A Perplexing Case of Abdominal Pain That Led to the Diagnosis of Zollinger-Ellison Syndrome

Zollinger-Ellison syndrome (ZES) is a rare clinical disorder, characterized by hypersecretion of gastric acid and multiple ulcers distal to the duodenal bulb. This occurs via the release of gastrin by neuroendocrine tumors known as gastrinomas. Patients with ZES present with nonspecific GI symptoms,...

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Autores principales: Lenhart, Adrienne, Hassan, Mona, Meighani, Alireza, Sadiq, Omar, Siddiqui, Yousuf
Formato: Online Artículo Texto
Lenguaje:English
Publicado: Hindawi Publishing Corporation 2017
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Acceso en línea:https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pmc/articles/PMC5339521/
https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pubmed/28321346
http://dx.doi.org/10.1155/2017/7636952