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Pancreaticoduodenectomy MeSH Descriptor Data 2026


MeSH Heading
Pancreaticoduodenectomy
Tree Number(s)
E04.210.760
Unique ID
D016577
RDF Unique Identifier
http://id.nlm.nih.gov/mesh/D016577
Scope Note
The excision of the head of the pancreas and the encircling loop of the duodenum to which it is connected.
Entry Term(s)
Duodenopancreatectomy
Pancreatoduodenectomy
NLM Classification #
WI 980
Previous Indexing
Duodenum (1966-1991)
Pancreatectomy (1966-1991)
Public MeSH Note
95; was PANCREATODUODENECTOMY 1992-94
Online Note
use PANCREATICODUODENECTOMY to search PANCREATODUODENECTOMY 1992-94
History Note
95; was PANCREATODUODENECTOMY 1992-94
Date Introduced
1992/01/01
Last Updated
1997/06/20
Pancreaticoduodenectomy Preferred
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