1 Jan 2007Article
Extra-ampullary duodenal tumours
Serafina Lattarulo 1Ippazio Ugenti 1Maria Filograna 1Angela Pezzolla 1Filippo Ferrarese 1Gennaro Fabiano 1
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1 Dipartimento di Scienze Chirurgiche Generali e Specialistiche (Direttore: Prof. T. Berardi) Cattedra di Chirurgia Generale dell’Università di Bari
Ann. Ital. Chir., 2007, 78(1), 21-26;
Published: 1 Jan 2007
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Abstract
The authors report on twelve cases of non-ampullary duodenal neoplasm and remark the rarity of this pathology. According to the literature, the traditional endoscopy is the mainstay diagnostic test, because of aspecific digestive symptoms, but the authors stress the importance of the “longue” endoscopy or endoscopy integrated with duodenography in non-responders patients who had non-diagnostic traditional endoscopy for neoplasm. Duodenocefalopancresectomy and segmentary duodenal resection are proposed by tumor site. Better results for prognosis can be obtained only with an early diagnosis and radical surgical therapy, because of chemotherapy and radiotherapy don’t improve survival.
Keywords
- Duodenal tumours
- Endoscopic diagnosis
- Surgical treatment