Key click here Word(s): 1. Upper GI tract; 2. Endoscopic mucosal resection (EMR); 3. Therapeutic endoscopy; Presenting Author: JUN-HO CHOI Additional Authors: DONG-WAN SEO, DO HYUN PARK, SANG SOO LEE, SUNG-KOO LEE, MYUNG-HWAN KIM Corresponding Author: DONG-WAN SEO Affiliations: Asan Medical Center Objective: Few studies have been reported on the safety and efficacy of endoscopic resection in duodenal carcinoid tumors.

The aim of this study was to evaluate the utility of endoscopic resection in duodenal carcinoid tumors. Methods: Between February 2004 and February 2012, 35 patients with sporadic duodenal carcinoids managed by endoscopic resection were enrolled. The endoscopic resection was performed for patients with duodenal carcinoids but no node

or distant metastasis. The rate of endoscopic complete resection, histologically complete resection, procedure PF-02341066 supplier related complications, and tumor recurrence were retrospectively analyzed. Results: Twenty-five duodenal carcinoid tumors were resected by endoscopic mucosal resection, four duodenal carcinoids were resected by endoscopic submucosal dissection (ESD), and six ampullary carcinoids were treated by snare papillectomy. The mean patient age was 60.9 years (range 43–82 years). The mean (± standard deviation) tumor sizes were 7.8 ± 2.4 mm (range, 3–12 mm) in nonampullary carcinoids, and 13.6 ± 5.4 mm (range, 5–20 mm) in ampullary carcinoids. The endoscopic complete resection rate was 97.1%: one patient

with tumor invading the muscularis propria experienced incomplete resection during ESD. The histologically complete resection was accomplished in 31 of 35 patients (88.6%) on the initial attempt. One patient required 2 sessions for complete resection. With regard to the procedure-related complications, perforation during the endoscopic resection occurred in 3 patients with nonampullary carcinoid (8.6%): two patients were treated by endoscopic closure, and in the other one patient was performed by local excision. After a median follow-up period of 39 months (range 10 to 96 months), local recurrences developed in 1 patients (2.8%) with nonampullary carcinoids, including one from tumor larger than 10 mm. Neither local recurrence nor distant metastasis was detected in patients with ampullary Org 27569 carcinoid after endoscopic papillectomy during a median follow-up period of 40 months (range 18 to 100 months). Conclusion: Endoscopic resection is considered as the safe and effective therapeutic option for small (≤10 mm), nonampullary carcinoids without any sign of infiltration to the muscularis propria. For ampullary carcinoids smaller than 20 mm and confined to submucosa, minimally invasive endoscopic papillectomy could be considered in particular in patients with a high risk of postoperative complications due to old age or advanced comorbidity. Key Word(s): 1. duodenal carcinoid; 2. endoscopic resection; 3. safety; 4.