%0 Journal Article
%T Management of Ampullary Carcinoid Tumors with Pancreaticoduodenectomy
%A Wassim Abi Jaoude
%A Christopher Lau
%A Gainosuke Sugiyama
%A Albert Duncan
%J Journal of Surgical Case Reports
%D 2010
%I JSCR Publishing
%X A 66 year old female was found to have an ampullary mass on endoscopic examination. A pancreaticoduodenectomy was performed and the pathology was consistent with carcinoid tumor. Carcinoid tumors of the ampulla of Vater are rare tumors of the gastrointestinal tract, accounting for 0.3-1% of gastrointestinal carcinoids. Management of ampullary carcinoid tumor with pancreaticoduodenectomy is in accordance with current recommendations.
%K ampullary
%K pancearticoduodenectomy
%K carcinoid
%U http://jscr.co.uk/2010/10/hepatobiliary-surgery/management-of-ampullary-carcinoid-tumors-with-pancreaticoduodenectomy/