Ampullary carcinoid tumors diagnosed by endoscopic
			 ultrasound-guided fine needle aspiration in two patients with biliary and
			 pancreatic duct obstruction

I. I. El Hajj; A. H. El Chafic; H. Cramer; M. Al-Haddad

doi:10.1055/s-0030-1257031

Endoscopy, Table of Contents

Endoscopy 2011; 43: E422-E423
DOI: 10.1055/s-0030-1257031

Unusual cases and technical notes

Ampullary carcinoid tumors diagnosed by endoscopic ultrasound-guided fine needle aspiration in two patients with biliary and pancreatic duct obstruction

I. I. El Hajj¹ , A. H. El Chafic² , H. Cramer³ , M. Al-Haddad¹

¹Division of Gastroenterology and Hepatology, Department of Internal Medicine, Indiana University Medical Center, Indianapolis, Indiana, USA
²Department of Internal Medicine, Indiana University Medical Center, Indianapolis, Indiana, USA
³Department of Pathology and Laboratory Services, Indiana University Medical Center, Indianapolis, Indiana, USA

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