Gettenberg G, Zimbalist E, Marini C
Department of Gastroenterology, Maimonides Medical Center, Brooklyn, New York.
Gastroenterology. 1988 May;94(5 Pt 1):1222-4. doi: 10.1016/0016-5085(88)90016-9.
The incidence of chronic pancreatitis has been increasing in the western world. Although chronic alcohol abuse accounts for 90% of adult cases, the physician must be aware of the multiplicity of causes for chronic pancreatitis. We present a case of obstruction of the pancreatic duct and chronic pancreatitis caused by a primary carcinoid tumor.