Resection of a vipoma of the pancreas in a 15-year-old girl

Autor: Alberto Elguezbal, Richard W. Brenner, Jol Roth, Lewis I. Sank, Michael B. Kerner, Gloria O. Schrager
Rok vydání: 1986
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Zdroj: Journal of pediatric surgery. 21(11)
ISSN: 0022-3468
Popis: A 15-year-old girld had massive watery and proteinlosing diarrhea. She was found to have a pancreatic islet cell tumor secreting high levels of vasoactive intestinal polypeptide. Eighty-five percent pancreatic resection was needed to remove the tumor. She has normal serum VIP levels and no tumor recurrence 6 years later.
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