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ArticleACG case reports journal2023

A Case of Functional Bowel Disease Misdiagnosed as Carcinoid Syndrome.

Shane Quo, Wisam Zakko

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Article in ACG case reports journal, 2023. The graph could read no effect estimate from its abstract, so it casts no vote on the map. Not yet cited in PubMed.

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1 · What the graph read from it

What it found

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2 · The registry

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3 · Its place in the literature

Who cites it

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4 · The record

Corrections and comments

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5 · Who and what money

Authors and funding

2 authors at 1 institution in 1 country.

Shane QuoInternal Medicine Resident, University of Miami Program, Holy Cross Hospital, Fort Lauderdale, FL.ORCID https://orcid.org/0009-0007-1700-5253
Wisam ZakkoAttending Gastroenterologist Gastroenterology Institute of Fort Lauderdale and Division of Gastroenterology, Holy Cross Hospital, Fort Lauderdale, FL.
Holy Cross Hospital · US

Funding

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6 · The paper itself

Abstract

An elevated urinary 5-hydroxyindoleacetic acid (U5-HIAA) is typically thought of to be related to carcinoid syndrome. It is widely known that several other etiologies can cause high levels; however, those etiologies typically cause mild elevations. We present a unique situation of a highly elevated U5-HIAA not because of a neuroendocrine tumor. Gastroenterologists need to have an approach in mind if they encounter this predicament. We aim to raise awareness of this situation to emphasize the importance of a thorough medication history and avoid unnecessary testing.

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carcinoid syndromediarrheaneuroendocrine tumorU5-HIAA

Identifiers

PMID37663236
PMCPMC10470757
OpenAlexW4386326645

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