CARCINOID OF THE AMPULLA OF VATER - DEALING WITH A MEDICAL CURIOSITY

Authors
ARCHIMANDRITIS A KOGEVINAS A KYRIAKOU V DEMONAKOU M TZIVRAS M PAPALAMBROS S
Citation
A. Archimandritis et al., CARCINOID OF THE AMPULLA OF VATER - DEALING WITH A MEDICAL CURIOSITY, Journal of clinical gastroenterology, 23(2), 1996, pp. 159-160
Citations number
6
Categorie Soggetti
Gastroenterology & Hepatology
Journal title
Journal of clinical gastroenterology → ACNP
ISSN journal
01920790
Volume
23
Issue
2
Year of publication
1996
Pages
159 - 160
Database
ISI
SICI code
0192-0790(1996)23:2<159:COTAOV>2.0.ZU;2-W
Abstract
Carcinoid of the ampulla of Vater seems to be extremely rare: It repre sents <0.3% of all gastrointestinal carcinoids (1). We present a patie nt with ampullary carcinoid, which was diagnosed incidentally during a n upper gastrointestinal (UGI) endoscopy.