A pancreatectomy is the surgical removal of all or part of the pancreas. Several types exist, including pancreaticoduodenectomy, distal pancreatectomy, segmental pancreatectomy and total pancreatectomy.
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Origin YearThe same sentence says pancreatic surgeries were reported as early as the 1800s; 1944 is recorded as the first successful complete pancreatectomy. Connections
Treats
Pancreatectomy is used to treat pancreatic cancer.
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1. Wikipedia
Wikipedia contributors, Wikimedia Foundationhttps://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Pancreatectomy, lead sectionQuote, https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Pancreatectomy, lead section
In medicine, a pancreatectomy is the surgical removal of all or part of the pancreas.
2. Pancreatectomy (Wikipedia)
Wikimedia FoundationWikipedia: Pancreatectomy, History sectionQuote, Wikipedia: Pancreatectomy, History section
Pancreatic surgeries have been reported as early as the 1800s, however the first successful complete pancreatectomy was reported in 1944.
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