Medical treatment of Zollinger-Ellison syndrome (gastrinoma)

Patients with gastrinomas suffer from heart burn, chronic diarrhea, gastric or duodenal ulcers. (so-called Zollinger-Ellison syndrome). These symptoms result from an extremely hyper-acidic stomach. Proton-pump inhibitors are very effective drugs for the long-term medical treatment of Zollinger-Ellison syndrome. The medical therapy usually leads to a complete disappearance of the symptoms. Long-term treatment by proton-pump inhibitors (omeprazole, pantoprazole, lansoprazole, rabeprazole, esomeprazole) is well-tolerated.




Prof. Dr. med. Hans Scherübl

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Center of Neuroendocrine Tumors
Prof. Dr. med. Hans Scherübl
Vivantes Klinikum Am Urban
Academic Teaching Hospital of Charité-University Medicine, Berlin
Dieffenbachstraße 1
10967 Berlin, Germany
Tel: + 49 30 130 225201
Fax: + 49 30 130 225205
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