Atypical Initial Presentation of Crohn’s Disease: Inflammatory Ampullary Pseudotumor Causing Obstruction of the Common Bile Duct – A Case Report and Review of the Literature of Pseudotumors Linked to Crohn’s Disease
1. Introduction Crohn’s disease extraintestinal manifestations have been well described in the literature and in many cases may precede the diagnosis of the disease. However, the findings of an inflammatory pseudotumor, at different organs of the body, is rare especially those presenting in the peripancreatic (such as ampulla of Vater) and pancreatic area, and obstructing …