Ectopic pancreas in the ampulla of Vater with obstructive jaundice: A case report and review of literature

Digestive Surgery

Volumn 23, Issue 4, 2006, Pages 262-264

  Chou, Shao Jiun ^a,b   Chou, Yu Wei ^a   Jan, Hsiang Chun ^a,b   Chen, Victor T K ^a,b   Chen, Tzu Hung ^a,b,c  

^a FU JEN CATHOLIC UNIVERSITY   (Taiwan)

^b TRI SERVICE GENERAL HOSPITAL   (Taiwan)

^c CARDINAL TIEN HOSPITAL   (Taiwan)

Author keywords

Ampulla of Vater; Ectopic pancreas; Periampullary tumor; Sphincterotomy; Total ampullectomy

Indexed keywords

ADULT; ARTICLE; BIOPSY; CASE REPORT; CLINICAL FEATURE; COMPUTER ASSISTED TOMOGRAPHY; DUODENUM; ECHOGRAPHY; ECTOPIC PANCREAS; ENDOSCOPIC RETROGRADE CHOLANGIOPANCREATOGRAPHY; GASTROINTESTINAL TRACT; HUMAN; HUMAN TISSUE; JEJUNUM; MALE; OBSTRUCTIVE JAUNDICE; PANCREATICODUODENECTOMY; POSTOPERATIVE PERIOD; PREOPERATIVE EVALUATION; STOMACH; VATER PAPILLA; VATER PAPILLA CARCINOMA;

AMPULLA OF VATER; CHORISTOMA; HUMANS; JAUNDICE, OBSTRUCTIVE; MALE; MIDDLE AGED; PANCREAS;

EID: 33750436580     PISSN: 02534886     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1159/000096158     Document Type: Article

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