pancreaticoduodenectomy

noun

A major surgical procedure involving removal of the head of the pancreas, the duodenum, and often portions of the stomach and surrounding structures, typically performed to treat tumors or other diseases affecting the pancreatic head or periampullary region, with reconstruction of the digestive tract to restore continuity of bile, pancreatic, and gastric flow.

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pancreatoduodenectomyWhipple procedureduodenopancreatectomy
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Meanings

nounpancreaticoduodenectomy (plural pancreaticoduodenectomies)

plural pancreaticoduodenectomies

  1. medicineA major surgical procedure involving removal of the head of the pancreas, the duodenum, and often portions of the stomach and surrounding structures, typically performed to treat tumors or other diseases affecting the pancreatic head or periampullary region, with reconstruction of the digestive tract to restore continuity of bile, pancreatic, and gastric flow.

    Synonyms: pancreatoduodenectomy, Whipple procedure, duodenopancreatectomy

Synonyms & antonyms

nounA major surgical procedure involving removal of the head of the pancreas, the duodenum, and often portions of the stomach and surrounding structures, typically performed to treat tumors or other diseases affecting the pancreatic head or periampullary region, with reconstruction of the digestive tract to restore continuity of bile, pancreatic, and gastric flow.

Similar
pancreatoduodenectomyWhipple procedureduodenopancreatectomy
Also see
duodenopancreatectomy

Origin

From pancreatico- + duoden- + -ectomy or pancreatico- + duodenectomy.

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Rhymes & wordplay

Rhymes with pancreaticoduodenectomy

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pancreaticoduodenectomy. (n.d.). In WatkinsX Dictionary. Retrieved November 5, 2026, from https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/pancreaticoduodenectomy

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“pancreaticoduodenectomy.” WatkinsX Dictionary, https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/pancreaticoduodenectomy. Accessed November 5, 2026.

Chicago

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