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Guidelines for sites linking to mayoclinic.orgThis procedure is performed infrequently today because lifelong adverse effects may result. In this surgery, surgeons remove the entire pancreas, bile duct, gallbladder, and spleen, and possibly portions of the small intestine, stomach and nearby lymph nodes.
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