Primary Hepatic Gastrinoma as an Unusual Manifestation of Zollinger-Ellison Syndrome

We report a rare case of primary hepatic gastrinoma. A 77-year-old woman exhibited continuous watery diarrhea for 8 months and weight loss. Bacterial cultures of the stools were negative and colonoscopy revealed no abnormalities. Esophagogastroduodenoscopy showed severe reflux esophagitis and multip...

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Veröffentlicht in:	Case reports in gastroenterology 2012-09, Vol.6 (3), p.590-595
Hauptverfasser:	Naoe, Hideaki, Iwasaki, Hajime, Kawasaki, Takeshi, Ozaki, Tetsu, Tsutsumi, Hideharu, Okuda, Ayako, Konoe, Takeyasu, Nonaka, Kouichi, Kaku, Eisuke, Shono, Takashi, Yokomine, Kazunori, Sakurai, Kouichi, Iyama, Ken-ichi, Hirota, Masahiko, Sasaki, Yutaka
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Sprache:	eng
Schlagworte:	Arterial stimulation and venous sampling test Gastrinoma Published: September 2012 Zollinger-Ellison syndrome
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Zusammenfassung:	We report a rare case of primary hepatic gastrinoma. A 77-year-old woman exhibited continuous watery diarrhea for 8 months and weight loss. Bacterial cultures of the stools were negative and colonoscopy revealed no abnormalities. Esophagogastroduodenoscopy showed severe reflux esophagitis and multiple duodenal erosions. Computed tomography and magnetic resonance imaging detected two solid masses measuring
ISSN:	1662-0631 1662-0631
DOI:	10.1159/000343157