Controversies in the Management of ZollingerEllison Syndrome
Authors: AARON I. VINIK
Journal: Annals of Internal Medicine (1986)

Editorials1 December 1986Controversies in the Management of ZollingerEllison SyndromeAARON I. VINIK, M.B., B.Ch., M.D., NORMAN THOMPSON, M.D.AARON I. VINIK, M.B., B.Ch., M.D., NORMAN THOMPSON, M.D.Author, Article, and Disclosure Informationhttps://doi.org/10.7326/0003-4819-105-6-956 SectionsAboutPDF ToolsAdd to favoritesDownload CitationsTrack CitationsPermissions ShareFacebookTwitterLinkedInRedditEmail ExcerptThe Zollinger-Ellison syndrome is characterized by persistent basal gastric acid hypersecretion due to hypergastrinemia. Death from fulminant ulcer disease is now rarely seen, and death from progression of the tumor has become the major issue. Management of nearly all patients with this disease was previously by total gastrectomy, and no attempt was made to identify or remove the source of gastrin hypersecretion. Over the 3 decades since the syndrome's description, there has been much debate as to the optimal form of management (1-3). 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