Background /Aims: Endoscopic evaluation of intraductal papillary mucinous neoplasms (IPMNs) is useful in determining whether the lesions are benign or malignant. This study aimed to examine the usefulness of peroral pancreatoscopy (POPS) in determining the prognosis of IPMNs.
Methods POPS with videoscopy was performed using the mother–baby scope technique. After surgery, computed tomography/magnetic resonance cholangiopancreatography or ultrasonography and blood tests were performed every 6 months during the follow-up.
Results A total of 39 patients with main pancreatic duct (MPD)–type IPMNs underwent POPS using a videoscope, and the protrusions in the MPD were observed in 36 patients. The sensitivity and specificity of cytology/biopsy performed at the time of POPS were 85% and 87.5%, respectively. Of 19 patients who underwent surgery, 18 (95%) patients had negative surgical margins and 1 (5%) patient had a positive margin.
Conclusions In IPMNs with dilatation of the MPD, POPS is considered effective if the lesions can be directly observed. The diagnosis of benign and malignant lesions is possible depending on the degree of lesion elevation. However, in some cases, slightly elevated lesions may increase in size during the follow-up or multiple lesions may be simultaneously present; therefore, careful follow-up is necessary.
Citations
Citations to this article as recorded by
Identification of the course of plastic stent‐induced pancreatic duct mucosal change in chronic pancreatitis using peroral pancreatoscopy (with video) Kensuke Takuma, Naoki Okano, Yusuke Kimura, Koji Watanabe, Hiroki Nakagawa, Kensuke Hoshi, Masashi Miura, Naobumi Tochigi, Yoshinori Igarashi, Takahisa Matsuda DEN Open.2025;[Epub] CrossRef
Pancreatoscopy in the evaluation and management of pancreatic disorders Rodrigo Mansilla-Vivar, Eduardo Segovia-Vergara, Vicente Pons-Beltrán World Journal of Gastrointestinal Endoscopy.2025;[Epub] CrossRef
Pancreatic Cancer Detection in Intraductal Papillary Mucinous Neoplasm (IPMN)—New Insights Wojciech Pawłowski, Mateusz Stefański, Barbara Włodarczyk, Łukasz Durko, Ewa Małecka-Wojciesko Cancers.2025; 17(20): 3341. CrossRef
Pancreatoscopy-Guided Endotherapies for Pancreatic Diseases Yuri Hanada, Raj J. Shah Gastrointestinal Endoscopy Clinics of North America.2024; 34(3): 417. CrossRef
Peroral pancreatoscopy with videoscopy and narrow-band imaging in intraductal papillary mucinous neoplasms with dilatation of the main pancreatic duct Yui Kishimoto, Naoki Okano, Ken Ito, Kensuke Takuma, Seiichi Hara, Susumu Iwasaki, Kensuke Yoshimoto, Yuto Yamada, Koji Watanabe, Yusuke Kimura, Hiroki Nakagawa, Yoshinori Igarashi Clinical Endoscopy.2023; 56(2): 261. CrossRef
Predicting Malignancy by Peroral Pancreatoscopy of an Intraductal Papillary Mucinous Neoplasm with a Dilated Main Pancreatic Duct: Is Seeing Enough? Yun Nah Lee, Jong Ho Moon Clinical Endoscopy.2022; 55(2): 213. CrossRef
Background /Aims: Bleeding is a complication of endoscopic snare papillectomy for ampullary tumors. This study aimed to investigate the clinical efficacy of hypertonic saline-epinephrine (HSE) local injection before endoscopic papillectomy for prevention of bleeding.
Methods We retrospectively reviewed the data of 107 consecutive patients with ampullary tumors who underwent endoscopic papillectomy. The rates of en bloc resection, pathological resection margins, and prevention of immediate or delayed bleeding in the simple snaring resection group (Group A) and the HSE injection group (Group B) were compared.
Results A total of 44 and 63 patients were enrolled in Groups A and B, respectively. The total complete resection rate was 89.7% (96/107); the clinical complete resection rates in Group A and Group B were 86.3% (38/44) and 92.1% (58/63), respectively (p=0.354). Post-papillectomy bleeding occurred in 22 patients. In Groups A and B, the immediate bleeding rates were 20.5% (9/44) and 4.8% (3/63), respectively (p=0.0255), while the delayed bleeding rates were 7% (3/44) and 11% (7/63), respectively (p=0.52). The rates of positive horizontal and vertical pathological margin in both groups were 27% and 16%, respectively.
Conclusions HSE local injection was effective in preventing immediate bleeding and was useful for safely performing endoscopic papillectomy for ampullary tumors.
Citations
Citations to this article as recorded by
Endoscopic papillectomy versus surgical ampullectomy for adenomas and early cancers of the papilla: a retrospective Pancreas2000/European Pancreatic Club analysis Marcus Hollenbach, Christian Heise, Einas Abou-Ali, Aiste Gulla, Francesco Auriemma, Kevin Soares, Galen Leung, Mark A Schattner, William R Jarnagin, Tiegong Wang, Fabrice Caillol, Marc Giovannini, Yanis Dahel, Thilo Hackert, Woo Hyun Paik, Alessandro Zer Gut.2025; 74(3): 397. CrossRef
A Novel Clip Device for Safer and Faster Suturing in Endoscopic Papillectomy: A Retrospective Study of 241 Procedures Kohei Takano, Kentaro Yamao, Takuya Ishikawa, Yoshihisa Takada, Yasuyuki Mizutani, Tadashi Iida, Kota Uetsuki, Takeshi Yamamura, Yoji Ishizu, Kazuhiro Furukawa, Takashi Honda, Masanao Nakamura, Hiroki Kawashima Journal of Gastroenterology and Hepatology.2025; 40(5): 1238. CrossRef
Endoscopic papillectomy for ampullary lesions of minor papilla Kien Vu Trung, Christian Heise, Einas Abou-Ali, Francesco Auriemma, Elias Karam, Sophia E. van der Wiel, Marco J. Bruno, Fabrice Caillol, Marc Giovannini, Viliam Masaryk, Uwe Will, Andrea Anderloni, Enrique Pérez-Cuadrado-Robles, Ana Dugic, Benjamin Meier Gastrointestinal Endoscopy.2024; 99(4): 587. CrossRef
Endoscopic papillectomy for ampullary lesions in patients with familial adenomatous polyposis compared with sporadic lesions: a propensity score-matched cohort Kien Vu Trung, Einas Abou-Ali, Fabrice Caillol, Woo H. Paik, Bertrand Napoleon, Viliam Masaryk, Sophia E. van der Wiel, Enrique Pérez-Cuadrado-Robles, Nicolas Musquer, Asif Halimi, Kevin Soares, Francois R. Souche, Steffen Seyfried, Maria C. Petrone, Stef Endoscopy.2023; 55(08): 709. CrossRef
Updates in endoscopic management of ampullary and duodenal adenomas Pravallika Chadalavada, Tilak Upendra Shah Current Opinion in Gastroenterology.2023; 39(6): 496. CrossRef
Submucosal Epinephrine Injection Before Endoscopic Papillectomy: Less is More? Roy L.J. van Wanrooij, Jeanin E. van Hooft Clinical Endoscopy.2021; 54(5): 627. CrossRef