title: A case of voluminous diarrhoea with hypokalaemic acidosis.
abstract: We describe a patient presenting with voluminous diarrhoea, hypokalaemic acidosis and hypercalcaemia who was found to have a vasoactive intestinal polypeptide-producing tumour. His diarrhoea was initially mild and intermittent requiring no medical attention.
authors.affiliation: Glan Clwyd Hospital, Rhyl, Denbighshire LL18 5UJ, UK.
authors.forename: A
authors.initials: A
authors.lastname: Abdelgabar
authors.forename: A
authors.initials: A
authors.lastname: Owen
authors.forename: A
authors.initials: A
authors.lastname: Starczewski
authors.forename: R
authors.initials: R
authors.lastname: Subashchandran
mesh_terms: D000138:Acidosis / Q000209:etiology; D003967:Diarrhea / Q000209:etiology*; D005440:Fluid Therapy / Q000379:methods; D006801:Humans; D007008:Hypokalemia / Q000209:etiology; D008297:Male; D008875:Middle Aged; D015282:Octreotide / Q000627:therapeutic use; D010190:Pancreatic Neoplasms / Q000150:complications* / Q000175:diagnosis; D013004:Somatostatin / Q000627:therapeutic use; D014057:Tomography, X-Ray Computed / Q000379:methods; D016896:Treatment Outcome; D003969:Vipoma / Q000150:complications* / Q000175:diagnosis
chemical_list: D013004:Somatostatin; D015282:Octreotide