Total pancreatectomy treatment option

Another treatment option for pancreatic cancer patients is the total pancreatectomy.

This is major surgery--a more severe procedure than the Whipple procedure. The Whipple procedure only removes portions of the gastrointestinal tract. The pancreatectomy totally removes organs in the gastrointestinal area.


Information for the pancreatectomy is found at the Cancerhelp.org.uk website:

Source: Cancerhelp.org.uk

http://www.cancerhelp.org.uk/help/default.asp?page=3124


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Total pancreatectomy

This is very major surgery. It involves taking out

• The whole of the pancreas


• Your duodenum


• Part of the stomach


• The gall bladder and partial of the bile duct


• The spleen


• Many of the surrounding lymph nodes.

Before and after illustrations will be shown in other posts.