Pancreas Surgery. Minimally invasive pancreatic resections. Laparoscopic pancreas surgery allows candidate patients to minimize some of the standard risks and discomfort associated with a standard open operation.
Surgery can help prevent further damage to the pancreas and alleviate symptoms like persistent pain. Pancreatic surgeons at nyu langone work as a team with imaging specialists using advanced diagnostic techniques to locate the areas of the pancreas where damage has occurred. This is called total pancreatectomy.
Surgery to remove the left side body and tail of the pancreas is called a distal pancreatectomy.
This surgery is done to relieve symptoms or to prevent certain complications like a blocked bile duct or intestine but the goal is not to cure the cancer. One surgery called the whipple procedure can be an option for patients with pancreatic cancer or benign noncancerous conditions in the head of the pancreas says surgeon robert simon md. Surgery to remove the entire pancreas. Enucleation of pancreatic tumors.
