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Last reviewed: 16 Mar 2025
Last updated: 25 Jul 2024

Summary

Definition

History and exam

Key diagnostic factors

  • presence of risk factors
  • refractory or recurrent peptic ulcer disease
  • diarrhoea

Other diagnostic factors

  • epigastric abdominal pain
  • gastro-oesophageal reflux disease
  • steatorrhoea
  • gastrointestinal bleed
  • bone pain

Risk factors

  • multiple endocrine neoplasia type 1 (MEN1)

Diagnostic investigations

1st investigations to order

  • fasting serum gastrin
  • gastric pH

Investigations to consider

  • secretin stimulation test
  • calcium infusion test
  • glucagon test
  • abdominal CT scan
  • abdominal MRI scan
  • somatostatin receptor scintigraphy (SRS)
  • gallium(Ga)-68 DOTATATE PET
  • endoscopic ultrasound (EUS)
  • oesophagogastroduodenoscopy (OGD)
  • chest CT
  • genetic testing for multiple endocrine neoplasia type 1 (MEN1)

Treatment algorithm

Contributors

Authors

Joseph R. Pisegna, MD

Professor of Medicine

Chief

Division of Gastroenterology, Hepatology, and Parenteral Nutrition

David Geffen School of Medicine at University of California

VA Greater Los Angeles Healthcare System

Department of Veterans Affairs

Los Angeles

CA

Disclosures

JRP is an author of a number of references cited in this topic. JRP is a Speaker for Phathom Pharmaceuticals.

Acknowledgements

Dr Joseph R. Pisegna would like to gratefully acknowledge Dr Deepinder Goyal, Dr Jihane Benhammou, Dr David Oh, and Dr Hank Wang, previous contributors to this topic.

Disclosures

DG, JB, DO, and HW declare that they have no competing interests.

Peer reviewers

Peter Draganov, MD

Associate Professor of Medicine Division

Gastroenterology, Hepatology and Nutrition

University of Florida

Gainesville

FL

Disclosures

PD declares that he has no competing interests.

Petros Perros, BSc, MBBS, MD, FRCP

Consultant Endocrinologist

Freeman Hospital

Newcastle-Upon-Tyne Hospitals Trust

UK

Disclosures

PP declares that he has no competing interests.

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