An uncommon cause of abdominal pain and diarrhea-gastrinoma in an adolescent.
Gastrinoma is a hormone-secreting tumor associated with the Zollinger-Ellison syndrome. It is quite rare among children, and it is also uncommon in locations other than the pancreas and the duodenum in the pediatric group. Here, we describe an adolescent male, presenting with recurrent secretory diarrhea and abdominal cramping pain, who had a solitary gastrinoma in the lesser sac, close to the stomach. The prognosis was good after complete resection.
Chang
Fang-Yuan
FY
Division of Gastroenterology, Children's Medical Center, Taipei Veterans General Hospital, 201 Shih-Pai Road Section 2, Taipei 11217, Taiwan.
Liao
Kuo-Yu
KY
Wu
Lite
L
Lin
Shih-Peng
SP
Lai
Yen-Ting
YT
Liu
Chin-Su
CS
Tsay
Shyh-Haw
SH
Wu
Tzee-Chung
TC
D015746:Abdominal Pain / Q000209:etiology*; D000293:Adolescent; D003967:Diarrhea / Q000209:etiology*; D015408:Gastrinoma / Q000150:complications / Q000175:diagnosis*; D006801:Humans; D008297:Male; D009852:Omentum; D010534:Peritoneal Neoplasms / Q000150:complications / Q000175:diagnosis*; D015043:Zollinger-Ellison Syndrome / Q000150:complications