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Editor-In-Chief: C. Michael Gibson, M.S., M.D. [1]Associate Editor(s)-in-Chief: Parminder Dhingra, M.D. [2]

Overview

VIPoma must be differentiated from ganglioneuroblastoma, ganglioneuroma, factitious diarrhea, bilt salt enteropathy, rectal vilous adenomas, and laxative abuse.^[1]^[2]

Differential Diagnosis

VIPoma must be differentiated from:^[1]

Ganglioneuroblastoma
Ganglioneuroma
Enterotoxin production by Vibrio cholera and E.coli
Rectal vilous adenomas
Bile salt entropathy
Factitious diarrhea
Laxative abuse

The table below summarizes the findings that differentiate watery causes of chronic diarrhea^[3]^[4]^[5]^[6]

Cause			Osmotic gap		History	Physical exam	Gold standard	Treatment
Cause			< 50 mOsm per kg	> 50 mOsm per kg*	History	Physical exam	Gold standard	Treatment
Watery	Secretory	Crohns	+	-	Abdominal pain followed by diarrhea	Abdominal tenderness when palpated in severe disease Blood seen on rectal exam Fever Tachycardia Hypotension	Colonoscopy with biopsy	Topical mucosamine and corticosteroids are preferred Mesalamine and sulfasalazine are used for remission
		Hyperthyroidism	+	-	Excessive sweating Heat intolerance Increased bowel movements	Lump in the neck Proptosis Tremors Increased DTR	TSH with T3 and T4	Carbimazole and methimazole Beta blockers like propylthiouracil Iodine-131
		VIPoma	+	-	Watery diarrhea Dehydration (thirst, dry skin, dry mouth, tiredness, headaches, and dizziness) Lethargy, muscle weakness Nausea, vomiting Crampy abdominal pain Weight loss Flushing	Tachycardia Rash Facial flushing Abdominal distention Abdominal tenderness in the right upper abdominal quadrant	Elevated VIP levels Followed by imaging	Sandostatin or chemotherapy for malignant tumors Surgical removal of the tumor
	Osmotic	Lactose intolerance	-	+	Abdominal pain Bloating Diarrhea Flatulence	Abdominal tenderness	Intestinal biopsy	Avoidance of dietary lactose Substitution to maintain nutrient intake Regulation of calcium intake Use of enzyme lactase
	Osmotic	Celiac disease	-	+	May be asymptomatic Vague abdominal pain Diarrhea Weight loss Malabsorption / steatorrhea Bloatedness	Abdominal pain and cramping Abdominal distention Tetany Mouth ulcers Dermatitis herpetiformis Signs of the fat-soluble vitamins A, D, E, and K deficiency	IgA tissue transglutaminase Ab	Gluten-free diet
	Functional	Irritable bowel syndrome	-	-	Abdominal pain or discomfort recurring at least 3 days per month in the past 3 months and associated with 2 or more of the following: Improves with defecation Onset associated with change in frequency of stool Onset associated with change in appearance of stool 25% of bowel movements are loose stools History of straining is also common	Abdominal tenderness Hard stool in the rectal vault	Clinical diagnosis ROME III criteria Pharmacologic studies based criteria	High dietary fiber Osmotic laxatives such as polyethylene glycol, sorbitol, and lactulose Antispasmodic drugs (e.g. anticholinergics such as hyoscyamine or dicyclomine)

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VIPoma must be differentiated from diseases that cause abdominal pain and chronic diarrhea. The table below summarizes the findings that differentiate watery causes of chronic diarrhea:^[7]^[3]^[4]^[5]^[6]

Cause	Osmotic gap		History	Physical exam	Gold standard for diagnosis
Cause	< 50 mOsm per kg	> 50 mOsm per kg*	History	Physical exam	Gold standard for diagnosis
Zollinger-Ellison syndrome	+	-	Abdominal pain and diarrhea Dyspepsia Upper or Lower gastrointestinal bleeding	Abdominal tenderness Hematochezia Hematemesis Tachycardia Hypotension	Gastrin levels
Crohn's disease	+	-	Abdominal pain followed by diarrhea	Abdominal tenderness when palpated in severe disease Blood seen on rectal exam Fever Tachycardia Hypotension	Colonoscopy with biopsy
Hyperthyroidism	+	-	Excessive sweating Heat intolerance Increased bowel movements	Lump in the neck Proptosis Tremors Increased DTR	TSH with T3 and T4
VIPoma	+	-	Watery diarrhea Dehydration (thirst, dry skin, dry mouth, tiredness, headaches, and dizziness) Lethargy, muscle weakness Nausea, vomiting Cramping abdominal pain Weight loss Flushing	Tachycardia Rash Facial flushing Abdominal distention Abdominal tenderness in the right upper abdominal quadrant	Elevated VIP levels Followed by imaging
Lactose intolerance	-	+	Abdominal pain Bloating Diarrhea Flatulence	Abdominal tenderness	Intestinal biopsy
Celiac disease	-	+	May be asymptomatic Vague abdominal pain Diarrhea Weight loss Malabsorption/steatorrhea Bloatedness	Abdominal pain and cramping Abdominal distention Tetany Mouth ulcers Dermatitis herpetiformis Signs of the fat-soluble vitamins A, D, E, and K deficiency	IgA tissue transglutaminase Ab
Irritable bowel syndrome	-	-	Abdominal pain or discomfort recurring at least 3 days per month in the past 3 months and associated with 2 or more of the following: Improves with defecation Onset associated with change in frequency of stool Onset associated with change in appearance of stool 25% of bowel movements are loose stools History of straining is also common.	Abdominal tenderness Hard stool in the rectal vault	Clinical diagnosis ROME III criteria Pharmacologic studies based criteria

