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total pancreatectomy  listen  (TOH-tul PAN-kree-uh-TEK-toh-mee)

  Surgery to remove the entire pancreas. Part of the stomach, part of the small intestine, the common bile duct, gallbladder, spleen, and nearby lymph nodes are also removed.