Total Pancreatectomy for Ampullary Adenocarcinoma in a 74-Year-Old Patient: Case Report and Literature Review

Primary ampullary neoplasms have origin in the ampulla of Vater, an anatomical structure where the common bile duct and the pancreatic duct join together as a common channel. It represents <0.5% of all gastrointestinal cancers and approximately 7% of all periampullary cancers. The adenocarcinomas...

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Main Authors: Gabriela A. Arroyo Murillo, Eleonore Choppin De Janvry, Manuela Garofalo, Fatima Della Pietra
Format: Article
Language:English
Published: Hindawi Limited 2020-01-01
Series:Case Reports in Surgery
Online Access:http://dx.doi.org/10.1155/2020/8879609