title: Endoscopic ampullectomy: a practical guide.
abstract: Endoscopic ampullectomy is a minimally invasive method of treating superficial lesions of the ampulla of Vater. With careful patient selection and lesion assessment it is a safe and efficacious therapeutic procedure that can obviate the need for potentially major surgical intervention. Strategies for safe and successful endoscopic ampullectomy with a focus on resection technique and recognition and management of complications are presented.
authors.affiliation: Director of Gastrointestinal Endoscopy, Westmead Hospital, Australia.
authors.forename: Milan
authors.initials: M
authors.lastname: Bassan
authors.forename: Michael
authors.initials: M
authors.lastname: Bourke