A Five-Year-Old Boy with Marked Hypergastrinemia Associated with H. pylori Infection

A Five-Year-Old Boy with Marked Hypergastrinemia Associated with H. pylori Infection

A 5-year-old boy was referred to our department for persistent epigastric discomfort. Serum gastrin level was 635 pg/ml with a pepsinogen (PG) I level of 102.7 ng/ml and a PG I/II ratio of 23.2, indicating a hyperacidic state. Upper gastrointestinal endoscopy showed normal gastric mucosal folds and...

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Main Authors: Asako Nakata, Hitoshi Tajiri, Yuri Etani, Sadami Kimura, Tomoko Takano
Format: Article
Language:English
Published: Karger Publishers 2010-09-01
Series:Case Reports in Gastroenterology
Subjects:
Gastrin
Pepsinogen
Somatostatin
H. pylori
Eradication therapy
Gastrinoma
Online Access:http://www.karger.com/Article/FullText/320650

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