Carcinoid of the ampulla of Vater presenting as acute pancreatitis.
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Mergener, K; Gottfried, MR; Feldman, JM; Branch, MS
Published in: Am J Gastroenterol
November 1996
A 30-yr-old female with a carcinoid tumor of the ampulla of Vater is discussed. This rare tumor presented in an unusual fashion with isolated pancreatitis in the absence of cholestasis. The correct diagnosis was made preoperatively by endoscopic retrograde cholangiography with biopsies. Surgical removal led to complete resolution of symptoms. The importance of considering less common structural lesions such as ampullary carcinoids in the differential diagnosis of pancreatitis in patients without identifiable risk factors is stressed.
Duke Scholars
Published In
Am J Gastroenterol
ISSN
0002-9270
Publication Date
November 1996
Volume
91
Issue
11
Start / End Page
2426 / 2427
Location
United States
Related Subject Headings
- Pancreatitis
- Pancreaticoduodenectomy
- Humans
- Gastroenterology & Hepatology
- Female
- Common Bile Duct Neoplasms
- Cholangiopancreatography, Endoscopic Retrograde
- Carcinoid Tumor
- Biopsy
- Ampulla of Vater
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Mergener, K., Gottfried, M. R., Feldman, J. M., & Branch, M. S. (1996). Carcinoid of the ampulla of Vater presenting as acute pancreatitis. Am J Gastroenterol, 91(11), 2426–2427.
Mergener, K., M. R. Gottfried, J. M. Feldman, and M. S. Branch. “Carcinoid of the ampulla of Vater presenting as acute pancreatitis.” Am J Gastroenterol 91, no. 11 (November 1996): 2426–27.
Mergener K, Gottfried MR, Feldman JM, Branch MS. Carcinoid of the ampulla of Vater presenting as acute pancreatitis. Am J Gastroenterol. 1996 Nov;91(11):2426–7.
Mergener, K., et al. “Carcinoid of the ampulla of Vater presenting as acute pancreatitis.” Am J Gastroenterol, vol. 91, no. 11, Nov. 1996, pp. 2426–27.
Mergener K, Gottfried MR, Feldman JM, Branch MS. Carcinoid of the ampulla of Vater presenting as acute pancreatitis. Am J Gastroenterol. 1996 Nov;91(11):2426–2427.
Published In
Am J Gastroenterol
ISSN
0002-9270
Publication Date
November 1996
Volume
91
Issue
11
Start / End Page
2426 / 2427
Location
United States
Related Subject Headings
- Pancreatitis
- Pancreaticoduodenectomy
- Humans
- Gastroenterology & Hepatology
- Female
- Common Bile Duct Neoplasms
- Cholangiopancreatography, Endoscopic Retrograde
- Carcinoid Tumor
- Biopsy
- Ampulla of Vater