Background Dumping syndrome, a common complication of esophageal, gastric or bariatric
surgery, includes early and late dumping symptoms. Early dumping occurs within 1 h after …

Insulin, a small protein with 51 amino acids synthesized by pancreatic β-cells, is crucial to
sustain glucose homeostasis at biochemical and molecular levels. Numerous metabolic …

Gastrinomas are neuroendocrine neoplasms, usually located in the duodenum or pancreas,
that secrete gastrin and cause a clinical syndrome known as Zollinger-Ellison syndrome …

Objective To analyze the characteristics and outcomes following enucleation and pancreatic
resections of insulinomas. Design Retrospective cohort study; prospective database …

Pancreatic neuroendocrine neoplasms (PanNENs) are relatively rare, but their incidence
has increased significantly in the last decades. Precise diagnosis and prognostic …

This guideline was created for the first time and is intended as a practical aid for the
diagnosis and therapy of neuroendocrine tumors. The aim is to represent the current state of …

Purpose Insulinomas are a rare type of neuroendocrine tumors, originating in the pancreas,
difficult to diagnose and to treat. Due to its rarity, insulinomas are a not well-known …

Pancreatic neuroendocrine tumors (PNETs) are rare neoplasms representing< 5% of all
pancreatic malignancies with an estimated incidence of 1–1.5 cases/100,000. PNETs are …

Ghrelin is a gastric hormone with multiple physiological functions, including the stimulation
of food intake and adiposity. It is well established that circulating ghrelin levels are closely …

Abstract Background Pancreatic neuroendocrine tumors (PNETs) are a group of rare tumors.
Chromogranin A (CgA) was considered as the most practical and useful serum tumor marker …