SUBTOTAL PANCREATECTOMY FOR HYPERINSULINISM
نویسندگان
چکیده
منابع مشابه
Adult onset nesidioblastosis treated by subtotal pancreatectomy.
CONTEXT Nesidioblastosis is a rare cause of non insulinoma pancreatogenous hypoglycemic syndrome seen in adults. It is characterized by postprandial hypoglycemia with high insulin and C-peptide levels without any detectable pancreatic lesion. The definitive diagnosis can be made only on histopathological examination of the resected specimen. CASE REPORT We report a case of a 50-year-old lady ...
متن کاملSuccessful treatment of a newborn with congenital hyperinsulinism having a novel heterozygous mutation in the ABCC8 gene using subtotal pancreatectomy
Congenital hyperinsulinism (CHI) is the most common cause of persistent hypoglycemia in newborns and infants. CHI is characterized by unregulated secretion of insulin from pancreatic β: cells. Here, we reported the case of a large-for-gestational-age, full-term newborn that suffered from CHI and developed severe and persistent hypoglycemia at an early stage of life. The infant was nearly unresp...
متن کاملSubtotal distal pancreatectomy for metachronous metastatic renal clear cell carcinoma.
A 61-year-old man with a history of hypertension and diabetes mellitus had undergone left radical nephrectomy for renal clear cell carcinoma 10 years previously. The pathological staging was T3 N0 M0. He was monitored by oncology service and he maintained good health until he developed fatigue and had a significant weight loss. Evaluation with the computed tomography (CT) of abdomen revealed tw...
متن کاملLaparascopic subtotal pancreatectomy in persistent hyperinsulinemic hypoglycemia of infancy
Two and half-year old Saudi boy was diagnosed with persistent hyperinsulinemic hypoglycemia of infancy (PHHI). He was initially managed with diazoxide and octreotide, however he was medical therapy unresponsive. Surgical intervention was recommended and he had laparoscopic subtotal pancreatectomy. This is the first reported Saudi case of PHHI who was managed surgically using the laparoscopic te...
متن کاملPancreatic Endocrine and Exocrine Function in Children following Near-Total Pancreatectomy for Diffuse Congenital Hyperinsulinism
CONTEXT Congenital hyperinsulinism (CHI), the commonest cause of persistent hypoglycaemia, has two main histological subtypes: diffuse and focal. Diffuse CHI, if medically unresponsive, is managed with near-total pancreatectomy. Post-pancreatectomy, in addition to persistent hypoglycaemia, there is a very high risk of diabetes mellitus and pancreatic exocrine insufficiency. SETTING Internatio...
متن کاملذخیره در منابع من
با ذخیره ی این منبع در منابع من، دسترسی به آن را برای استفاده های بعدی آسان تر کنید
ژورنال
عنوان ژورنال: Annals of Surgery
سال: 1935
ISSN: 0003-4932
DOI: 10.1097/00000658-193506000-00002