SYN: pancreatoduodenectomy.
- pylorus-preserving p. excision of all or part of the pancreas and the duodenum with preservation of the distal stomach and the innervated pylorus; usually limited to the head and neck of the pancreas and most often performed for pancreatic carcinoma.
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pan·cre·at·i·co·du·o·de·nec·to·my -.d(y)ü-ə-.dē-'nek-tə-mē, -d(y)u̇-.äd-ə-'nek-tə-mē n, pl -mies partial or complete excision of the pancreas and the duodenum called also pancreatoduodenectomy
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pan·cre·at·i·co·du·od·e·nec·to·my (pan″kre-at″ĭ-ko-doo-od″ə-nekґ tə-me) pancreatoduodenectomy.Medical dictionary. 2011.