title: [Endoscopic diagnosis and therapy of papillary tumors].
abstract: Endoscopic papillotomy (EPT) allows biopsy of tumors of the Vater's papilla using coils or forceps. EPT is a preoperative diagnostic procedure in patients with carcinoma of the papilla, who can be operated upon, a palliative procedure in patients which cannot be operated upon anymore, and a curative procedure in patients with benign tumors which cannot be operated upon because of general risk factors. EPT is also a preparatory procedure for internal drainage of the bile duct system by endoscopy.
mesh_terms: D000368:Aged; D014670:Ampulla of Vater; D003138:Common Bile Duct Neoplasms / Q000175:diagnosis* / Q000000981:diagnostic imaging / Q000628:therapy; D004724:Endoscopy; D005260:Female; D006801:Humans; D008297:Male; D008875:Middle Aged; D011859:Radiography
vernacular_title: Endoskopische Diagnostik und Therapie der Papillentumoren.