Wide local excision as an alternative treatment for periampullary carcinoma.
Wide excision of periampullary carcinoma is associated with low operative morbidity and mortality, but its effect on long-term survival, compared with that of pancreaticoduodenal resection, is controversial. Five patients with periampullary carcinoma were treated with wide local excision as a definitive procedure. There was no operative death, and four patients survived for two or more years following the operation. These patients are presented and the literature is reviewed.
Goldberg
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Department of Surgery, Hadassah University Hospital, Mount Scopus, Jerusalem, Israel.
Zamir
O
O
Hadary
A
A
Nissan
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S
D000230:Adenocarcinoma / Q000601:surgery*; D000368:Aged; D014670:Ampulla of Vater / Q000601:surgery*; D004379:Duodenal Neoplasms / Q000601:surgery*; D005260:Female; D005500:Follow-Up Studies; D006801:Humans; D008197:Lymph Node Excision; D008297:Male; D008875:Middle Aged; D009361:Neoplasm Invasiveness; D010190:Pancreatic Neoplasms / Q000601:surgery*