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Please help! what happens during and after pancreas removal?

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Pancreas surgery: This is major surgery. Presumably it is done for a tumor or bad pancreatitis. If all the pancreas is removed, then there will be pancreatic insufficiency. One part is digestive enzymes, which can be taken with meals. The other part is insulin. You may be diabetic and require insulin.

Answered 5/5/2014

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