1.0Glossaryhttps://www.healthbenefitstimes.com/glossaryGlossaryhttps://www.healthbenefitstimes.com/glossary/author/adminglossary/rich600338<blockquote class="wp-embedded-content" data-secret="Ggw3Wcn5mA"><a href="https://www.healthbenefitstimes.com/glossary/pancreatectomy/">Pancreatectomy</a></blockquote><iframe sandbox="allow-scripts" security="restricted" src="https://www.healthbenefitstimes.com/glossary/pancreatectomy/embed/#?secret=Ggw3Wcn5mA" width="600" height="338" title="“Pancreatectomy” — Glossary" data-secret="Ggw3Wcn5mA" frameborder="0" marginwidth="0" marginheight="0" scrolling="no" class="wp-embedded-content"></iframe><script> /*! This file is auto-generated */ !function(d,l){"use strict";l.querySelector&&d.addEventListener&&"undefined"!=typeof URL&&(d.wp=d.wp||{},d.wp.receiveEmbedMessage||(d.wp.receiveEmbedMessage=function(e){var t=e.data;if((t||t.secret||t.message||t.value)&&!/[^a-zA-Z0-9]/.test(t.secret)){for(var s,r,n,a=l.querySelectorAll('iframe[data-secret="'+t.secret+'"]'),o=l.querySelectorAll('blockquote[data-secret="'+t.secret+'"]'),c=new RegExp("^https?:$","i"),i=0;i<o.length;i++)o[i].style.display="none";for(i=0;i<a.length;i++)s=a[i],e.source===s.contentWindow&&(s.removeAttribute("style"),"height"===t.message?(1e3<(r=parseInt(t.value,10))?r=1e3:~~r<200&&(r=200),s.height=r):"link"===t.message&&(r=new URL(s.getAttribute("src")),n=new URL(t.value),c.test(n.protocol))&&n.host===r.host&&l.activeElement===s&&(d.top.location.href=t.value))}},d.addEventListener("message",d.wp.receiveEmbedMessage,!1),l.addEventListener("DOMContentLoaded",function(){for(var e,t,s=l.querySelectorAll("iframe.wp-embedded-content"),r=0;r<s.length;r++)(t=(e=s[r]).getAttribute("data-secret"))||(t=Math.random().toString(36).substring(2,12),e.src+="#?secret="+t,e.setAttribute("data-secret",t)),e.contentWindow.postMessage({message:"ready",secret:t},"*")},!1)))}(window,document); //# sourceURL=https://www.healthbenefitstimes.com/glossary/wp-includes/js/wp-embed.min.js </script> The surgical removal of all or part of the pancreas.Surgical removal of all or part of the pancreas, performed to remove a tumor, repair injury, or treat disease affecting the pancreas.Surgical excision of part or all of the pancreas.Surgical removal of all or part of the pancreas. A pancreatectomy is the most effective treatment for pancreatic cancer. It is also performed in some cases of chronic pancreatitis (long-term inflammation of the pancreas) and following traumatic injury to the pancreas. A total pancreatectomy is the removal of the entire organ, while a subtotal or distal pancreatectomy is the removal of the body and tail of the pancreas. The spleen is also sometimes removed in distal pancreatectomy. When the duodenum is removed along with all or part of the pancreas, the operation is known as a pancreatocduodenectomy or the Whipple procedure.Surgical removal of the pancreas. Total pancreatectomy (Whipple 's operation) involves the entire gland and part of the duodenum. In subtotal pancreatectomy most of the gland is removed, usually leaving a small part close to the duodenum. In partial pancreatectomy only a portion of the gland is removed. The operations are performed for tumors in the gland or because of chronic or relapsing pancreatitis. After total or subtotal pancreatectomy it is necessary to administer pancreatic enzymes with food to aid its digestion and insulin injections to replace that normally secreted by the gland.An operation for removal of part or all of the pancreas. Toted pancreatectomy produces diabetes mellitus due to the removal of insulin-producing cells. Exogenous insulin must be administered.After a subtotal (or partial) pancreatectomy, diabetes may develop some time later because the remaining islets may be unable to take care of the increased demands placed on them.Pancreatectomy, the surgical extraction of either a portion or the entire pancreas, can serve as a remedy for pancreatitis (pancreas inflammation). In exceptional instances, pancreatectomy is employed as a treatment approach for insulinomas (tumors that produce insulin).Pancreatectomy can result in an insufficiency of pancreatic hormones and digestive enzymes. This condition can give rise to diabetes mellitus, necessitating insulin therapy, as well as malabsorption, which mandates the use of oral pancreatin supplements.Surgical removal of the entire pancreas or a portion of it.