• Postgrad Med J · Aug 2017

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    Gastrointestinal manifestations of neuroendocrine tumours: their investigation and management.

    • Vandana M Sagar, Sheldon C Cooper, Jill Johnson, Shishir Shetty, and Tahir Shah.
    • Department of Liver Medicine, University Hospitals Birmingham, Edgbaston, Birmingham, UK.
    • Postgrad Med J. 2017 Aug 1; 93 (1102): 494-497.

    AbstractThe incidence of neuroendocrine tumours (NETs) is on the rise in the UK. Patients with NETs need to be managed by a team of clinical specialties. There are a number of challenging gastrointestinal (GI) manifestations related to NETs that can occur in these patients, but a limited literature base exists to guide clinicians.Whilst life expectancy can be several years for patients with NETs, the GI symptoms can have a significant impact on their quality of life. It is therefore imperative to be familiar with the common GI manifestations associated with NETs, so symptoms can be appropriately managed with an overall aim of restoring the patient's quality of life.© Article author(s) (or their employer(s) unless otherwise stated in the text of the article) 2017. All rights reserved. No commercial use is permitted unless otherwise expressly granted.

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