pancreatoduodenectomy

A form of pancreaticoduodenectomy — 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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duodenopancreatectomyWhipple procedure
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Meanings

nounpancreatoduodenectomy (plural pancreatoduodenectomies)

plural pancreatoduodenectomies

  1. alternativeAlternative spelling of pancreaticoduodenectomy

    Synonyms: duodenopancreatectomy, Whipple procedure

Synonyms & antonyms

Also see
pancreaduodenectomypancreaticoduodenectomy

Origin

From pancreas + duodenum + -ectomy.

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Rhymes & wordplay

Rhymes with pancreatoduodenectomy

hysterectomymastectomyvasectomyprostatectomycholecystectomynephrectomyendarterectomysplenectomylumpectomytonsillectomygastrectomyappendectomyhepatectomyoophorectomyvitrectomythyroidectomyadrenalectomylaminectomydiscectomystapedectomycolectomylobectomycystectomyovariectomy
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Anagrams

duodenopancreatectomy
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APA

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

MLA

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

Chicago

WatkinsX Dictionary, s.v. “pancreatoduodenectomy,” accessed November 5, 2026, https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/pancreatoduodenectomy.

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