Complications
Patients receiving somatostatin analogs in the long term may develop gallstones due to biliary stasis.[39] Cholecystectomy may be performed if long-term use of somatostatin analogs is expected.
Cachexia is seen in patients with advanced disease, recalcitrant diarrhea, and chronic dehydration, and can lead to death.
VIPoma can grow quite large prior to diagnosis and can result in complications related to mass effect. A typical scenario for bowel obstruction would involve a large mass in the body of the pancreas obstructing the ligament of Treitz.
VIPoma can grow quite large prior to diagnosis and can result in complications related to mass effect. A typical scenario for bowel obstruction would involve a large mass in the body of the pancreas obstructing the ligament of Treitz.
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