Intractable and Dramatic Diarrhea in Liver Transplantation Recipient With Vasoactive Intestinal Peptide-producing Tumor After Split Liver Transplantation: A Case Report

Diarrhea after liver transplantation is a common complication. Vasoactive intestinal peptide-producing tumor (VIPoma) is a rare cause of watery diarrhea; 80% of such tumors occur in the pancreas, but it is rare in liver. Hypersecretion of vasoactive intestinal polypeptide can stimulate intestinal water and electrolyte secretion, and patients with VIPoma present with watery diarrhea, hypokalemia, and dehydration. Here we report on a 50-year-old man who presented with a 7-month history of watery diarrhea.

Source: Transplantation Proceedings - January 14, 2015 Category: Transplant Surgery Authors: W. Haiqing, Y. Jiayin, Y. Jian, Y. Lunan Source Type: research