Watery diarrhea, hypokalemia and achlorhydria syndrome due to an adrenal pheochromocytoma

World Journal of Gastroenterology

Volumn 13, Issue 34, 2007, Pages 4649-4652

  Ikuta, Shin Ichi ^a   Yasui, Chiaki ^a   Kawanaka, Masahiro ^a   Aihara, Tsukasa ^a   Yoshie, Hidenori ^a   Yanagi, Hidenori ^a   Mitsunobu, Masao ^a   Sugihara, Ayako ^a   Yamanaka, Naoki ^a  

^a Meiwa General Hospital   (Japan)

Author keywords

Hypokalemia and achlorhydria syndrome; Pheochromocytoma; Vasoactive intestinal polypeptide; Watery diarrhea

Indexed keywords

ADRENALIN; CATECHOLAMINE; DOPAMINE; ELECTROLYTE; NORADRENALIN; POTASSIUM; VASOACTIVE INTESTINAL POLYPEPTIDE;

ADRENAL TUMOR; ADRENALECTOMY; ADULT; ARTICLE; CASE REPORT; COMPUTER ASSISTED TOMOGRAPHY; ECHOGRAPHY; FEMALE; HUMAN; IMMUNOHISTOCHEMISTRY; LAPAROTOMY; NERVE CELL; PHEOCHROMOCYTOMA; POSTOPERATIVE PERIOD; POTASSIUM BLOOD LEVEL; PROTEIN BLOOD LEVEL; SYSTOLIC BLOOD PRESSURE; VERNER MORRISON SYNDROME; WATERY DIARRHEA HYPOKALEMIA ACHLORHYDRIA SYNDROME;

EID: 34648846464     PISSN: 10079327     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.3748/wjg.v13.i34.4649     Document Type: Article

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