hypergastrinemia

Introduction

Elevated levels of serum gastrin.

Etiology

• Zollinger-Ellison syndrome
• hypochlorhydria or achlorhydria
• pharmacologic agents
  • proton-pump inhibitors
  • H2 receptor antagonists

More general terms

• sign/symptom

Additional terms

• gastrin (GAST, GAS)
• Zollinger-Ellison (ZE) syndrome (gastrinoma)