Retrospective Study
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World J Gastroenterol. Mar 21, 2019; 25(11): 1387-1397
Published online Mar 21, 2019. doi: 10.3748/wjg.v25.i11.1387
Table 2 The characteristics of all patients
Number of all EP cases45
Male/female29/16
Age (yr, mean ± SD)65.0 ± 11.5
Tumor size (mm, mean ± SD)21.1 ± 6.2
En-bloc resection/piecemeal resection41/4
Stent placement
Both/pancreatic/biliary/none33/7/4/1
Complications of EP
Post-EP bleeding9 (20.0%)
Post-EP pancreatitis13 (28.9%)
Hospital stay (d, mean ± SD)15.4 ± 8.5
Pathological diagnosis
Adenoma/adenocarcinoma33/12
Pathological evaluation of resected margin
Positive/uncertain/negative12/12/21
Horizontal margin
Positive/uncertain9/10
Vertical margin
Positive/uncertain5/9
Median observation period (mo, range)27.1 (3.0-133.4)

  • Citation: Sakai A, Tsujimae M, Masuda A, Iemoto T, Ashina S, Yamakawa K, Tanaka T, Tanaka S, Yamada Y, Nakano R, Sato Y, Kurosawa M, Ikegawa T, Fujigaki S, Kobayashi T, Shiomi H, Arisaka Y, Itoh T, Kodama Y. Clinical outcomes of ampullary neoplasms in resected margin positive or uncertain cases after endoscopic papillectomy. World J Gastroenterol 2019; 25(11): 1387-1397
  • URL: https://www.wjgnet.com/1007-9327/full/v25/i11/1387.htm
  • DOI: https://dx.doi.org/10.3748/wjg.v25.i11.1387