
dis·tal pan·cre·a·tec·to·my [ dis-tul pan-kree-uh-tek-toh-mee ]
Definitions related to distal pancreatectomy:
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Removal of the body and tail of the pancreas.NCI Dictionary of Cancer TermsU.S. National Cancer Institute, 2021
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Surgical removal of the distal part of the pancreas.NCI ThesaurusU.S. National Cancer Institute, 2021
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