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... 1. Fauci AS, et al (eds): Harrison's Principles of Internal Medicine, 14/e. New York: McGraw-Hill, 1998.
2. Becker KL (ed): Principles and Practice of Endocrinology and Metabolism, 2/e. Philadelphia: JB
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... Multiple endocrine neoplasia (MEN) is a hereditary disorder in which two or more endocrine glands develop hyperplasia, adenoma, or carcinoma, concurrently or consecutively. Two of the types that occur are well documented: MEN I (Werner’s syndrome)... Causes and incidence ... Signs and symptoms ... Diagnosis ... Treatment ... Special considerations
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... Together with the nervous system, the endocrine system regulates and integrates the body’s metabolic activities. The endocrine system meets the nervous system at the hypothalamus. The hypothalamus, the main integrative center for the endocrine and autonomic nervous... Hypothalamic control ... Hormonal effects ... Endocrine dysfunction ... Pictures
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... Peptic ulcers — circumscribed lesions in the mucosal membrane — can develop in the lower esophagus, stomach, pylorus, duodenum, or jejunum. About 80% of all peptic ulcers are duodenal ulcers, which affect the proximal part of the small intestine.... Causes and incidence ... Signs and symptoms ... Diagnosis ... Treatment ... Special considerations ... Pictures
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... Peptic ulcer is a disruption in the gastric or duodenal mucosa when normal defense mechanisms are overwhelmed or impaired by acid or pepsin. Ulcers are circumscribed lesions that extend through the muscularis mucosa. Ulcers are five times more common on the... Causes ... Signs and symptoms ... Diagnosis ... Treatment ... Special considerations
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