Zollinger-Ellison syndrome(ZES)associated with pancreatic or duodenal gastrinoma is characterized by gastric acid hypersecretion,which typically leads to gastroesophageal reflux disease,recurrent peptic ulcers,and chr...
BACKGROUND Gastric gastrinoma and spontaneous tumor regression are both very rarely encountered.We report the first case of spontaneous regression of gastric gastrinoma.CASE SUMMARY A 37-year-old man with a 9-year his...
AIM:To study the epidemiologic changes of gastroenteropancreatic neuroendocrine tumors(GEP-NET)in Germany,we analyzed two time periods 1976-1988 and1998-2006.METHODS:We evaluated epidemiological data of GEP-NET from t...
AIM:To describe our patients affected with ectopic biliary tree gastrinoma and review the literature on this topic.METHODS:Between January 1992 and June 2012,28 patients affected by duodenopancreatic endocrine tumors ...
Multiple endocrine neoplasia type 1(MEN1) is a rare hereditary syndrome known to predispose subjects to endocrine neoplasms in a variety of tissues such as the parathyroid glands,pituitary gland,pancreas and gastroint...
In the present paper the increasing difficulty of diag-nosis of Zollinger-Ellison syndrome (ZES) due to issues raised in two recent papers is discussed. These issues involve the difficulty and need to withdraw patient...
Supported by a Health and Labor Sciences Research Grant from the Ministry of Health, Labor and Welfare, Government of Japan (Grant No. H21-Nanchi-Ippan-037)
AIM: To search for the optimal surgery for gastrinoma and duodenopancreatic neuroendocrine tumors in patients with multiple endocrine neoplasia type 1. METHODS: Sixteen patients with genetically confirmed multiple e...
Recent advances in localization techniques,such as the selective arterial secretagogue injection test(SASI test) and somatostatin receptor scintigraphy have promoted curative resection surgery for patients with pancre...
Supported by the Hensel Stiftung Kiel (F370011, MA and GK),the Swiss National Foundation (SNF 31-61884, AP and PK) andthe German Society of Pathology (MA). Tobias Henopp has afellowship sponsored by Ipsen GMBH, Ettlingen, Germany
Gastrinomas are defined as gastrin secreting tumors that are associated with Zollinger-Ellison syndrome (ZES). ZES is characterized by elevated fasting gastrin serum levels, positive secretin stimulation test and cl...
In this article, we have reviewed the main therapeutic measures for the treatment of Zollinger-Ellison syndrome (ZES). Review of the literature was based on computer searches (Pub-Med, Index Medicus) and personal ...