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pancreatectomy::noun | Spocien Dictionary
| Type | Words |
|---|---|
| Type of | ablation, cutting out, excision, extirpation |
Examples of pancreatectomy
pancreatectomy
The operation performed on Ginsburg is called a distal pancreatectomy and splenectomy.
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The ViKY system gave Gumbs precise control of the laparoscope while he performed the distal pancreatectomy.
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Gumbs performed this first ever ViKY assisted minimally invasive distal pancreatectomy on a 65-year-old man who was diagnosed with two pancreatic cysts, one of which is potentially cancerous.
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- Surgical removal of part or all of the pancreas
- In medicine, a pancreatectomy is the surgical removal of all or part of the pancreas. Several types of pancreatectomy exist, including pancreaticoduodenectomy (Whipple procedure), distal pancreatectomy, segmental pancreatectomy, and total pancreatectomy. ...
- A procedure in which a surgeon takes out the pancreas.
