What reason is watery diarrhoea companion hypokalemia?

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Pancreatic cholera syndrome: also known as watery diarrhea with hypokalemic gastric juice deficiency (wdha) syndrome or Verner Morrison syndrome. This syndrome is very rare. It is mainly caused by VIP release from vasoactive intestinal peptide tumor (VIPoma), pancreatic adenoma or small cell lung cancer. Let's share my experience with you.

What reason is watery diarrhoea companion hypokalemia?

Vasoactive intestinal polypeptide tumor is mostly a single, isolated tumor, and the size of the tumor varies greatly. The tumor is located in the pancreas, gangliocytoma, neuroblastoma and ganglioblastoma; These tumors are distributed along the autonomic nerve trunk, and also located in the adrenal gland. They all have the characteristics of VIPoma and can secrete VIP.

The diagnosis depends on clinical manifestations and laboratory tests, and there is no specific diagnostic method at present. Glucocorticoid therapy can improve symptoms, often as a transitional measure to surgical exploration. Surgical treatment, symptoms can disappear, medical treatment is mainly symptomatic treatment, infusion, potassium, correct malnutrition and so on.

The diagnosis depends on clinical manifestations and laboratory tests, and there is no specific diagnostic method at present. Glucocorticoid therapy can improve symptoms, often as a transitional measure to surgical exploration.

matters needing attention

In the diet must also control the salt intake, do not eat spicy food such as coffee, strong tea, you can eat more cereals such as cereals, oats or soybeans, you can drink more water or milk, but do not drink carbonated drinks.