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The discovery of the Zollinger-Ellison syndrome

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Journal of Hepato-Biliary-Pancreatic Surgery

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Over the years, great strides have been made in the diagnosis and care of patients with gastrinoma and with the ZE syndrome. As the 40th anniversary of the description of this tumor approaches, we remain indebted to Professors Zollinger and Ellison for their outstanding work. They will long be remembered and revered as outstanding surgical scholars of our time.

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  1. Department of Surgery, The University of Chicago Pritzker School of Medicine, Department of Surgery, 5841 South Maryland Avenue, MC5031, Suite J-515, 60637, Chicago, IL, USA

    Edwin L. Kaplan, Reiko Tanaka, Koichi Ito & Nidal Younes

  2. Department of Surgery, The University of Kansas Medical Center, 66160, Kansas City, KA, USA

    Stanley R. Friesen

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Kaplan, E.L., Tanaka, R., Ito, K. et al. The discovery of the Zollinger-Ellison syndrome. J Hep Bil Pancr Surg 1, 509–516 (1994). https://doi.org/10.1007/BF01211912

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