A case of severe necrotising pancreatitis following ampullary biopsy.
We present a case of necrotising pancreatitis following ampullary biopsy in a patient with Barrett's oesophagus. The patient needed multiple necrosectomies and several admissions to the intensive care unit. This report is only the third and most severe case of pancreatitis following ampullary biopsy, highlighting its importance as a complication.
Newcastle upon Tyne Hospitals NHS Foundation Trust , UK.
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D
Skelton
Newcastle upon Tyne Hospitals NHS Foundation Trust , UK.
J
J
Barnes
Newcastle upon Tyne Hospitals NHS Foundation Trust , UK.
J
J
French
D000368:Aged; D014670:Ampulla of Vater / Q000473:pathology*; D001471:Barrett Esophagus / Q000473:pathology*; D001706:Biopsy / Q000009:adverse effects*; D006801:Humans; D008297:Male; D019283:Pancreatitis, Acute Necrotizing / Q000000981:diagnostic imaging / Q000209:etiology / Q000473:pathology / Q000601:surgery; D011859:Radiography
Ampulla of Vater; Ampullary biopsy; Pancreatitis