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PANCREAS REMOVAL [3 records]
Record 1 - internal organization data 2013-04-02
Record 1, English
Record 1, Subject field(s)
- Surgery
Record 1, Main entry term, English
- pancreas removal
1, record 1, English, pancreas%20removal
correct
Record 1, Abbreviations, English
Record 1, Synonyms, English
Record 1, Textual support, English
Record number: 1, Textual support number: 1 CONT
Doctors at the university began pancreatic islet cell transplantation in 1989 as a means to improve the quality of life for cluster transplant patients, who become insuline dependent as a result of pancreas removal. The cluster transplant procedure, which had been developed by Dr. Starzl the previous year, involves massive multiple-organ resection and liver transplantation for patients diagnosed with advanced abdominal cancer. 1, record 1, English, - pancreas%20removal
Record 1, French
Record 1, Domaine(s)
- Chirurgie
Record 1, Main entry term, French
- exérèse pancréatique
1, record 1, French, ex%C3%A9r%C3%A8se%20pancr%C3%A9atique
correct, feminine noun
Record 1, Abbreviations, French
Record 1, Synonyms, French
- ablation du pancréas 1, record 1, French, ablation%20du%20pancr%C3%A9as
correct, feminine noun
Record 1, Textual support, French
Record number: 1, Textual support number: 1 CONT
Enfin, seuls des centres très spécialisés pratiquent des exérèses pancréatiques (ablation du pancréas), des gastrectomies (ablation de l'estomac), des résections pulmonaires (ablation partielle d'un lobe pulmonaire) et certaines interventions cardio-vasculaires. 1, record 1, French, - ex%C3%A9r%C3%A8se%20pancr%C3%A9atique
Record 1, Spanish
Record 1, Textual support, Spanish
Record 2 - internal organization data 2004-02-26
Record 2, English
Record 2, Subject field(s)
- Surgery
- The Pancreas
- Digestive Tract
Record 2, Main entry term, English
- pancreaticoduodenectomy
1, record 2, English, pancreaticoduodenectomy
correct
Record 2, Abbreviations, English
Record 2, Synonyms, English
- pancreatoduodenectomy 1, record 2, English, pancreatoduodenectomy
correct
Record 2, Textual support, English
Record number: 2, Textual support number: 1 DEF
The surgical removal of all or part of the pancreas, the duodenum, and the most distal parts of the common bile duct and stomach. 1, record 2, English, - pancreaticoduodenectomy
Record 2, French
Record 2, Domaine(s)
- Chirurgie
- Pancréas
- Appareil digestif
Record 2, Main entry term, French
- pancréatoduodénectomie
1, record 2, French, pancr%C3%A9atoduod%C3%A9nectomie
correct, feminine noun
Record 2, Abbreviations, French
Record 2, Synonyms, French
Record 2, Textual support, French
Record number: 2, Textual support number: 1 DEF
Résection du pancréas et du duodénum. 2, record 2, French, - pancr%C3%A9atoduod%C3%A9nectomie
Record number: 2, Textual support number: 1 CONT
Résection d'une pseudotumeur inflammatoire au duodénum par pancréatoduodénectomie. 1, record 2, French, - pancr%C3%A9atoduod%C3%A9nectomie
Record 2, Key term(s)
- duodéno-pancréatectomie
Record 2, Spanish
Record 2, Campo(s) temático(s)
- Cirugía
- Páncreas
- Aparato digestivo
Record 2, Main entry term, Spanish
- pancreatoduodenectomía
1, record 2, Spanish, pancreatoduodenectom%C3%ADa
correct, feminine noun
Record 2, Abbreviations, Spanish
Record 2, Synonyms, Spanish
Record 2, Textual support, Spanish
Record number: 2, Textual support number: 1 DEF
Procedimiento quirúrgico que consiste en la extirpación de la cabeza del páncreas y el asa del duodeno que le rodea. 1, record 2, Spanish, - pancreatoduodenectom%C3%ADa
Record number: 2, Textual support number: 1 OBS
Es un tratamiento para cáncer de páncreas. 1, record 2, Spanish, - pancreatoduodenectom%C3%ADa
Record 2, Key term(s)
- operación de Whipple
Record 3 - internal organization data 2003-06-02
Record 3, English
Record 3, Subject field(s)
- Microbiology and Parasitology
- Biochemistry
- Biotechnology
Record 3, Main entry term, English
- proinsulin
1, record 3, English, proinsulin
correct
Record 3, Abbreviations, English
Record 3, Synonyms, English
Record 3, Textual support, English
Record number: 3, Textual support number: 1 DEF
A protein, made in the islet cells of the pancreas consisting in man of a single chain of 84 amino acids, from which insulin is produced by enzymatic removal of 33 amino acids from the middle. 2, record 3, English, - proinsulin
Record 3, French
Record 3, Domaine(s)
- Microbiologie et parasitologie
- Biochimie
- Biotechnologie
Record 3, Main entry term, French
- proinsuline
1, record 3, French, proinsuline
correct, feminine noun
Record 3, Abbreviations, French
Record 3, Synonyms, French
Record 3, Textual support, French
Record number: 3, Textual support number: 1 OBS
On observe le même effet dans la chaîne C de la molécule de proinsuline, un précurseur de l'insuline. 2, record 3, French, - proinsuline
Record 3, Spanish
Record 3, Campo(s) temático(s)
- Microbiología y parasitología
- Bioquímica
- Biotecnología
Record 3, Main entry term, Spanish
- proinsulina
1, record 3, Spanish, proinsulina
correct, feminine noun
Record 3, Abbreviations, Spanish
Record 3, Synonyms, Spanish
Record 3, Textual support, Spanish
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