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Endoscopic Retrograde Cholangiopancreatography for Ampullary Carcinomas: Friend or Foe?

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Bakopoulos, A; Koliakos, N; Schizas, D; Tsilimigras, DI; Syriga, M; Moris, D; Machairas, N; Ntomi, V; Machairas, A; Angelis, S; Nikolaou, A ...
Published in: Journal of long-term effects of medical implants
January 2019

The role of preoperative endoscopic retrograde cholangiopancreatography (ERCP) in ampullary carcinomas is under debate due to potential associated complications. We report the case of a 59-year-old male diagnosed with ampullary cancer, who had undergone ERCP that was followed by bleeding and perforation. We conclude that interventions before surgical resection, including ERCP, may compromise patient outcome.

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Journal of long-term effects of medical implants

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EISSN

1940-4379

ISSN

1050-6934

Publication Date

January 2019

Volume

29

Issue

4

Start / End Page

277 / 280

Related Subject Headings

  • Biomedical Engineering
 

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Bakopoulos, A., Koliakos, N., Schizas, D., Tsilimigras, D. I., Syriga, M., Moris, D., … Filippou, D. K. (2019). Endoscopic Retrograde Cholangiopancreatography for Ampullary Carcinomas: Friend or Foe? Journal of Long-Term Effects of Medical Implants, 29(4), 277–280. https://doi.org/10.1615/jlongtermeffmedimplants.2020034107
Bakopoulos, Anargyros, Nikolaos Koliakos, Dimitrios Schizas, Diamantis I. Tsilimigras, Maria Syriga, Dimitrios Moris, Nikolaos Machairas, et al. “Endoscopic Retrograde Cholangiopancreatography for Ampullary Carcinomas: Friend or Foe?Journal of Long-Term Effects of Medical Implants 29, no. 4 (January 2019): 277–80. https://doi.org/10.1615/jlongtermeffmedimplants.2020034107.
Bakopoulos A, Koliakos N, Schizas D, Tsilimigras DI, Syriga M, Moris D, et al. Endoscopic Retrograde Cholangiopancreatography for Ampullary Carcinomas: Friend or Foe? Journal of long-term effects of medical implants. 2019 Jan;29(4):277–80.
Bakopoulos, Anargyros, et al. “Endoscopic Retrograde Cholangiopancreatography for Ampullary Carcinomas: Friend or Foe?Journal of Long-Term Effects of Medical Implants, vol. 29, no. 4, Jan. 2019, pp. 277–80. Epmc, doi:10.1615/jlongtermeffmedimplants.2020034107.
Bakopoulos A, Koliakos N, Schizas D, Tsilimigras DI, Syriga M, Moris D, Machairas N, Ntomi V, Machairas A, Angelis S, Apostolopoulos AP, Nikolaou A, Filippou DK. Endoscopic Retrograde Cholangiopancreatography for Ampullary Carcinomas: Friend or Foe? Journal of long-term effects of medical implants. 2019 Jan;29(4):277–280.
Journal cover image

Published In

Journal of long-term effects of medical implants

DOI

EISSN

1940-4379

ISSN

1050-6934

Publication Date

January 2019

Volume

29

Issue

4

Start / End Page

277 / 280

Related Subject Headings

  • Biomedical Engineering