Abstract
Endoscopic retrograde cholangiography was performed in a 32-year-old man with recurrent episodes of painless jaundice. There was demonstration of a large intraluminal mass causing partial obstruction of the common bile duct. The lesion proved to be a primary carcinoid tumor of the bile duct.
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Gerlock, A.J., Muhletaler, C.A. Primary common bile duct carcinoid. Gastrointest Radiol 4, 263–264 (1979). https://doi.org/10.1007/BF01887536
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