Zollinger-Ellison syndrome

Zollinger-Ellison syndrome (ZES) is characterized by severe peptic disease (ulcers/esophageal disease) caused by hypergastrinemia secondary to a gastrinoma resulting in increased gastric acid secretion.

Abdominal mass

An abnormal enlargement or swelling in the abdomen.


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PMID (PMCID)
7821103
 MALE Adult
Helicobacter pylori infection. A reversible cause of hypergastrinemia and hyperchlorhydria which may mimic Zollinger-Ellison syndrome.
Metz DC, Weber HC, Orbuch M, Strader DB, Lubensky IA, Jensen RT.
Dig Dis Sci. 1995;40(1):153-9.
Provocative testing for Zollinger-Ellison syndrome was negative and imaging studies did not demonstrate an intra-abdominal mass.