Nitsa Z, Kanavidis P, Davakis S, Charalabopoulos A. Laparoscopic Transduodenal Ampullectomy for a High-Grade Dysplasia Tumor.
Cureus 2024;
16:e62761. [PMID:
39036238 PMCID:
PMC11260081 DOI:
10.7759/cureus.62761]
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Abstract
Ampullary tumors occur rarely, and the only curative treatment is resection. The endoscopic approach is the most well-known and common treatment of choice. Open surgical resection is the usual treatment of choice in cases of unsuccessful endoscopic resection and big tumors. Although the technically challenging laparoscopic approach is not yet widespread, it is a feasible and safe method in well-selected patients. This case report focuses on the case of a 74-year-old male with high-grade dysplasia in the ampulla of Vater, who had an incomplete endoscopic resection. Therefore, we performed a laparoscopic transduodenal ampullectomy.
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