pancreatectomy
- noun
- /ˌpæŋkriəˈtɛk.tə.mi/
- Specialized
- After the diagnosis of cancer, he underwent a pancreatectomy to remove the affected tissue.
- a total pancreatectomy
- a distal pancreatectomy
- pancreatectomy with islet
Examples
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In our series, a quarter of the KP recipients had a peripancreatic infection that necessitated pancreatectomy, and these patients did very badly (6 of 14 dead within 12 months of transplantation).
Academic text (1995) -
Total pancreatectomy provides long-term pain relief in 80-85% of patients, a rate similar to pancreaticoduodenectomy, though one study reported relief in 100% of their patients.
Academic text (2017) -
Therefore, total pancreatectomy has the potential to provide pain relief, but currently is reserved as an end-of-the-line treatment.
Academic text (2017) -
Finally, total pancreatectomy with islet autotransplantation represents an important option for some patients with CP.
Academic text (2017) -
Laparoscopic distal pancreatectomy carried out in cases of insulinomas of great size is a sure technique.
Academic text (2007) -
First performed by Priestly87 in 1942, total pancreatectomy results in complete endocrine and exocrine insufficiency.
Academic text (2017) -
Lesions in the tail of the pancreas can often be removed with an operation called a distal pancreatectomy, which involves removing only part of the pancreas.
Blog text (29) -
Total pancreatectomy is associated with a high rate of post-operative morbidity (40-50%) and the resultant brittle form of insulin-dependent diabetes mellitus is especially difficult to manage.
Academic text (2017) -
The doctor recommended a pancreatectomy to treat her severe pancreatitis.
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The surgical team explained that a pancreatectomy would be necessary to alleviate his symptoms.
Surface Forms
Morphology
pancreatectomy = pancreas (semi-transparent) = pancreat + ectomy
The term is built from the combining form pancreat- referring to the pancreas plus the medical suffix -ectomy meaning surgical removal, but it is technical and not fully transparent to general learners.
Etymology
Pancreatectomy comes from the name pancreas, which is from Greek pan- 'all' and kreas 'flesh', plus the ending -ectomy 'cutting out', like in appendectomy. So a pancreatectomy is an operation to cut out part or all of the pancreas.