TY - CHAP M1 - Book, Section TI - TOTAL PANCREATECTOMY A1 - Ellison, E. Christopher A1 - Zollinger, Robert M. Y1 - 2016 N1 - T2 - Zollinger's Atlas of Surgical Operations, 10e AB - Total pancreatectomy may be indicated in the treatment of neoplasms of the pancreas as well as for incapacitating, chronic, recurrent pancreatitis. Excision of the entire gland ensures more complete removal of neoplasms but adds little to the average long-term survival. Multicentric tumor locations are excised and cellular implantations are obliterated within the remaining ductal system, and intimately attached lymph nodes are excised. Removal of the pancreas simplifies the reconstruction of the upper gastrointestinal tract and minimizes the complications from pancreatic duct implantation, postoperative pancreatitis, hemorrhage, and sepsis. SN - PB - McGraw-Hill Education CY - New York, NY Y2 - 2024/03/28 UR - accesssurgery.mhmedical.com/content.aspx?aid=1127273730 ER -