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Vasoactive Intestinal Peptide Tumor as the Cause of Persistent Diarrhea: A Diagnostic Challenge
Although chronic diarrhea is frequent, some of its causes are rare, namely, neuroendocrine tumors (NETs). Due to their rarity and non-specific symptoms, such as diarrhea, they are often underdiagnosed. An 80-year-old woman presented to the emergency department due to emesis and watery diarrhea. Bloo...
Autores principales: | Lopes, Sara, Alves, Marta, Rodrigues, Pedro |
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Formato: | Online Artículo Texto |
Lenguaje: | English |
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Cureus
2022
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Acceso en línea: | https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pmc/articles/PMC9560002/ https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pubmed/36258959 http://dx.doi.org/10.7759/cureus.29130 |
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