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Biochemically curative surgery for gastrinoma in multiple endocrine neoplasia type 1 patients.
World journal of gastroenterology - 14 Mar 2011
Imamura Masayuki, Komoto Izumi, Ota Shuichi, Hiratsuka Takuya, Kosugi Shinji, Doi Ryuichiro, Awane Masaaki, Inoue Naoya
Abstract excerpt
AIM: To search for the optimal surgery for gastrinoma and duodenopancreatic neuroendocrine tumors in patients with multiple endocrine neoplasia type 1. METHODS: Sixteen patients with genetically confirmed multiple endocrine neoplasia type 1 (MEN 1) and Zollinger-Ellison syndrome (ZES) underwent resection of both gastrinomas and duodenopancreatic neuroendocrine tumors (NETs) between 1991 and 2009. For localization...
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