Acute recurrent pancreatitis: a possible clinical manifestation of ampullary cancer.

Recurrent acute pancreatitis in a patient with wirsungocele and neuroendocrine tumor of ampulla of Vater.

CONTEXT Wirsungocele has recently been shown to be associated with acute recurrent, severe necrotizing pancreatitis and chronic pancreatitis or chronic pain in abdomen. Till to date there is no report on association of wirsungocele with an ampullary neuroendocrine tumor, and recurrent pancreatitis. CASE REPORT We report a first ever case of wirsungocele diagnosed on EUS, its association with ...

Pancreas Divisum: A Retrospective Review to Evaluate the Risk of Biliary Tract Neoplasms

INTRODUCTION Pancreas divisum is the most common congenital pancreatic anomaly; occurring in approximately 7.5% of the general population. It is recognized as a potential risk factor for recurrent acute pancreatitis, and possible chronic pancreatitis. Pancreas divisum results from the failure of fusion of the ventral and dorsal ductal system. The hypothesis of our study was that pancreas divisu...

Intussuscepting Ampullary Adenoma: An Unusual Cause of Gastric Outlet Obstruction Leading to Cavitating Lung Lesions

Ampullary adenomas are a rare clinical entity, occurring at a rate of 0.04-0.12% in the general population. They are premalignant lesions which have the capability to progress to malignancy, and they should be excised if they are causing immediate symptoms and/or are likely to degenerate to carcinoma. Intestinal intussusception in adults is rare and, unlike in children, is often due to a struct...

B-cell lymphoma presenting as acute pancreatitis symptoms in a child

Lymphoma which has a wide range of manifestations is the third malignancy in pediatrics. Nearly, 50% of patients have extranodal involvement. Pancreas can be affected secondarily more than primarily. A 10-year-old boy with recurrent abdominal pain in the epigastric region for six weeks was referred to Amirkola Childrenchr('39')s Hospital, affiliated to Babol University of medical sciences (nort...

Recurrent Acute Pancreatitis: A Diagnostic Clue to Primary Hyperparathyroidism