Background A 64-year-old woman presented to the emergency room with a 3-month history of intermittent abdominal cramps, accompanied by nausea, vomiting, anorexia, and decreased bowel movements ...

In this disease, large amounts of gastrin are produced by gastrinoma cells. In patients with Zollinger-Ellison syndrome (ZES), the gastric parietal cell mass is expanded largely because of the ...

That all changed when Moore was diagnosed with cancer in October 2023. “The tumor that I have is actually a gastrinoma, it’s a malignant neuroendocrine tumor,” said Moore. Moore’s tumor is ...

Neuroendocrine cancers are a group of cancers that start in the neuroendocrine system. Doctors might also call them neuroendocrine neoplasms (NENs). But the terms mean the same thing. There are 2 key ...

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Pancreatic neuroendocrine tumors (pNETs) are rare and part of the diverse family of neuroendocrine neoplasms (NENs). Somatostatin receptors (SSTRs), which are widely expressed in NENs, are G-protein ...

Intestinal pseudo-obstruction is a rare condition that occurs when you have symptoms of intestinal obstruction without anything physically blocking the intestines. It can be chronic or develop ...

Microscopic colitis is a lifelong condition that causes symptoms such as diarrhea and abdominal pain. It is a type of inflammatory bowel disease (IBD). While there is no cure for microscopic ...

The National Medical Commission (NMC) has issued Guidelines for the competency-based postgraduate training programme for MCh ...

This study aims to analyze the existence of information about deprescription in the leaflets of proton pump inhibitor (PPI) medications. The leaflets available on the Brazilian Health Regulatory ...