Open AccessCurrent Status and Challenges of Endoscopic Treatments for Duodenal Tumors
Author(s) -
Yasutoshi Ochiai,
Motohiko Kato,
Yoshiyuki Kiguchi,
Teppei Akimoto,
Atsushi Nakayama,
Motoki Sasaki,
Ai Fujimoto,
Tadateru Maehata,
Osamu Goto,
Naohisa Yahagi
Publication year - 2018
Publication title -
digestion
Language(s) - English
Resource type - Journals
SCImago Journal Rank - 0.882
H-Index - 75
eISSN - 1421-9867
pISSN - 0012-2823
DOI - 10.1159/000494408
Subject(s) - medicine , endoscopic mucosal resection , duodenum , surgery , endoscopic submucosal dissection , polypectomy , resection , dissection (medical) , endoscopy , endoscopic treatment , complication , colonoscopy , cancer , colorectal cancer
Superficial tumors of the duodenum, other than ampullary tumors, have been traditionally considered rare. However, reports of this kind of tumor have increased in recent times, and the demand for minimally invasive treatments have also increasing.