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Table 5 Complications of endoscopic papillectomy and outcomes of management

From: Therapeutic outcomes of endoscopic papillectomy for ampullary neoplasms: retrospective analysis of a multicenter study

 

N (%)

Management (Medical/Operation)

Recovery (%)

Bleeding

18 (17.3)

17/1

18 (100)

Pancreatitis

16 (15.4)

16/0

16 (100)

Perforation

8 (7.7)

6/2

6 (75)

Mortality

2 (1.9)a

  
  1. aOne case was caused by retroperitoneal perforation complicated with persistent bleeding. Another was also caused by retroperitoneal perforation combined with ongoing infection