ABSTRACT
We report herein the rare case of a 40-year-old woman with a 10-year history of dull abdominal pain, in whom a carcinoid tumor of the gallbladder was confirmed by postoperative histological findings. A review of the world literature revealed that only 22 other such cases have been documented, all of which were diagnosed by incidental findings at the time of surgery or at post mortem. Although these patients may present with liver metastasis, rarely do they manifest with features of a carcinoid syndrome. The rarity of this entity prompted us to present our patient's case report, followed by a brief review of the literature on the previous 22 cases.
Subject(s)
Carcinoid Tumor/surgery , Gallbladder Neoplasms/surgery , Adult , Carcinoid Tumor/diagnosis , Carcinoid Tumor/pathology , Cholecystectomy , Cholelithiasis/diagnosis , Cholelithiasis/pathology , Cholelithiasis/surgery , Female , Gallbladder/pathology , Gallbladder Neoplasms/diagnosis , Gallbladder Neoplasms/pathology , HumansABSTRACT
Fracture of the pancreas is a rare injury caused by blunt abdominal trauma. Abdominal CT is probably the best modality for the detection of this uncommon injury. Ultrasonography is excellent for demonstrating an accompanying pseudocyst, but it is otherwise considered less effective than CT in the evaluation of pancreatic trauma. We report a case where we were able to demonstrate a fracture through the body of the pancreas along with disruption of the pancreatic duct, using a conventional ultrasound scanner.
