Therapeutic or Preventive Procedure
total pancreatectomy Audio
to·tal pan·cre·a·tec·to·my [ toh-tul pan-kree-uh-tek-toh-mee ]
Definitions related to total pancreatectomy:
  • Surgery to remove the entire pancreas. Part of the stomach, part of the small intestine, the common bile duct, gallbladder, spleen, and nearby lymph nodes also are removed.
    NCI Dictionary of Cancer Terms
    U.S. National Cancer Institute, 2021
  • Surgical removal of the entire pancreas.
    NCI Thesaurus
    U.S. National Cancer Institute, 2021
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