SYNDROME OF INAPPROPRIATE SECRETION OF ANTIDIURETIC-HORMONE PRECEDINGTHE DIAGNOSIS OF PANCREATIC-CARCINOMA

Authors
LEE FI KAPUR A VASUDEV KS
Citation
Fi. Lee et al., SYNDROME OF INAPPROPRIATE SECRETION OF ANTIDIURETIC-HORMONE PRECEDINGTHE DIAGNOSIS OF PANCREATIC-CARCINOMA, European journal of gastroenterology & hepatology, 5(11), 1993, pp. 955-957
Citations number
NO
Categorie Soggetti
Gastroenterology & Hepatology
Journal title
European journal of gastroenterology & hepatology → ACNP
ISSN journal
0954691X
Volume
5
Issue
11
Year of publication
1993
Pages
955 - 957
Database
ISI
SICI code
0954-691X(1993)5:11<955:SOISOA>2.0.ZU;2-D
Abstract
Objective: Description of the syndrome of inappropriate secretion of a ntidiuretic hormone preceding diagnosis of pancreatic cancer by almost 3 years. Design: A single patient case report. Setting: Departments o f medicine and gastroenterology in a district general hospital. Interv ention: Water restriction, hypertonic saline, demethylchlortetracyclin e.Outcome: Patient died from pancreatic carcinoma and hepatic metastas es. Conclusion: Syndrome of inappropriate secretion of antidiuretic ho rmone may precede the diagnosis of pancreatic cancer.