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Evaluate the diagnostic performance of preoperative investigations and identify key clinical factors influencing survival after curative pancreaticoduodenectomy for ampullary carcinoma.

November 1, 1999The American Surgeon

Pancreaticoduodenectomy for Ampullary Carcinoma

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RRRiyaadh RobertsUniversity of Cape Town JKJ E J KrigeUniversity of Cape Town PBP C BornmanUniversity of Cape Town

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Cohort study demonstrates a 46% five-year survival after pancreaticoduodenectomy for ampullary carcinoma, indicating favorable long-term outcomes in early-stage and node-negative disease.

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Evaluate the diagnostic performance of preoperative investigations and identify key clinical factors influencing survival after curative pancreaticoduodenectomy for ampullary carcinoma.
Analyzed a consecutive series of 32 patients with adenocarcinoma of the ampulla of Vater who underwent curative pancreaticoduodenectomy.
Assessed preoperative diagnostic accuracy across ultrasound, computed tomography (CT), and endoscopic retrograde cholangiopancreatography (ERCP) with biopsy and brush cytology.
ERCP with biopsy and brush cytology confirmed or suspected carcinoma in 100% of patients, while postoperative mortality occurred in 9.4% (3/32).
Actuarial 5-year survival reached 46% overall, with all patients presenting with T1 lesions surviving beyond 5 years.
Patients with lymph node metastases experienced significantly reduced survival compared to node-negative patients (P = 0.00087).

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Roberts et al. (1999) studied this question.

synapsesocial.com/papers/6a9c3022d8d8bde79ebb23f1 https://doi.org/10.1177/000313489906501110

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Cohort study demonstrates a 46% five-year survival after pancreaticoduodenectomy for ampullary carcinoma, indicating favorable long-term outcomes in early-stage and node-negative disease.

Pancreaticoduodenectomy for Ampullary Carcinoma

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