Résumé
- Gastrin-producing neuroendocrine tumour that causes gastric acid hypersecretion and peptic ulcer disease.
- Can be sporadic or associated with multiple endocrine neoplasia syndrome type 1.
- Common presentation includes refractory peptic ulcer disease, abdominal pain, diarrhoea, and gastro-oesophageal disease.
- The main goal of treatment is control of gastric hypersecretion with proton-pump inhibitors.
- The most common cause of morbidity and mortality is metastatic gastrinoma.
Other related conditions
dernière mise à jour sept. 25, 2012
