Vipoma

Incidence
- rare

Age

Sex

Geography

Aetiology
- produce severe intestinal secretion - action of VIP

Presentation
- watery diarrhoea leading to dehydration

Investigations

Macro

Micro

Staging

Serum markers
- high plasma VIP - diagnostic

Management
- octreotide
- corticosteroids may help to reduce stool volume
- localize and resect tumour if possible

Prognosis

Complications

Hepatobiliary medicine

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