title: An uncommon cause of abdominal pain and diarrhea-gastrinoma in an adolescent.
abstract: 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.
authors: Division of Gastroenterology, Children's Medical Center, Taipei Veterans General Hospital, 201 Shih-Pai Road Section 2, Taipei 11217, Taiwan.
authors: Fang-Yuan
authors: FY
authors: Chang
authors: Kuo-Yu
authors: KY
authors: Liao
authors: Lite
authors: L
authors: Wu
authors: Shih-Peng
authors: SP
authors: Lin
authors: Yen-Ting
authors: YT
authors: Lai
authors: Chin-Su
authors: CS
authors: Liu
authors: Shyh-Haw
authors: SH
authors: Tsay
authors: Tzee-Chung
authors: TC
authors: Wu
mesh_terms: 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