Zollinger–Ellison syndrome
/ˌzɒlɪndʒərˈɛlɪs(ə)n
/noun [mass noun] Medicine
A condition in which a gastrin-secreting tumour or hyperplasia of the islet cells in the pancreas causes overproduction of gastric acid, resulting in recurrent peptic ulcers.The patient was under treatment for multiple peptic ulcers secondary to Zollinger-Ellison syndrome....
- Only a minor increase in gastrin after ingestion of a test meal provided the diagnosis of Zollinger-Ellison syndrome in these patients.
Origin
1950s: named after Robert M. Zollinger (1903–92) and Edwin H. Ellison (1918–70), American physicians.
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