Calcium infusion test before and after total gastrectomy in the Zollinger-Ellison syndrome

Am J Surg. 1975 Jan;129(1):62-6. doi: 10.1016/0002-9610(75)90168-3.

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

  • Calcium*
  • Follow-Up Studies
  • Gastrectomy
  • Gastric Juice / metabolism*
  • Gastrins / blood*
  • Humans
  • Postgastrectomy Syndromes / diagnosis
  • Zollinger-Ellison Syndrome / diagnosis*
  • Zollinger-Ellison Syndrome / surgery

Substances

  • Gastrins
  • Calcium