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BOOKS

Bastidas, J. Augusto, and John E. Niederhuber. "The Pancreas."In Fundamentals of Surgery. Edited by John E. Niederhuber. Stamford: Appleton & Lange, 1998.

Mayer, Robert...

J. "Pancreatic Cancer." In Harrison's Principles of Internal Medicine. Edited by Anthony S. Fauci, et al. New York: McGraw-Hill, 1997.

PERIODICALS

Cretolle, C., C. N. Fekete, D. Jan, et al. "Partial elective pancreatectomy is curative in focal form of permanent hyperinsulinemic hypoglycaemia in infancy: A report of 45 cases from 1983 to 2000."Journal of Pediatric Surgery 37 (February 2002): 155–158.

Lillemoe, K. D., S. Kaushal, J. L. Cameron, et al. "Distal pancreatectomy: indications and outcomes in 235 patients."Annals of Surgery 229 (May 1999): 698–700.

McAndrew, H. F., V. Smith, and L. Spitz. "Surgical complications of pancreatectomy for persistent hyperinsulinaemic hypoglycaemia of infancy."Journal of Pediatric Surgery 38 (January 2003): 13–16.

Patterson, E. J., M. Gagner, B. Salky, et al. "Laparoscopic pancreatic resection: single-institution experience of 19 patients."Journal of the American College of Surgeons 193 (September 2001): 281–287.

ORGANIZATIONS

American College of Gastroenterology. 4900 B South 31st St.,Arlington, VA 22206. (703) 820-7400. .

American Gastroenterological Association (AGA). 4930 DelRay Avenue, Bethesda, MD 20814. (301) 654-2055. .

National Cancer Institute (NCI). NCI Public Inquiries Office,Suite 3036A, 6116 Executive Boulevard, MSC8322 Bethesda, MD 20892-8322. (800) 422-6237. .

OTHER

NIH CancerNet: Pancreatic Cancer Homepage. [cited July 1,2003]. .

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Pancreatectomy is a medical term referring to surgical removal of part or all of the pancreas.

The most common surgical procedure is called pancreaticoduodenectomy. Among common consequences of complete or nearly complete pancreatectomy are deficiencies of pancreatic endocrine or exocrine function requiring replacement of insulin or digestive enzymes. The patient becomes immediately, a type I diabetic, with no hope for future Type I diabetes treatements, since the pancreas is either partially or completely absent. Type I diabetes is one of the hardest diseases to maintain and mortality is very high. Pancreatectomy should NEVER be given as an option for pancreatic disease who's main symptom is pain. It is very important to note that even after pancreatectomy, pain still exists in most patients.

From http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Pancreatectomy

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