TY - JOUR
T1 - Endoscopic resection of an ampullary carcinoid presenting with upper gastrointestinal bleeding
T2 - A case report and review of the literature
AU - Gilani, Nooman
AU - Ramirez, Francisco C.
PY - 2007/2/28
Y1 - 2007/2/28
N2 - Ampullary carcinoid is a rare tumor that can present with gastrointestinal bleeding, obstructive jaundice or pancreatitis. Some of these tumors are associated with Von Recklinghausen disease. The usual surgical options are a biliary-enteric anastomosis, Whipple procedure or rarely a local resection. The mean survival dges not appear to be much different after a pancreaticoduodenectomy versus local surgical excision. We report a very rare case of a non-metastatic ampullary carcinoid causing upper gastrointestinal bleeding, which was managed by endoscopic ampullectomy.
AB - Ampullary carcinoid is a rare tumor that can present with gastrointestinal bleeding, obstructive jaundice or pancreatitis. Some of these tumors are associated with Von Recklinghausen disease. The usual surgical options are a biliary-enteric anastomosis, Whipple procedure or rarely a local resection. The mean survival dges not appear to be much different after a pancreaticoduodenectomy versus local surgical excision. We report a very rare case of a non-metastatic ampullary carcinoid causing upper gastrointestinal bleeding, which was managed by endoscopic ampullectomy.
KW - Ampula of Vater
KW - Ampullary tumor
KW - Ampullectomy
KW - Carcinoid
KW - Gastrointestinal bleeding
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U2 - 10.3748/wjg.v13.i8.1268
DO - 10.3748/wjg.v13.i8.1268
M3 - Article
C2 - 17451212
AN - SCOPUS:34247093871
SN - 1007-9327
VL - 13
SP - 1268
EP - 1270
JO - World journal of gastroenterology
JF - World journal of gastroenterology
IS - 8
ER -