Pancreaticoduodenectomy

noun

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Noun
  1. 1
    The surgical procedure for the removal of part of the pancreas, part of the stomach and the duodenum.

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pancreatoduodenectomypancreatoduodenectomywhipple procedurewhipple procedure

Etymology

From pancreatico- + duoden- + -ectomy or pancreatico- + duodenectomy.

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