Open AccessCharacteristic endoscopic ultrasound findings of ampullary lesions that predict the need for surgical excision or endoscopic ampullectomy
Author(s) -
Jared Rejeski,
Sarba Kundu,
Matthew Hauser,
Jason Conway,
John A. Evans,
Rishi Pawa,
Girish Mishra
Publication year - 2016
Publication title -
endoscopic ultrasound
Language(s) - English
Resource type - Journals
SCImago Journal Rank - 0.883
H-Index - 24
eISSN - 2303-9027
pISSN - 2226-7190
DOI - 10.4103/2303-9027.183978
Subject(s) - medicine , endoscopic ultrasound , ampulla , radiology , ampulla of vater , lesion , pancreatic duct , endoscopic ultrasonography , demographics , bile duct , endoscopy , carcinoma , pancreas , surgery , demography , sociology
The management of ampullary lesions has evolved to include endoscopic ampullectomy (EA) as a curative approach to cancers of the ampulla of Vater. With this change comes a need to risk-stratify patients at initial diagnosis.