Practicals · Surgical Gastroenterology · Pancreas
Distal pancreatectomy (spleen-preserving / with splenectomy)
- Type
- Procedure
- Curriculum level
- perform independently (NMC 4.3)
- Also called
- spleen-preserving distal pancreatectomy
Videos and resources
- VideoDISTAL PANCREATECTOMY SPLENECTOMY: PANCREATIC CANCER SURGERY6:23
- VideoSAGES distal pancreatectomy video faceoff3:31
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Where the curriculum asks for it
“spleen preserving distal pancreatectomy” ( NMC DM/MCh guidelines, page 16)
“Perform distal pancreatectomy and regional lymphadenectomy” ( NMC DM/MCh guidelines, page 16)
“distal pancreatectomy, regional pancreatectomy, total pancreatectomy” ( NBEMS DrNB curriculum, page 12)