title: Tumors of the ampulla of Vater treated by local resection: a report of five cases.
abstract: The clinical features, diagnostic work-up and difficulties in establishing a diagnosis on endoscopic biopsy specimens were retrospectively analysed in five patients with ampullary tumors. In addition, the technique of local papillary resection is reported. Indications for local resection are: elderly patients with severe co-existing diseases, patients with benign ampullary tumors which are either adenomatous or show epithelial dysplasia or patients with inconclusive preoperative endoscopic biopsy or peroperative frozen sections.
authors.affiliation: Department of Surgery, Internal Medicine and Pathology, AD Arnhem, The Netherlands.
authors.forename: W F
authors.initials: WF
authors.lastname: Eggink
authors.forename: G P
authors.initials: GP
authors.lastname: van Berge Henegouwen
authors.forename: K H
authors.initials: KH
authors.lastname: Brandt
authors.forename: F B
authors.initials: FB
authors.lastname: Bronkhorst
authors.forename: M N
authors.initials: MN
authors.lastname: van der Heyde
mesh_terms: D000368:Aged; D014670:Ampulla of Vater / Q000601:surgery*; D001706:Biopsy; D003138:Common Bile Duct Neoplasms / Q000175:diagnosis / Q000601:surgery*; D004724:Endoscopy; D005260:Female; D006801:Humans; D008297:Male; D008875:Middle Aged; D012189:Retrospective Studies