title: Calcium infusion test before and after total gastrectomy in the Zollinger-Ellison syndrome.
abstract: 1. In a preopertive group of patients suspected of having the Zollinger-Ellison syndrome the serum gastrin and gastric acid response to calcium infusion may be highly diagnostic. 2. In a group of Zollinger-Ellison syndrome patients following total gastrectomy, the gastrin response to calcium infusion correlates well with presence or absence of tumor.
mesh_terms: D002118:Calcium; D005500:Follow-Up Studies; D005743:Gastrectomy; D005750:Gastric Juice / Q000378:metabolism*; D005755:Gastrins / Q000097:blood*; D006801:Humans; D011178:Postgastrectomy Syndromes / Q000175:diagnosis; D015043:Zollinger-Ellison Syndrome / Q000175:diagnosis* / Q000601:surgery
chemical_list: D005755:Gastrins; D002118:Calcium