Ampullary adenomas occur sporadically or in patients with familial adenomatous polyposis
and are being diagnosed more often because of the widespread use of endoscopy.
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Adenomas may undergo malignant transformation through the adenoma-carcinoma sequence
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; therefore, complete resection is advised.Abbreviation:
EBD (endoscopic balloon dilation)To read this article in full you will need to make a payment
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Article info
Publication history
Published online: September 28, 2012
Accepted:
August 6,
2012
Received:
June 27,
2012
Footnotes
DISCLOSURE: All authors disclosed no financial relationships relevant to this publication.
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© 2012 American Society for Gastrointestinal Endoscopy. Published by Elsevier Inc. All rights reserved.
