title: Ampullary neuroendocrine tumor presenting with biliary obstruction and gastric outlet obstruction.
abstract: Neuroendocrine tumors of the ampulla of Vater are extremely rare cause of extrahepatic biliary obstruction and further rarer cause of duodenal obstruction, and only a few cases have been reported in the literature. Herein we report a case of ampullary neuroendocrine tumor in a 75-year-old woman who presented with biliary obstruction and gastric outlet obstruction palliated with metal biliary and duodenal stenting with relief of jaundice and vomiting at 1 month of follow-up.
authors.affiliation: Department of Gastroenterology, SGPGIMS, Lucknow, India.
authors.forename: Praveer
authors.initials: P
authors.lastname: Rai
authors.forename: Ajay
authors.initials: A
authors.lastname: Kumar
authors.forename: Ram Naval
authors.initials: RN
authors.lastname: Rao
keywords: Ampulla of Vater; Extrahepatic biliary obstruction; Gastric outlet obstruction; Neuroendocrine carcinoma; Periampullary growth