RT Book, Section
A1 Doherty, Gerard M.
SR Print(0)
ID 58105618
T1 VIPoma
T2 Quick Answers Surgery
YR 2010
FD 2010
PB The McGraw-Hill Companies
PP New York, NY
SN 
LK accesssurgery.mhmedical.com/content.aspx?aid=58105618
RD 2024/04/20
AB •  A  non-beta  islet  cell  tumor  of  the  pancreas  that  secretes  VIP•  VIPomas  cause  the  WDHH  syndrome  (watery  diarrhea,  hypokalemia,  hypochlorhydria)•  Chronic  profuse  watery  diarrhea•  Massive  fecal  loss  of  potassium•  Low  serum  potassium•  Extreme  weakness•  Elevated  serum  vasoactive  intestinal  polypeptide  (VIP)  level