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pancreatectomy
Indications:
- necrotizing pancreatitis
- not amenable to medical therapy
- pancreatic cancer
- abdominal trauma
- insulinoma
- not amenable to medical therapy
Contraindications:
- age alone should not preclude a pancreatic resection [1]
Procedure:
- surgical resection of the pancreas
Specific
pancreatic donation
General
general surgery
abdominal surgery
surgical resection (excision)
References
- Oliveira-Cunha M, Malde DJ, Aldouri A et al
Results of pancreatic surgery in the elderly: is age a barrier?
HPB (Oxford). 2013 Jan;15(1):24-30.
PMID: 23216776 Free PMC Article