Zollinger–Ellison syndrome in a 12-year-old child

Zollinger–Ellison syndrome in a 12-year-old child

The syndrome described by Zollinger and Ellison in 1955 is a rare clinical entity which is even rarer in children. This report describes a 12-year-old boy who presented with refractory peptic ulcer disease which was finally diagnosed to be due to a gastrinoma and was successfully treated.

Bibliographic Details
Main Authors: Abir Lal Nath, Nandita A Saxena, Bharati K Kulkarni, Shyam S Borwankar, Hemant N Lahoti, Sanjay N Oak
Format: Article
Language:English
Published: Wolters Kluwer Medknow Publications 2017-01-01
Series:Journal of Indian Association of Pediatric Surgeons
Subjects:
Gastrinoma
pediatric Zollinger–Ellison syndrome
proton pump inhibitors
Online Access:http://www.jiaps.com/article.asp?issn=0971-9261;year=2017;volume=22;issue=3;spage=168;epage=169;aulast=Nath
Description
Summary:The syndrome described by Zollinger and Ellison in 1955 is a rare clinical entity which is even rarer in children. This report describes a 12-year-old boy who presented with refractory peptic ulcer disease which was finally diagnosed to be due to a gastrinoma and was successfully treated.
ISSN:0971-9261
1998-3891

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