Ellison v. Brady: Finally, a Woman's Perspective

Ryan Brady

The Brady Bunch

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Zollinger-Ellison syndrome

Since Zollinger and Ellison described in 1955 a pathological entity consisting of multiple recurrent peptic ulcerations, gastric hypersecretion, and islet cell tumours of the pancreas, several reports have been published dealing with the clinical and biological aspects of this new syndrome (Priest and Alexander, 1957;Summerskill, 1959; Gregory,Tracy, French, and Sircus, 1960; Grossman, Tracy, a...

Zollinger-Ellison Syndrome

Epidemiology The incidence of gastrinomas is 0.5-2/million population/year. [3] 20-30% of patients have ZES as part of MEN1, an autosomal dominant disorder. [4] Mean age of presentation is around 40, being younger in MEN1 patients than sporadic cases. Only about 3% present before age 20 and 7% after age 60. Gastrinomas are the most common functioning tumour of the pancreas. In addition to secre...