Late outcome after pylorus preserving pancreaticoduodenectomy for ampullary carcinoma following severe acute post-stenting pancreatitis: and review of the literature
Abstract:Patients undergoing endoscopic retrograde cholangiopancreatography (ERCP) should have stenting of the biliary system to prevent cholangitis. However, the most serious complication of ERCP is pancreatitis. There are only scattered data on the impact of post-ERCP pancreatitis on the surgical management of periampullary tumours. We report the case of a patient with carcinoma of the ampulla of Vater who underwent preoperative biliary stenting complicated with severe acute pancreatitis and was effectively treated b… Show more
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