Gastrointestinal Motility in Patients With Neuroendocrine Tumors-Effects of Sandostatin LAR
Inclusion Criteria:
- NET confirmed by histology
- Diarrhea, (at least 3 loose or watery bowel movements per day) as part of carcinoid
syndrome.
- Newly referred patients without previous somatostatin analogue treatment or
- NET patients who are pausing somatostatin analogue treatment due to other treatment
or examination.
Exclusion Criteria:
- Subjects unable to understand the information
- Severe diabetes with late complications or known metabolic disorder
- Inflammatory bowel disease
- Known clinically significant stenosis of the bowel
- Bile acid malabsorption due to intestinal surgery
- Small bowl bacterial overgrowth