pancreatectomy
/ˌpæŋkriəˈtɛktəmi/
noun
- Surgical removal of all or part of the pancreas.
- Recovery from a pancreatectomy can take several months and requires careful dietary changes.
- After the pancreatectomy, the patient needed insulin injections to manage blood sugar.
- The surgeon performed a partial pancreatectomy to remove the tumor while saving healthy tissue.
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