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ArticleHPB : the official journal of the International Hepato Pancreato Biliary Association2016

Surgical ampullectomy: an underestimated operation in the era of endoscopy.

Lutz Schneider, Pietro Contin, Stefan Fritz, Oliver Strobel, Markus W Büchler, Thilo Hackert

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Article in HPB : the official journal of the International Hepato Pancreato Biliary Association, 2016. The graph could read no effect estimate from its abstract, so it casts no vote on the map. Cited by 26 papers, 1 of them a synthesis that pooled it.

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26citing papers in PubMed, 1 pooled it
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3 · Its place in the literature

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26 citing papers in PubMed, 1 synthesis or guideline pooled it, 55 citations in OpenAlex.

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5 · Who and what money

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6 authors at 1 institution in 1 country.

Lutz SchneiderDepartment for General, Visceral and Transplantation Surgery, University of Heidelberg, Germany. Electronic address: Markus.Buechler@med.uni-heidelberg.de.
Pietro ContinDepartment for General, Visceral and Transplantation Surgery, University of Heidelberg, Germany.
Stefan FritzDepartment for General, Visceral and Transplantation Surgery, University of Heidelberg, Germany.
Oliver StrobelDepartment for General, Visceral and Transplantation Surgery, University of Heidelberg, Germany.
Markus W BüchlerDepartment for General, Visceral and Transplantation Surgery, University of Heidelberg, Germany.
Thilo HackertDepartment for General, Visceral and Transplantation Surgery, University of Heidelberg, Germany.
Heidelberg University · DE

Funding

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6 · The paper itself

Abstract

introductionBenign neoplastic, inflammatory or functional pathologies of the ampulla of Vater are mainly treated by primary endoscopic interventions. Consequently, transduodenal surgical ampullectomy (TSA) has been abandoned in many centres, although it represents an important tool not only after unsuccessful endoscopic treatment. The aim of the study was to analyse TSA for benign lesions of the ampulla of Vater. PATIENTS AND

methodsAll patients who underwent TSA between 2001 and 2014 were included. Patients were analysed in terms of indications, postoperative morbidity and mortality as well as long-term success.

resultsEighty-three patients underwent TSA. Indications included adenomas in 44 and inflammatory stenosis in 39 patients. 96% of the patients had undergone endoscopic therapeutic approaches prior to TSA (median no. of interventions n = 3). Postoperative morbidity occurred in 20 patients (24%). There was one procedure-associated death (mortality 1.2%). The mean follow-up was 54 months. Long-term overall success rate for TSA was 83.6%. After TSA for ampullary adenoma, the recurrence rate was 4.5%.

conclusionTSA is an underestimated surgical procedure, which can be performed safely with high long-term efficacy. It can be implemented in clinical algorithms for patients with benign pathologies of the ampulla of Vater, particularly after unsuccessful endoscopic treatment.

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Biliary Tract Surgical ProceduresEndoscopyAdenomaAgedAmpulla of VaterCholestasisCommon Bile Duct NeoplasmsDatabases, FactualFeasibility StudiesFemaleGermanyHumansMaleMiddle AgedNeoplasm Recurrence, LocalPancreatectomy

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PMID26776853
PMCPMC4750227
OpenAlexW2258510038

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