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. 1987 Oct;28(10):1296–1297. doi: 10.1136/gut.28.10.1296

Carcinoid tumour of the ampulla of Vater presenting as acute pancreatitis.

J M Dixon 1, R W Chapman 1, A R Berry 1
PMCID: PMC1433477  PMID: 3678958

Abstract

The first report of a carcinoid tumour of the ampulla of Vater causing acute pancreatitis is presented. The pancreatitis resulted from ampullary obstruction and diversion of the bile through the pancreas. Endoscopic retrograde cholangiopancreatography established the correct diagnosis, making this the first occasion in which a carcinoid tumour of the ampulla of Vater has been correctly diagnosed before surgery.

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