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Surgery G.I.T 708a73f6

VIPoma is associated with which syndrome

A
Zollinger Ellison
B
Verner Morrison
C
Carcinoid syndrome
D
Cushing's syndrome
High-Yield Explanation
.Vipoma -* Arising from D2 cells of pancreas * Watery diarrhoea, hypokalaemia, achlorohydria (WDHA syndrome) * Also called as pancreatic cholera or Verner- Morrison syndrome, weak - tea syndrome * Usually malignant * Secretes vasointestinal polypeptide > 150 pg/ml * Common in body and tail - solitary * Distal pancreatectomy is the treatment of choice * Prednisolone controls the diarrhoea * Octreotide is useful. ref:SRB&;s manual of surgery ,ed 3,pg no 640

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