Zollinger-Ellison Syndrome

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Alternative Names

Z-E syndrome; Gastrinoma


Symptoms
  • Abdominal pain
  • Diarrhea
  • Vomiting blood (occasional)

Signs and tests

Signs include ulcers in the stomach and small intestine.

Tests include:

  • Abdominal CT scan
  • Calcium infusion test
  • Endoscopic ultrasound
  • Exploratory surgery
  • Gastrin blood level
  • Octreotide scan
  • Secretin stimulation test


Review Date: 11/11/2010
Reviewed By: David C. Dugdale, III, MD, Professor of Medicine, Division of General Medicine, Department of Medicine, University of Washington School of Medicine; and George F. Longstreth, Md, Department of Gastroenterology, Kaiser Permanente Medical Care Program, San Diego, California. Also reviewed by David Zieve, MD, MHA, Medical Director, A.D.A.M., Inc.

A.D.A.M., Inc. is accredited by URAC, also known as the American Accreditation HealthCare Commission (www.urac.org)