somatostatinoma/obesity

We reviewed data on gallbladder motility in obesity, diabetes and coeliac disease. In obesity, a condition characterised by increased risk of gallstone(s), decreased gallbladder motility has heterogeneously been reported as a consequence of the different type of meals used to induce gallbladder

Somatostatin is present in the gastrointestinal tract in appreciable amounts. The highest concentrations of the polypeptide are found in the stomach, the upper small intestine, and the pancreas. Within the gastrointestinal tract, somatostatin inhibits various functions, including endocrine and

Ultrasonographic imaging was performed on 49 patients who had pancreatic islet cell tumors, including examples of all six known tumor varieties. In beta cell insulinomas, ultrasonography was of little value for tumor visualization, because these tumors tend to be small and the patients frequently

The secondary occurrence of type 2 diabetes with various hormonal diseases (e.g. pituitary, adrenal and/or thyroid diseases) is a recurrent observation. Indeed, impaired glucose tolerance (IGT) and overt diabetes mellitus are frequently associated with acromegaly and hypercortisolism (Cushing