Role of needle knife assisted ampullary biopsy in the diagnosis of periampullary carcinoma

Table 1 Clinical profile and laboratory data of 13 patients diagnosed by needle knife assisted ampullary biopsy

Case	Age (yr)/gender	Presentation	GB mass	Hb (gm/dL)	TLC (/mm3)	Serum bilirubin (mg/dL)	ALP (IU/L)	CA 19.9 (U/mL)	Post needle knife biopsy	Stent
1	75/female	Jaundice,weight loss	+	11.0	8800	11.0	312	NA	Adeno CA	+
2	54/male	Jaundice, melena	-	12.0	7400	8.0	274	274	Adeno CA	-
3	42/male	Jaundice, pain abdomen	+	11.2	9400	12.5	310	430	Adeno CA	+
4	65/female	Jaundice, fever	+	11.5	12 100	15.5	471	780	Adeno CA	-
5	58/male	Jaundice, weight loss	-	13.0	9400	10.5	321	1408	Adeno CA	-
6	71/male	Jaundice, melena	+	9.2	12 000	9.2	475	2900	Adeno CA	-
7	54/male	Jaundice, fever	+	9.5	13 400	11.2	274	1451	Adeno CA	-
8	61/female	Jaundice, pain abdomen, fever	+	7.8	11 400	9.5	183	714	Adeno CA	-
9	63/male	Jaundice, pain abdomen, melena	+	8.1	12 400	9.9	274	1121	Adeno CA	+
10	68/male	Jaundice, pain abdomen,weight loss	-	12.2	7800	11.5	210	3500	Adeno CA	+
11	63/female	Jaundice, fever, weight loss	+	11.5	8500	12.5	194	1200	Adenoma	-
12	58/male	Jaundice, fever, melena	+	12.5	9900	11.2	248	NA	Adeno CA	-
13	75/female	Jaundice, fever, melena	-	7.5	13 500	13.0	198	3400	Adeno CA	+

GB: Gall bladder; Hb: Hemoglobin; TLC: Total leukocyte count; ALP: Alkaline phosphatase; CA: Carcinoma; EUS: Endoscopic ultrasound; +: Present; -: Absent.