2010, Volume 3, Issue 2, pp 186 – 190

Laparoscopically treated pancreatic insulinoma. Case report

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Correspondence to:A. Miron, M.D., Ph.D, Department of General Surgery, ‘Elias’ University Emergency Hospital, 17 Marasti Blvd., District 1, Bucharest, 011461, Romania

Abstract

Usually, insulinomas are small sized, insulin secreting, benign tumors of the pancreas, and require surgical treatment. We report the case of a female patient, of 61 years old, with pancreatic insulinoma localized in the junction between the head and the istm of the pancreas, of 1,4 cm in size, which induced hypoglycemia due to endogenous insulin hypersecretion. The tumor was removed by laparoscopic enucleation in March 2009. In the postoperative period, the blood glucose level came back to normal.

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PMC ID: 3019046
PubMed ID: 20968207
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Article Publishing Date (print): 15-05-2010
Available Online: 25-05-2010

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ISSN Printing: 1844-122X
ISSN Online: 1844-3117
Journal Title: Journal of Medicine and Life

Copyright License: Open Access

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