title: Acute pancreatitis secondary to adenomatous transformation of the ampulla of Vater in a patient with familial adenomatous polyposis.
abstract: We present an unusual case of pancreatitis secondary to a polyp obstructing the papilla, treated endoscopically. A 45-year-old woman with familial adenomatous polyposis syndrome and prior total colectomy presented with acute pancreatitis. Upper endoscopy and endoscopic retrograde cholangiopancreaticogram revealed significant periampullary tissue. Sphincterotomy and endoscopic snare resection of the polyp were performed without complications. Local, noninvasive procedures are a promising diagnostic and therapeutic modality which has significantly less morbidity and mortality than conventional surgical techniques, and may be a reasonable alternative in the management of such patients.
authors.affiliation: Department of Medicine, Mayo School of Graduate Medical Education, Mayo Clinic College of Medicine, Rochester, MN 55905, USA. Batsis.john@mayo.edu
authors.forename: John A
authors.initials: JA
authors.lastname: Batsis
authors.forename: Todd H
authors.initials: TH
authors.lastname: Baron
authors.forename: Amindra S
authors.initials: AS
authors.lastname: Arora
mesh_terms: D000236:Adenoma / Q000473:pathology*; D011125:Adenomatous Polyposis Coli / Q000150:complications*; D014670:Ampulla of Vater / Q000473:pathology*; D002760:Cholangiopancreatography, Endoscopic Retrograde; D003137:Common Bile Duct Diseases / Q000150:complications* / Q000473:pathology; D004564:Electrocoagulation; D016099:Endoscopy, Gastrointestinal; D005260:Female; D006801:Humans; D008875:Middle Aged; D010195:Pancreatitis / Q000209:etiology*; D012008:Recurrence