With the advent of endoscopic retrograde cholangiopancreatography(ERCP)in the early 1970s,anatomic anomalies of the Vaterian system were described endoscopically[1].Although the occurrence is rare,the common bile duct...
This study was approved by the Institutional Review Board of Clinical Trial Center in Pusan National University hospital(IRB No.2303-007-124).
BACKGROUND Currently,there is no standard adjuvant therapy for patients with resected ampulla of Vater(AoV)cancer.AIM To evaluate the effectiveness of adjuvant concurrent chemoradiotherapy(CCRT)in patients with advanc...
Introduction In contrast to familiar developmental anomalies,such as pancreatobiliary maljunction and pancreas divisum,a double orifice of the ampulla of Vater is a much more rare congenital malformation.We encountere...
To the Editor:Many patients with tumors of the pancreatic head or of the ampulla of Vater require endoscopic manipulation of the duodenal papilla in order to achieve tumor biopsy or for common bile duct stenting.These...
Supported by the Key Research and Development Plan of Shandong Province,No.2016GSF201108
BACKGROUND Transduodenal ampullectomy(TDA) is not in wide clinical use due to its low radical effect and a high recurrence rate of tumors. However,TDA is still an effective treatment method; it has great clinical valu...
Supported by the Italian Association for Cancer Research,No.12182
Ampulla of Vater is a peculiar anatomical structure, characterized by the crossroad of three distinct epithelia: Intestinal, ductal pancreatic and biliary. Adenocarcinomas arising in this area represent an opportunity...