Major organ: The pancreas is responsible for making digestive enzymes and insulin. Removing the pancreas causes the immediate problem of type 1 diabetes, and you would need Insulin treatment for life. There are pancreatic enzymes that one can take by mouth that do a reasonable job of replacing the enzymes lost by removing the pancreas.
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