Zollinger–Ellison syndrome in a 12-year-old child

Abstract

The syndrome described by Zollinger and Ellison in 1955 is a rare clinical entity which is even rarer in children. This report describes a 12-year-old boy who presented with refractory peptic ulcer disease which was finally diagnosed to be due to a gastrinoma and was successfully treated.

Keywords

• Gastrinoma
• pediatric Zollinger–Ellison syndrome
• proton pump inhibitors