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Updated: Oct 22 2019

Zollinger-Ellison (ZE) Syndrome

  • Snapshot
    • A 42-year-old male executive complains of upper abdominal pain. He says he is under considerable stress at work and smokes a pack of cigarettes daily. He has no history of shortness of breath, swelling of the feet, chest pain, or allergies. Further history reveals that the pain is worse at night and often wakens him from sleep. It occurs between meals and is subsided by drinking milk and avoiding spicy foods. On 1 occasion he vomited blood. Testing reveals serum gastrin level of 1000 pg/ml (normal < 300 pg/ml).
  • Imaging
    • Upper endoscopy
    • Contrast-enhanced computed tomography (CT) or magnetic resonance imaging (MRI)
    • Somatostatin receptor scintigraphy
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Gastrointestinal | Zollinger-Ellison (ZE) Syndrome
  • Gastrointestinal
  • - Zollinger-Ellison (ZE) Syndrome
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