title: Pancreatic islet cell tumours presenting as recurrent acute pancreatitis: imaging features in three cases.
abstract: We present three cases of recurrent pancreatitis that occurred in patients with small islet cell tumours of the pancreas which were obstructing the main pancreatic duct. This is a very uncommon presentation of pancreatic islet cell tumours. The radiological findings in these cases are shown and the implications for imaging of 'idiopathic' relapsing pancreatitis are discussed.
authors.affiliation: Department of Interventional and Diagnostic Radiology, The Royal Perth Hospital, Western Australia.
authors.forename: D
authors.initials: D
authors.lastname: Ramsay
authors.forename: P
authors.initials: P
authors.lastname: Gibson
authors.forename: S
authors.initials: S
authors.lastname: Edmunds
authors.forename: R
authors.initials: R
authors.lastname: Mendelson
mesh_terms: D000328:Adult; D018273:Carcinoma, Islet Cell / Q000150:complications / Q000000981:diagnostic imaging*; D002760:Cholangiopancreatography, Endoscopic Retrograde; D005260:Female; D006801:Humans; D010190:Pancreatic Neoplasms / Q000150:complications / Q000000981:diagnostic imaging*; D010195:Pancreatitis / Q000000981:diagnostic imaging* / Q000209:etiology; D012008:Recurrence; D014057:Tomography, X-Ray Computed