References

↑ ^1.0 ^1.1 Reindl T, Degenhardt P, Luck W, Riebel T, Sarioglu N, Henze G; et al. (2004). "[The VIP-secreting tumor as a differential diagnosis of protracted diarrhea in pediatrics]". Klin Padiatr. 216 (5): 264–9. doi:10.1055/s-2004-44901. PMID 15455292.
↑ Elshafie O, Grant C, Al-Hamdani A, Jain R, Woodhouse N (2011). "VIPoma Crisis: Immediate and life saving reduction of massive stool volumes on starting treatment with octreotide". Sultan Qaboos Univ Med J. 11 (1): 104–7. PMC 3074686. PMID 21509215.
↑ ^3.0 ^3.1 Silverberg MS, Satsangi J, Ahmad T, Arnott ID, Bernstein CN, Brant SR; et al. (2005). "Toward an integrated clinical, molecular and serological classification of inflammatory bowel disease: report of a Working Party of the 2005 Montreal World Congress of Gastroenterology". Can J Gastroenterol. 19 Suppl A: 5A–36A. PMID 16151544.
↑ ^4.0 ^4.1 Sauter GH, Moussavian AC, Meyer G, Steitz HO, Parhofer KG, Jüngst D (2002). "Bowel habits and bile acid malabsorption in the months after cholecystectomy". Am J Gastroenterol. 97 (7): 1732–5. doi:10.1111/j.1572-0241.2002.05779.x. PMID 12135027.
↑ ^5.0 ^5.1 Maiuri L, Raia V, Potter J, Swallow D, Ho MW, Fiocca R; et al. (1991). "Mosaic pattern of lactase expression by villous enterocytes in human adult-type hypolactasia". Gastroenterology. 100 (2): 359–69. PMID 1702075.
↑ ^6.0 ^6.1 RUBIN CE, BRANDBORG LL, PHELPS PC, TAYLOR HC (1960). "Studies of celiac disease. I. The apparent identical and specific nature of the duodenal and proximal jejunal lesion in celiac disease and idiopathic sprue". Gastroenterology. 38: 28–49. PMID 14439871.
↑ SCOBIE BA, MCGILL DB, PRIESTLEY JT, ROVELSTAD RA (1964). "EXCLUDED GASTRIC ANTRUM SIMULATING THE ZOLLINGER-ELLISON SYNDROME". Gastroenterology. 47: 184–7. PMID 14201408.

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[pmid15455292-1] 1.0 ^1.1 Reindl T, Degenhardt P, Luck W, Riebel T, Sarioglu N, Henze G; et al. (2004). "[The VIP-secreting tumor as a differential diagnosis of protracted diarrhea in pediatrics]". Klin Padiatr. 216 (5): 264–9. doi:10.1055/s-2004-44901. PMID 15455292.

[pmid21509215-2] Elshafie O, Grant C, Al-Hamdani A, Jain R, Woodhouse N (2011). "VIPoma Crisis: Immediate and life saving reduction of massive stool volumes on starting treatment with octreotide". Sultan Qaboos Univ Med J. 11 (1): 104–7. PMC 3074686. PMID 21509215.

[pmid16151544-3] 3.0 ^3.1 Silverberg MS, Satsangi J, Ahmad T, Arnott ID, Bernstein CN, Brant SR; et al. (2005). "Toward an integrated clinical, molecular and serological classification of inflammatory bowel disease: report of a Working Party of the 2005 Montreal World Congress of Gastroenterology". Can J Gastroenterol. 19 Suppl A: 5A–36A. PMID 16151544.

[pmid12135027-4] 4.0 ^4.1 Sauter GH, Moussavian AC, Meyer G, Steitz HO, Parhofer KG, Jüngst D (2002). "Bowel habits and bile acid malabsorption in the months after cholecystectomy". Am J Gastroenterol. 97 (7): 1732–5. doi:10.1111/j.1572-0241.2002.05779.x. PMID 12135027.

[pmid1702075-5] 5.0 ^5.1 Maiuri L, Raia V, Potter J, Swallow D, Ho MW, Fiocca R; et al. (1991). "Mosaic pattern of lactase expression by villous enterocytes in human adult-type hypolactasia". Gastroenterology. 100 (2): 359–69. PMID 1702075.

[pmid14439871-6] 6.0 ^6.1 RUBIN CE, BRANDBORG LL, PHELPS PC, TAYLOR HC (1960). "Studies of celiac disease. I. The apparent identical and specific nature of the duodenal and proximal jejunal lesion in celiac disease and idiopathic sprue". Gastroenterology. 38: 28–49. PMID 14439871.

[pmid14201408-7] SCOBIE BA, MCGILL DB, PRIESTLEY JT, ROVELSTAD RA (1964). "EXCLUDED GASTRIC ANTRUM SIMULATING THE ZOLLINGER-ELLISON SYNDROME". Gastroenterology. 47: 184–7. PMID 14201408.

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