Venu R P, Rolny P, Geenen J E, Hogan W J, Komorowski R A
Department of Gastroenterology, Medical College of Wisconsin, Milwaukee.
Gastroenterology. 1991 Mar;100(3):795-8. doi: 10.1016/0016-5085(91)80028-8.
This study shows a patient who presented with intermittent biliary tract obstruction caused by ampullary hamartoma. Endoscopic retrograde cholangiopancreatography showed a large ulcerated papilla and dilated biliary ducts. Tissue diagnosis was established by a large particle biopsy obtained with a snare. The patient underwent a successful endoscopic sphincterotomy and has remained symptom free for 4 years.