TY - JOUR
T1 - Mild chronic watery diarrhea-hypokalemia syndrome associated with pancreatic islet cell hyperplasia. Elevated plasma and tissue levels of gastric inhibitory polypeptide and successful management with nicotinic acid
AU - Kidd, Gerald S.
AU - Donowitz, Mark
AU - O'Dorisio, Thomas
AU - Cataland, Samuel
AU - Newman, Forest
PY - 1979/5
Y1 - 1979/5
N2 - A 46 year old woman is described who had a 13 1 2 year history of watery diarrhea associated with hypokalemia and hypochlorhydria. The diarrhea was secretory as measured by triple lumen tube perfusion and was associated with an increased concentration of fasting plasma immunoreactive gastric inhibitory polypeptide (GIF) of 750 pg/ml which was stimulated to 4,000 pg/ml after a standard meal. The diarrhea decreased after partial pancreatectomy. Diffuse pancreatic islet cell hyperplasia was present and, although GIF was unmeasurable in the pancreas of normal subjects, it was at least 83 ng/g wet weight in this patient. Postoperatively, the patient's diarrhea responded dramatically to the oral administration of nicotinic acid.
AB - A 46 year old woman is described who had a 13 1 2 year history of watery diarrhea associated with hypokalemia and hypochlorhydria. The diarrhea was secretory as measured by triple lumen tube perfusion and was associated with an increased concentration of fasting plasma immunoreactive gastric inhibitory polypeptide (GIF) of 750 pg/ml which was stimulated to 4,000 pg/ml after a standard meal. The diarrhea decreased after partial pancreatectomy. Diffuse pancreatic islet cell hyperplasia was present and, although GIF was unmeasurable in the pancreas of normal subjects, it was at least 83 ng/g wet weight in this patient. Postoperatively, the patient's diarrhea responded dramatically to the oral administration of nicotinic acid.
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U2 - 10.1016/0002-9343(79)91147-1
DO - 10.1016/0002-9343(79)91147-1
M3 - Article
C2 - 375726
AN - SCOPUS:0018474455
SN - 0002-9343
VL - 66
SP - 883
EP - 888
JO - The American journal of medicine
JF - The American journal of medicine
IS - 5
ER -