Gastrin
Why It Is Done
A gastrin test may be done to:
- Find out why a Reference peptic ulcer Opens New Window keeps coming back.
- Check for certain diseases, such as tumors of the pancreas or small intestine (Reference Zollinger-Ellison syndrome Opens New Window) or abnormal growth of cells that line the stomach (G-cell hyperplasia).
- Help identify Reference pernicious anemia Opens New Window.
| By: | Reference Healthwise Staff | Last Revised: Reference March 7, 2012 |
| Medical Review: | Reference Adam Husney, MD - Family Medicine
Reference Jerome B. Simon, MD, FRCPC, FACP - Gastroenterology |
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