Somatostatinoma of the Vater's papilla in a patient with von Recklinghausen's disease

Background. Somatostatinomas of the gastrointestinal tract secret hormone somatostatin which can cause "inhibitory syndrome" comprising diabetes mellitus, cholelithiasis and steatorrheic diarrhea. It is also secreted by the D cells of Langerhans's islands of the pancreas as well as en...

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Main Authors: Čolović Radoje, Micev Marjan, Grubor Nikica, Radak Vladimir
Format: Article
Language:English
Published: Military Health Department, Ministry of Defance, Serbia 2007-01-01
Series:Vojnosanitetski Pregled
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Online Access:http://www.doiserbia.nb.rs/img/doi/0042-8450/2007/0042-84500703219C.pdf