Endoscopic resection of an ampullary carcinoid presenting with upper gastrointestinal bleeding: A case report and review of the literature

World Journal of Gastroenterology

Volumn 13, Issue 8, 2007, Pages 1268-1270

  Gilani, Nooman ^a   Ramirez, Francisco C ^a  

^a CARL T HAYDEN VA MEDICAL CENTER   (United States)

Author keywords

Ampula of Vater; Ampullary tumor; Ampullectomy; Carcinoid; Gastrointestinal bleeding

Indexed keywords

5 HYDROXYINDOLEACETIC ACID; AMINOTRANSFERASE; CHROMOGRANIN; HEMOGLOBIN; SEROTONIN; SODIUM CHLORIDE; SOMATOSTATIN; SYNAPTOPHYSIN;

AGED; ARTICLE; CARCINOID; CASE REPORT; ENDOSCOPIC SURGERY; EPIGASTRIC PAIN; ESOPHAGOGASTRODUODENOSCOPY; ESOPHAGUS MUSCLE; FOLLOW UP; GASTROINTESTINAL BIOPSY; GASTROINTESTINAL HEMORRHAGE; GASTROSCOPY; HOSPITAL DISCHARGE; HUMAN; HUMAN TISSUE; INTESTINE SURGERY; MALE; MELENA; MITOSIS; UPPER GASTROINTESTINAL TRACT; VATER PAPILLA TUMOR;

EID: 34247093871     PISSN: 10079327     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.3748/wjg.v13.i8.1268     Document Type: Article

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