Abstract:Objective To explore the clinical efficacy of endoscopic photodynamic therapy (PDT) in ampullary tumor.Methods The clinical data of 14 patients with ampullary tumor were collected from February 2019 to December 2020 were retrospectively analyzed. Hematoporphyrin was injected intravenously 48 h before surgery, the first endoscopic PDT was performed, and the second PDT irradiation was performed 24 h after the operation. Then we evaluate the success rate and complications of the PDT, and the clinical efficacy was also evaluated with endoscopy 2 months after surgery.Results Endoscopic PDT treatments were all successfully completed in 14 patients with a technical success rate of 100%. No perforation or bleeding complications occurred. One case of mild acute pancreatitis occurred after operation, but recovered quickly after placing a pancreatic duct stent and treating with enzyme inhibition and infusion. One case of mild cholangitis occurred after operation, which recovered after anti-infective treatment. No bile duct stricture and delayed cholangitis occurred. The duodenal papilla tumor tissue necrosis and fall off, and the surface was smooth two months after the PDT. Pathological results confirmed 10 cases of chronic inflammation of the duodenal papilla mucosa, 4 cases of duodenal papillary adenocarcinoma while they all received the second PDT treatment.Conclusion Endoscopic PDT for ampullary tumor is safe and effective, while it needs a large sample, multi-center clinical research to confirm its long-term efficacy.