Background. Carcinoid of the ampulla of Vater is a rare lesion that may produce obstructive jaundice. Analysis of nodal involvement as a function of primary tumor sizes indicated that metastases occur with tumors smaller than 2.0 cm. The case of a 36-year-old woman is presented and the literature re
Carcinoid of the ampulla of Vater
✍ Scribed by MARK HARTEL; MORITZ N WENTE; BERND SIDO; HELMUT FRIESS; MARKUS W BÜCHLER
- Book ID
- 108950217
- Publisher
- John Wiley and Sons
- Year
- 2005
- Tongue
- English
- Weight
- 67 KB
- Volume
- 20
- Category
- Article
- ISSN
- 0815-9319
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Endoscopically placed biliary endoprostheses were used to treat obstructive jaundice in 71 patients with ampullary carcinoma. Successful placement of an endoprosthesis was achieved in 68 patients (95.8%). Bilirubin declined in 67 patients (98.5%). There was no procedure-related mortality. Twenty-two