Expanding the indication of endoscopic papillectomy for T1a ampullary carcinoma.

Kenjiro YamamotoTakao ItoiAtsushi SofuniTakayoshi TsuchiyaReina TanakaRyosuke TonozukaMitsuyoshi HonjoShuntaro MukaiMitsuru FujitaYasutsugu AsaiYukitoshi MatsunamiTakashi KurosawaHiroshi YamaguchiYuichi Nagakawa

Published in: Digestive endoscopy : official journal of the Japan Gastroenterological Endoscopy Society (2018)

Endoscopic papillectomy is useful and reliable for the curative treatment of T1a AC. Large-scale prospective studies with long-term follow up are needed.

Keyphrases

ultrasound guided
rectal cancer
case control
prognostic factors
replacement therapy