Abstract

Ampullary malignancies are extremely rare tumors that are usually diagnosed when they cause biliary obstruction. Rarely, any tumor or mass near or within the pancreas can cause acute pancreatitis and on even rarer occasions, these tumors can cause severe complications such as acute peripancreatic fluid collections, necrotizing pancreatitis, and infections. As a medical team, we must embrace these difficulties and these dreadful scenarios, as they are opportunities for growth for the medical team and opportunities to save even more patients. We present the case of a 59-year-old male who suddenly presented acute severe pancreatitis with necrosis and infection due to an ampullary mass. After recovery, he was referred to a tertiary center, where his cancer was successfully treated.

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Title
Acute necrotizing pancreatitis caused by ampullary cancer: a case report
Author
Moyon, Miguel A 1 ; Fernandez, Tatiana B 2 ; Lopez, Carlos Julio 3 ; Flores, Luis F 2 ; Rosales, Jose A 2 ; Aguayo, William 4 ; Rojas, Christian 4 ; Molina, Gabriel A 5   VIAFID ORCID Logo 

1  Department of General Surgery , Hospital General San Francisco de Quito, and School of Medicine at PUCE (Pontificia Universidad Católica del Ecuador), Quito, Ecuador 
2  General Surgery Training Program at Universidad Internacional del Ecuador (UIDE) , Quito, Ecuador 
3  Department of General Surgery, Hospital de Especialidades Carlos Andrade Marin , Quito, Ecuador 
4  Department of General Surgery, Hospital General San Francisco de Quito , Quito, Ecuador 
5  Hospital Metropolitano Department of Surgery , and Colegio de Ciencias de la Salud at USFQ (Universidad San Francisco de Quito), Quito, Ecuador 
Publication year
2024
Publication date
Sep 2024
Publisher
Oxford University Press
e-ISSN
20428812
Source type
Scholarly Journal
Language of publication
English
DOI
https://doi.org/10.1093/jscr/rjae575
ProQuest document ID
3170763906
Copyright
Published by Oxford University Press and JSCR Publishing Ltd. © The Author(s) 2024. This work is published under https://creativecommons.org/licenses/by-nc/4.0/ (the “License”). Notwithstanding the ProQuest Terms and Conditions, you may use this content in accordance with the terms of the License.