Acute Pancreatitis Following Endoscopic Ampullary Biopsies without Attempted Cannulation of the Ampulla of Vater

A 51-year-old man underwent diagnostic work-up for an abnormal-appearing ampulla of Vater. Three hours after biopsy of the ampulla, the patient presented with intense symptoms suggesting acute pancreatitis, which was later confirmed with laboratory and radiographic examinations. Other causes were ex...

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Main Authors: Spyridon Michopoulos, Dimitra Kozompoli, Sparti Ntai, Georgios Kalantzis, Evanthia Zampeli, Kalliopi Petraki
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Language:English
Published: Korean Society of Gastrointestinal Endoscopy 2016-11-01
Series:Clinical Endoscopy
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Online Access:http://www.e-ce.org/upload/pdf/ce-2016-043.pdf
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author Spyridon Michopoulos
Dimitra Kozompoli
Sparti Ntai
Georgios Kalantzis
Evanthia Zampeli
Kalliopi Petraki
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description A 51-year-old man underwent diagnostic work-up for an abnormal-appearing ampulla of Vater. Three hours after biopsy of the ampulla, the patient presented with intense symptoms suggesting acute pancreatitis, which was later confirmed with laboratory and radiographic examinations. Other causes were excluded and the acute pancreatitis was considered a procedural complication. This is a rarely reported complication that must be taken into consideration when biopsies are performed in the ampulla of Vater.
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spelling doaj.art-ff722e751b5a4ee0bbb65cff25c92e782023-12-03T04:39:17ZengKorean Society of Gastrointestinal EndoscopyClinical Endoscopy2234-24002234-24432016-11-0149657557810.5946/ce.2016.0436892Acute Pancreatitis Following Endoscopic Ampullary Biopsies without Attempted Cannulation of the Ampulla of VaterSpyridon Michopoulos0Dimitra Kozompoli1Sparti Ntai2Georgios Kalantzis3Evanthia Zampeli4Kalliopi Petraki5 Department of Gastroenterology, Alexandra Hospital, Athens University Medical School, Athens, Greece Department of Gastroenterology, Alexandra Hospital, Athens University Medical School, Athens, Greece Department of Radiology, Alexandra Hospital, Athens University Medical School, Athens, Greece Department of Gastroenterology, Alexandra Hospital, Athens University Medical School, Athens, Greece Department of Gastroenterology, Alexandra Hospital, Athens University Medical School, Athens, Greece Department of Pathology, Metropolitan Hospital, Neo Faliro, GreeceA 51-year-old man underwent diagnostic work-up for an abnormal-appearing ampulla of Vater. Three hours after biopsy of the ampulla, the patient presented with intense symptoms suggesting acute pancreatitis, which was later confirmed with laboratory and radiographic examinations. Other causes were excluded and the acute pancreatitis was considered a procedural complication. This is a rarely reported complication that must be taken into consideration when biopsies are performed in the ampulla of Vater.http://www.e-ce.org/upload/pdf/ce-2016-043.pdfAcute pancreatitisAmpullary biopsiesAmpulla of Vater
spellingShingle Spyridon Michopoulos
Dimitra Kozompoli
Sparti Ntai
Georgios Kalantzis
Evanthia Zampeli
Kalliopi Petraki
Acute Pancreatitis Following Endoscopic Ampullary Biopsies without Attempted Cannulation of the Ampulla of Vater
Clinical Endoscopy
Acute pancreatitis
Ampullary biopsies
Ampulla of Vater
title Acute Pancreatitis Following Endoscopic Ampullary Biopsies without Attempted Cannulation of the Ampulla of Vater
title_full Acute Pancreatitis Following Endoscopic Ampullary Biopsies without Attempted Cannulation of the Ampulla of Vater
title_fullStr Acute Pancreatitis Following Endoscopic Ampullary Biopsies without Attempted Cannulation of the Ampulla of Vater
title_full_unstemmed Acute Pancreatitis Following Endoscopic Ampullary Biopsies without Attempted Cannulation of the Ampulla of Vater
title_short Acute Pancreatitis Following Endoscopic Ampullary Biopsies without Attempted Cannulation of the Ampulla of Vater
title_sort acute pancreatitis following endoscopic ampullary biopsies without attempted cannulation of the ampulla of vater
topic Acute pancreatitis
Ampullary biopsies
Ampulla of Vater
url http://www.e-ce.org/upload/pdf/ce-2016-043.pdf
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