Does ampullary adenoma size predict invasion on EUS? Does invasion on EUS predict presence of malignancy?

Background and study aims: It is common practice to perform ampullectomy without endoscopic ultrasound (EUS) for ampullary lesions < 1 cm but no data exists to support it. No studies have explored whether EUS findings of invasion correla...

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Main Authors: Vaishali Patel, Paul Jowell, Jorge Obando, Cynthia D. Guy, Rebecca A. Burbridge
Format: Article
Language:English
Published: Georg Thieme Verlag KG 2016-12-01
Series:Endoscopy International Open
Online Access:http://www.thieme-connect.de/DOI/DOI?10.1055/s-0042-121001