Tumors of the ampulla of Vater treated by local resection: a report of five cases.
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.
Eggink
W F
WF
Department of Surgery, Internal Medicine and Pathology, AD Arnhem, The Netherlands.
van Berge Henegouwen
G P
GP
Brandt
K H
KH
Bronkhorst
F B
FB
van der Heyde
M N
MN
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