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(surgery) A major surgical procedure involving removal of the head of the pancreas, the duodenum, and often portions of the stomach and surrounding structures, typically performed to treat tumors or other diseases affecting the pancreatic head or periampullary region, with reconstruction of the digestive tract to restore continuity of bile, pancreatic, and gastric flow..
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Pancreaticoduodenectomy means (surgery) A major surgical procedure involving removal of the head of the pancreas, the duodenum, and often portions of the stomach and surrounding structures, typically performed to treat tumors or other diseases affecting the pancreatic head or periampullary region, with reconstruction of the digestive tract to restore continuity of bile, pancreatic, and gastric flow..
Common synonyms include pancreatoduodenectomy, Whipple procedure, duodenopancreatectomy.
The opposite depends on the specific sense.
Use pancreaticoduodenectomy where its definition matches the intended context.
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