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Zollinger-Ellison syndrome: re-appraisal and evaluation of 260 registered cases.
Zollinger-Ellison syndrome usually occurs in people between ages 30 and 60.
(b) Patient had abnormal thickening of the interatrial septum and a history of
Zollinger-Ellison syndrome, so it is unclear whether this was an isolated case of conjunctival myxoma or associated with an underlying syndrome.
In clinical chemistry, the only well-indicated routine use of gastrin assays is in the diagnosis of gastrinomas, i.e., the
Zollinger-Ellison syndrome (7, 8).
Zollinger-Ellison syndrome and NSAID use re responsible for some cases of peptic ulcer disease, but the vast majority are caused by Helicobacter pylori infection.
Zollinger-Ellison syndrome and NSAID use are responsible for some cases of peptic ulcer disease, but the vast majority are caused by Helicobacter pylori infection.
Two of the 143 patients developed gastric carcinoids during omeprazole treatment, which is consistent with the 1% historical incidence of this disease in patients with sporadic
Zollinger-Ellison syndrome, said Dr.
(The illness associated with these tumors is sometimes called
Zollinger-Ellison syndrome.) The ulcers caused by gastrinomas are much more dangerous than typical stomach or intestinal ulcers; left untreated, they can cause rupture of the stomach or intestine and even death.
(16-19,24,27,28) Later, a variety of endocrine syndromes including the
Zollinger-Ellison syndrome, carcinoid syndrome, multiple endocrine neoplasia type 1 syndrome, and Cushing syndrome were reported in association with ampullary carcinoids.
Patients were excluded if they had coexisting systemic disease affecting the esophagus, active gastrointestinal bleeding,
Zollinger-Ellison syndrome, esophageal varices, significant disease of major organs, abnormal laboratory values, current alcohol or illegal drug use, use of a PPI in the previous 3 months, or use of anticholinergic or prokinetic drugs during the screening period.
Also excluded were patients in whom esophagogastroduo-denoscopy could not be completed or a full series of biopsies obtained, as well as those with
Zollinger-Ellison syndrome.