Diagnosis and surgical treatment of carcinoma of duodenal papilla :a report of 48 cases / 中国普通外科杂志

ABSTRACT

Objective To study the results of diagnosis and treatment of duodenal papilla carcinoma. Methods The clinical data of 48 cases of duodenal papilla carcinoma admitted and treated in our hospital during a 7-year period were analyzed retrospectively. The main clinical symptoms included jaundice(43 cases), upper abdominal pain(23 cases), pruritus of skin(12 cases) and other symploms (7cases). The diagnosis accuracy rate of B ultrasound, CT, and ERCP examination were 39.6%, 50.0% and 93.3% respectively. Pancreaticoduodenectomy was performed in 39 cases. (of these, 1 case underwent pylorus-preserving procedure), 5 cases underwent cholecystojejunostomy and/or gastroenterostomy, and 3 were willfully discharged after diagnosis.Results Thirty-six patients were followed up.Survival beyond 1 year and beyond 2 years afer pancreaticoduodeneoctomy were 66.7% and 30.6% (respectively), and 2 cases among 8 cases of 7-year survivors are alive now. But the 3 discharged patients who refused operations lived less than 1 year; and only 1 patient among those who underwent cholecystojejunostomy and/or (gastroenterostomy) lived more than 1 year. Conclusions ERCP plus biopsy are the primary means of diagnosis, and radical resection is the main treatment modality for duodenal papilla carcinoma.