Original title: Duodenal Laparoscopy and Endoscopy Cooperative Surgery Combined With Endoscopic Nasopancreatic Drainage and Endoscopic Nasobiliary Drainage for a Duodenal Adenoma Near the Papilla of Vater: A Case Report
Keisuke Manaka, Hiroki Harada, Takuya Wada, Gen Kitahara +6 · September 2026
Removing tumors from the first part of the small intestine is risky when they sit right next to the papilla of VaterThe small bump in the duodenum where the bile duct and pancreatic duct empty their fluids into the intestine.. This opening drains digestive fluids, so injuring it can cause severe organ swelling. Doctors tested a combined method on a patient with this exact problem. Surgeons cut inside the intestine with an endoscope, a thin flexible camera tube, while a keyhole surgery camera supported them from the outside. They took out the tumor in one piece and stitched the hole closed from both sides. To stop dangerous fluids from backing up, they placed special tubes to drain the bile duct and pancreas. The tumor was completely removed with clear margins. The patient recovered smoothly without complications, showing this combined strategy can safely preserve organs.
Imagine you need to remove a sticky label from a book cover right next to the spine. If you pull carelessly, you might tear the spine binding, ruining the book. So before you start, you slide two thin plastic sheets under the label: one along the spine and one along the edge, to protect the binding and catch any glue drips. In this paper, the growth is the label, the papilla is the spine, and the two drainage tubes are the plastic sheets that protect the bile and pancreatic ducts during and after removal.
Tumors near the papilla of Vater are risky to remove because damaging the bile or pancreatic ducts can cause dangerous inflammation. This case shows a way to remove such a tumor while protecting those ducts with temporary drainage tubes. If the technique proves reliable, it could let surgeons remove more early-stage tumors without sacrificing the whole organ.
This is a single case report, not a controlled study. The technique may not generalize to all tumors near the papilla, especially larger or invasive ones. The abstract does not compare outcomes to alternative strategies, nor does it report long-term follow-up beyond discharge. Feasibility was shown, but safety and efficacy require more evidence.
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Duodenal Laparoscopy and Endoscopy Cooperative Surgery Combined With Endoscopic Nasopancreatic Drainage and Endoscopic Nasobiliary Drainage for a Duodenal Adenoma Near the Papilla of Vater: A Case Report — Keisuke Manaka, Hiroki Harada, Takuya Wada et al. — DEN open — doi:10.1002/deo2.70390
Abstract licence: CC BY
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