Definitions
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- noun surgery The surgical procedure for the removal of part of the
pancreas and part of thestomach including theduodenum .
Etymologies
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Department of Surgery at Jefferson Medical College of Thomas Jefferson University has concluded MBPs offer no clinical benefit to patients undergoing a pancreaticoduodenectomy.
PhysOrg.com - latest science and technology news stories 2010
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Mechanical bowel preparations (MBP) are commonly administered preoperatively to patients who undergo a pancreaticoduodenectomy (PD) (Whipple procedure) to treat benign and malignant tumors of the pancreas, common bile duct or duodenum.
PhysOrg.com - latest science and technology news stories 2010
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Yermilov I, Bentrem D, Sekeris E, Jain S, Maggard MA, et al. (2009) Readmissions following pancreaticoduodenectomy for pancreas cancer: a population-based appraisal.
PLoS Medicine: New Articles Jeran K. Stratford et al. 2010
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A pylorus-preserving pancreaticoduodenectomy was performed.
BioMed Central - Latest articles Yoshihiro Inoue 2010
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That type of tumor is treatable by a procedure called the "Whipple," named after the doctor who invented it and much easier to pronounce than pancreaticoduodenectomy.
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Pancreatic carcinoma of the head was diagnosed and a pylorus preserving pancreaticoduodenectomy was performed.
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Pancreatic carcinoma of the head was diagnosed and a pylorus preserving pancreaticoduodenectomy was performed.
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Pancreatic carcinoma of the head was diagnosed and a pylorus preserving pancreaticoduodenectomy was performed.
BioMed Central - Latest articles Pavlos Lampropoulos 2009
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Birkmeyer JD, Finlayson SR, Tosteson AN, Sharp SM, Warshaw AL, et al. (1999) Effect of hospital volume on in-hospital mortality with pancreaticoduodenectomy.
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