AMPULLARY ADENOCARCINOMA: DIAGNOSTIC AND THERAPEUTIC CHALLENGE

Document Type : Original Article

Authors

1 Departments of Hepatobiliary surgery

2 Departments of Hepatobiliary surgery, Faculty of Medicine , Alexandria University

3 Departments of Hepatobiliary surgery, faculty of Medicine , Alexandria University

4 medicine, Faculty of Medicine , Alexandria University

5 Alexandria medicine, Faculty of Medicine , Alexandria University University

Abstract

Ampullary carcinoma is an entity of the periampullary tumors that have better resectable and survival rates. This study 
was carried out on 22 patients proved to have malignant ampullary region tumors .The study aimed at assessment of the 
different preoperative diagnostic procedures; study the incidence of operability of the tumors and evaluation of the different types of surgical palliative procedures with the least interference and the best palliation. 

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