gastropancreaticoduodenectomy

== English == === Noun === gastropancreaticoduodenectomy (plural gastropancreaticoduodenectomies) (surgery) A major surgical operation in which parts of the stomach, pancreas, duodenum, and sometimes bile ducts are removed and the digestive tract is reconstructed. It is most often performed to treat cancers in the upper digestive system, especially pancreatic cancer.